Day after Congress formally extended support to the National Conference for forming the government in Jammu and Kashmir by giving letter of support, JKPCC chief Tariq Hamid Karra said that the party would be happy if all members of the India alliance attended the oath-taking ceremony.
Karra said, “We have given the letter of support to Omar Abdullah, and he will meet the Lieutenant Governor (LG) and will stake claim to form the
government. We are looking forward to the date of Monday, October 14, but it depends on the LG what date he finalised.
We will be happy if entire INDIA alliance members come for the oath-taking ceremony. We have been in this alliance for a bigger cause, which is above seat-sharing and governance.”
While responding to a query about whether Congress demanded any portfolio, he said that Congress has not asked for any cabinet portfolio.
He also said that Congress is not going to ask for anything, such as cabinet portfolios in the incoming government.
Meanwhile, NC President Dr Farooq Abdullah said on Friday that the party will meet Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday and ask him for the date for forming the government.
The formal letter of support has been submitted to the Lt Governor by the parties supporting the National Conference.
“The Lieutenant Governor is coming, we will ask him for time, and tomorrow we will go with the letter of support and ask him for the date of forming the government. We have also got support from (AAP). We have to end hatred to move forward the governance,” Abdullah said.
Farooq said, “People of J&K now want to live ‘peacefully’, adding that the government esteemed to form has to eliminate the “propaganda” from the hearts of people of Jammu and voiced for the restoration of the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir.”
During a press brief at party headquarters in Srinagar, Farooq said, “We want to live peacefully. We want the Centre 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? “He asked.
The central government needs to restore the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir to run the dominion. How will we go forward then? It is necessary.
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