NEW DELHI: Jammu & Kashmir Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra on Friday said they will provide unconditional support to the National Conference for formation of the next government in Jammu & Kashmir, stating that the alliance is beyond ministerial posts.
“We have no demands. We are supporting the National Conference for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. We will sit with them formally and at that time we will discuss what the model of governance will be like.The spirit of this alliance is far beyond the game of numbers and ministerial posts,” said Karra.
Earlier, several independent MLAs extended support to National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir including AAP’s debutant Mehraj Malik. A formal letter of support was submitted by AAP for the Omar Abdullah-led government to the lieutenant governor’s office.
The National Conference (NC) has secured a decisive majority following the elections which were held nearly after a decade. National Congress secured 42 seats while its ally Congress won six and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) one seat, respectively, passing the majority mark of 48 in a 95 member state assembly.
Omar Abdullah was unanimously chosen as the leader of the National Conference legislative group on Thursday, according to NC president Farooq Abdullah.
Additionally, Abdullah said that they will meet the lieutenant governor and ask him the for the date of forming the government.
“The Lieutenant Governor is coming, we will ask him for time and tomorrow we will go with the letter of support letter and ask him for the date of forming the government. We have also got support from (AAP). We have to end hatred. False propaganda was spread in Jammu that stone pelting, terrorism would start there, but they did not see that their lands were taken away, they do not have jobs, we have to eliminate that propaganda from their hearts. We want to live peacefully. We want the Center to restore statehood here so that the government can work here. Jammu and Kashmir is the crown of the country, if the crown does not shine then how will the country shine,” said NC president.