BJP convenes special meeting on Amarnath issue

Perturbed over decision not to hand over forest land to Amarnath shrine board, BJP has convened a special meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday to discuss the issue.

Perturbed over the decision not to hand over forest land to the Amarnath shrine board, the BJP has convened a special meeting of its office bearers in New Delhi on Tuesday to discuss the issue.

The meeting will also review the political situation in the state where the Congress-led coalition has been reduced to a minority following withdrawal of PDP from the government, party sources said.

They said the party, which views the Amarnath development as “surrender of government machinery to separatist forces”, is planning a nation-wide agitation on the issue.

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Reacting spontaneously to the decision not to hand over 40 hectares of forest land to the board, the BJP and Sangh Parivar outfits are observing bandh in Jammu on Monday and their supporters have clashed with police at several places there.

The decision to transfer land to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board led to large scale protests and violence and saw withdrawal of support by PDP creating a political crisis in the state.

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