Thakre rules out President Rule in J&K

Thakre rules out President Rule in J&K
UNITED NEWS OF INDIA

CHENNAI, MARCH 26: BJP president Kushabhau Thakre on Sunday ruled out imposition of President's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir on the ground that there was breakdown of law and order in that state, in the context of the recent massacre of 36 Sikhs.

Addressing a press conference here, he said invoking Article 356 of the Constitution to tackle insurgency would not serve any purpose.

Since the problem had to be tackled with people's support, he said an elected government always offerred the best option. ``You have to take the people into confidence,'' he added.

The Khalistani movement was tackled only with the active support of the people because they had realised that the movement was hampering development of Punjab, he pointed out and added that a similar situation was emerging in Jammu and Kashmir.