JKNPP holds protest seeking dissolution of State Assembly

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 21:  A number of Panthers activists, led by Harsh Dev Singh, JKNPP Chairman and former Minister, held a demonstration at Exhibition Ground Jammu seeking the dissolution of J&K Legislative Assembly and holding of fresh elections in the State.
The protesters raised slogans against the BJP led Central Govt and torched its effigy. The protesters were also addressed by JKNPP leader, Harsh Dev Singh.
Describing the present political situation in the State as ripe for dissolution of Assembly, Harsh Dev Singh said that with almost all political parties having shown their reluctance to form the Government and already having conveyed their stand in media, it was BJP alone which had made a statement through its Ex DyCM Kavinder Gupta that they were “working on something”.
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Describing the statement of Kavinder Gupta as disturbing, Singh said that it had created apprehensions in political circles of possible attempts of horse trading, allurements and corrupt practices by the BJP. Reckoning that something nefarious was cooking up which would further malign the sanctity of the democracy and the constitutional propriety, Singh warned that any further mis-adventures by the BJP would cost the party heavily. He held the Central Government responsible for deliberately forcing the J&K Assembly to remain under suspended animation unconstitutionally and made a strong point that ‘political coercion’ could in no way prevail over the mandate of the Constitution.
Singh said that with the stand of different political parties being clear, there was no justification to keep the Assembly in suspended animation.  “Suspended Assembly can not be continued only for the reason that the BJP is making vague incongruous statements,” he said and added that if no plausible combination of political parties or alliance was coming forth to claim the formation of the Government, the only alternative left with the Governor was to recommend the dissolution of the Assembly so as to pave way for fresh elections.
Rajesh Padgotra and  Gagan Partap Singh also addressed the gathering.
A similar protest for dissolution of J&K Assembly was held by the Panthers Party at Udhampur, where JKNPP State president Balwant Singh Mankotia along with other party workers carried out a rally which passed through different bazars before its culmination near DC office.

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