After ruining it, BJP pulls out of Kashmir: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today reacted to the BJP-PDP fallout slamming the BJP for pulling out of the alliance. Kejriwal stated that the party pulled out of the alliance after "ruining" the state.

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?" Kejriwal asked.

The Bharatiya Janata Party today broke the alliance with Mehbooba Mufti-led Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The move has paralysed the state government making the Governor's rule imminent in case other parties don't extend support to the PDP.

BJP's general secretary Ram Madhav described "terrorism, violence and radicalisation" as the top reasons for the pullout.

The decision to withdraw was taken after consulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah, the party's general secretary Ram Madhav announced at a press conference here.

The Congress has clearly ruled out any possibility of an alliance with the PDP. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference's Omar Abdullah announced that he won't back the PDP. According to reports, he met Governor NN Vohra in Srinagar a short while ago and called for Governor's rule and fresh polls.

Jammu and Kashmir's outgoing Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti lashed out at the BJP today, which broke the alliance with her party in the state earlier today. Addressing a press conference, she said the BJP has betrayed the agenda of the alliance by pulling out of it. "PDP's agenda for the state was the one for boosting reconciliation through the alliance, the BJP betrayed the same," Mufti stated.

The BJP's move raises the possibility of governor's rule in the volatile state, the eighth time since it was imposed in 1977.