‘Mehbooba cannot keep J&K guessing on govt formation’

Jammu: With no government in place in Jammu and Kashmir for exactly a month, NC leader Omar Abdullah today said PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti cannot keep the entire state “guessing” and must form a new government or be bold enough to snap alliance with BJP and face polls.
The former chief minister also made it clear that his party National Conference(NC) is not ready to support BJP in case the PDP-BJP alliance snaps.
He also wanted Mehbooba to clear the air on the J and K–specific Confidence Building Measures(CBMs) that she wants the Modi government to commit to create an atmosphere congenial for formation of the new government.
“Mehbooba Mufti has been quiet for long and she can no longer remain silent. She must clarify her stand on two-three issues and clear the air as to what are those CBMs and how long she will wait for those Confidence Building Measures and why did the need of CBMs suddenly arise after the demise of Mufti Mohammed Sayeed,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a function here.
Omar said that National Conference has been telling PDP time and again that if they are not ready to form the government, they should be bold enough to break the alliance.
“We will go back to the people, but I am unable to understand the way of their leadership. They ask for Confidence Building Measures, but I am not sure that within the party people know or not, but outside nobody knows what they have asked for,” he said. He said that even BJP was not aware of what PDP was asking for. (PTI)