Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee on Tuesday said the PDP-BJP coalition was destined to break as it was an "unholy" alliance.
"This was an unholy alliance and it was expected to break from day one. They had betrayed the people of the state and supporters of the respective parties. They sought votes on opposing agendas," its president G.A. Mir said.
He said the BJP was more responsible for the situation in the State than the PDP and the national party carried more weight in the coalition.
"The BJP had a big mandate at the national level but they were policyless when it came to Jammu and Kashmir," he added.
Why did it take three years, asks Uddhav Thackeray
"To glean that the Jammu & Kashmir government is useless, why does it take three years and the Martyrdom of 600 soldiers?" said Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray
Now, a new game behind wearing a new mask: Surjewala
The BJP's hunger for power pushed Jammu and Kashmir into terrorism. In the past four years, 373 security personnel and 239 civilians have been killed, says Congress's communication chief Randeep Surjewala. "Its like after gaining consciousness after destroying every thing. Now, a new game behind wearing a new mask, "he added.
Not shocked: Omar
Reacting to the development, former Jammu & Kashmir CM and National Conference leader Omar Abduallah said he was not shocked by the BJP's decision, but the timing has taken him by surprise. "Wish Mehbooba Mufti had gone with some dignity rather than having ‘rug pulled under her feet’, the NC leader said.
Mr. Abdullah added that his party favoured Governor's rule and early elections in J&K.
Coalition just to grab power, alleges Left
Left parties said the coming together of the BJP and the PDP after the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls in 2014 to form a government was itself “opportunistic”.
“Such coalition should not have happened. These two parties have no similarities. They coming together was an opportunistic move to be in power,” CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said.
The CPI demanded an all-party meeting. It alleged that the law and order situation in the State had been deteriorating since the coalition came to power.
iIts leader D. Raja said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir had been deteriorating ever seen the BJP-PDP coalition came to power. The present situation is worrisome. The Home Minister recently visited the State and met the Chief Minister and the State authorities. “He was giving positive signals regarding peace in the Valley. What is the assessment of the Central government nobody knows. The government could have called an all-party meeting and shared its assessment.”
Kejriwal slams BJP
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal slammed the BJP for its decision and alleged that the party had “ruined” Jammu and Kashmir.
The Chief Minister also brought up the issue of demonetisation in a series of tweets following the BJP’s announcement. “After ruining it, BJP pulls out of Kashmir. Didn’t BJP tell us that demonetisation had broken the back of terrorism in Kashmir? Then what happened?” he said.
BJP's agenda is to scrap Article 370: Owaisi
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said he had no sympathies for Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who resigned after the BJP’s announcement, and he saw no political future for her and the PDP in the Kashmir Valley.
“There will not be normalcy after Governor’s rule is imposed... There will be further repression. The BJP’s ... actual agenda is to scrap Article 370. No Kashmiri will approve of it,” he said.
