J&K State BJP attending the Prime Minister’s All Party Meet in New Delhi

Jammu,August 10 (Scoop News) -In response to the personal appeal from the Prime Minister through Union Home Minister P. Chidambram, the State BJP has decided to attend the Prime Minister’s All Party Meet on the present grave situation in Kashmir. The party will be represented by State President Shamsher Singh Manhas and Leader of Legislators Party Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta.
Disclosing this, BJP State General Secretary Satish Sharma said that the party had decided not to attend this meet as the invitation extended to the party was to be part of State delegation under Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and not by the PM Office as was general impression created through media. The BJP could not be part of any delegation which was to be led by Omar Abdullah.
The party decided to attend the Meet after  P. Chidambaram personally rang up the State President Shamsher Singh Manhas and Leader of Legislators Party Prof. Chaman Lal Gupta with a request that the meeting with participation of BJP representatives will send a strong message to the hostile forces and otherwise it would turn out to be one-sided.
The BJP leaders made it clear to the Union Home Minister that  they be treated as separate group and not part of the delegation to be led by Omar Abdullah and the request was accepted. They said that the party’s stand over constitution of Commission of Inquiry is very clear. We oppose it and demand to disband it immediately. The BJP is also clear on accession of the State. The Instrument of Accession signed by the Maharaja can not be undone and like other State, Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India. The meeting should focus on how to strengthen the bonds between the state and rest of the country and how to counter the anti-national forces more effectively.   

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