Not in favour of any government formed with horse trading: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Thursday said that he was not in favour of any government formed in the state with underhand defection and horse trading, adding that he would instead want that elections are held and an elected government rules the state.

I've been receiving complaints for past 15 days of horse trading & that MLAs are being threatened. Mehbooba Ji herself complained that her MLAs are being threatened.The other party said there is planning of distribution of money.I couldn't have allowed this to happen:J&K Governor pic.twitter.com/dClcBtc9Sj

— ANI (@ANI) November 22, 2018

Ye forces wo hain jo grassroot democracy bilkul nahi chahti thin aur achanak ye dekhke ki hamare haath se chijein nikal rahi hain,ek unholy alliance karke mere saamne aa gaye. Maine kisi ka pakshpat nahi kiya.Maine jo J&K ki janta ke paksh me tha wo kaam kiya hai: J&K Governor pic.twitter.com/6t3TyqIRSK

— ANI (@ANI) November 22, 2018

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Speaking to news agency ANI, Governor Malik said that this “unholy alliance” didn't want “grassroots democracy” and that by dissolving the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, he didn’t take any party’s side instead took the decision for the larger good of the people of the state. On the digs by former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti that the fax machine in the Raj Bhavan wasn't working, the governor said, "Fax isn't an issue. It was Eid yesterday. Both of them are devoted Muslim and should know that offices are closed that day. Even my cook was on leave, let alone the person who handles fax. Even if I had received the fax, my stand would have been the same."

Fax isn't an issue. Yesterday was Eid. Both of them are devoted Muslim & should know that offices are closed that day. Even my cook was on leave, let alone the person who handles fax. Even if I had received the fax, my stand would have been the same: J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik pic.twitter.com/QEMkuZAtIC

— ANI (@ANI) November 22, 2018

Why will they go to court? They were demanding this since five months. I want that they go to court, it's their right, they should go: J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik on reports that PDP will approach court against dissolution of #JammuAndKashmir assembly pic.twitter.com/BWpKFitJrq

— ANI (@ANI) November 22, 2018

Are govts formed through social media? I neither tweet nor see the tweets.I selected y'day for the decision (dissolution of assembly) as it was holy day,it was Eid.Election Commission will decide when polls will be held:J&K Governor on Mehbooba Mufti's tweet of letter sent to him pic.twitter.com/OqeaAoTA2B

— ANI (@ANI) November 22, 2018

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Barely minutes after former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti confirmed the grand alliance with the National Conference (NC) and the Congress, Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday dissolved the state Assembly under the relevant provisions in Jammu and Kashmir constitution, according to reports. Taking to Twitter, Mufti on Wednesday announced the alliance with the two mainstream political parties, saying the PDP was faxing a letter to Governor Satya Pal Malik with the support of 56 candidates in the 87-member house. According to reports, the PDP will lead the grand alliance in a bid to form the next government in the Governor-ruled state. The purpose behind this far-reaching realignment of political forces is to defend the Article 35A in the Supreme Court in January 2019. While the PDP has 29 seats (including one Independent) in the state Assembly, the National Conference and the Congress have 15 and 12, respectively.