Mehbooba Mufti to meet JK Governor. 31,December Mehbooba meets Governor; Hints at not being averse to BJP Lastupdate at : Wed, 31 Dec 2014 14:35:26 IST SmallerDefaultLarger Jammu, Dec 31: PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti today met Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra and hinted that her party is not averse to joining hands with BJP as she said the poll mandate was an opportunity for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and invoked Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Without giving details of what exactly she discussed with Vohra, Mehbooba said her meeting with the Governor was informal in the wake of a decisive but divided mandate thrown up by the recent Assembly polls. Answering questions over the issue of government formation, she told reporters that PDPs priority is not to cobble up a majority for the sake of government formation. Whatever formation is firmed up, it should respect the mandate of the people and have the principle of reconciliation, she said, adding till that is not taken along, forming any government will be useless. Mehbooba, whose party has bagged 28 seats in the 87-member Assembly, said the mandate was a challenge and opportunity for national leadership, be it NDA or Congress. For NDA government, it is a big responsibility, for Modi, it is a big responsibility. Jammu and Kashmir has been the biggest challenge for any PM right from Nehru till date, Mehbooba said. Referring to Modis dream of development and addressing the problem of unemployment, the PDP leader said there cannot be development till there is peace on the ground. In this regard, she invoked former Prime Minister and said It is not possible till Vajpayeejis political process is taken forward. She noted that for peace in Jammu and Kashmir, Vajpayee had started a political process. Vajpayeeji had started dialogue with Hurriyat, he had started dialogue with Pakistan when L K advani was the Deputy Prime Minister. We got generous economic package. UPA continued it for some time and then stopped it. It is not about BJP, NC or Congress but respect for PDPs agenda for reconciliation. If leadership rises to occasion and takes this mandate head on, then government formation is a matter of 15 minutes, the PDP chief said. Mehbooba underlined that PDP had got majority in Kashmir valley while BJP had got majority in Jammu region and the mandate of the people needs to be respected. She said if the opportunity is used, then Jammu and Kashmir can be a model. In this context, she recalled the statement of Jawaharlal Nehru that the state can be a showcase to the world. While replying to questions, she cited media reports to say that PDP has the support of over 55 MLAs. PTI
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