Govt in J&K will collapse on its own, BJP won’t topple it: LoP Sunil Sharma

JAMMU — Leader of Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly and senior BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Friday said the present government in the Union Territory would “collapse on its own,” asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party would neither play a role in toppling it nor in forming it.

Speaking to reporters in Jammu, Sharma, as per the news agency KNO, termed the political situation in the UT as unstable, claiming the government was bound to fall due to internal contradictions.

Targeting the National Conference, he said the party had built its politics around Article 370 but was now sending mixed signals to the public.

Referring to recent developments, including meetings between Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sharma said the party’s stand appeared inconsistent.

He added that the NC’s relevance and clarity had weakened over time, alleging erosion in its support base. Sharma also claimed that senior leaders, including Farooq Abdullah, had changed their tone following recent political engagements, indicating a shift in the party’s position.

The BJP leader further alleged that there were backchannel attempts to engineer defections, while maintaining that his party had no involvement in such efforts.

“The government will fall on its own. The BJP will neither form it nor make it fall,” Sharma said, adding that the present dispensation would not complete its full term, without specifying any timeline.