CHENNAI, JUNE 28: In an effort to placate AIADMK supremo J Jayalalitha, the BJP high command has virtually barred the State BJP unit from issuing any statements against its allies particularly the AIADMK.Due to the constant war of words between the State BJP unit and the AIADMK, the BJP top-brass has also appealed to its allies to ``observe restraint'' in voicing their differences in public.Disclosing this to mediapersons on Saturday in Chennai, BJP all-India general secretary M Venkaiah Naidu who flew down to the city to urge its state unit members to simmer down, said, ``there is no question of joining issues with allies''. He went on to add that the BJP state unit would not issue any statements that would give raise to controversies.Naidu also said that the coalition partners should discuss their perceptional differences at the coordination committee meetings and ``it should not be aired publicly''. He went on to state that ``if necessary'' coordination committees could be held frequently to sortout the outstanding issues. Asked if the BJP's reluctance to oust the DMK government had angered Jayalalitha more than the BJP state units provocative statements, Naidu said the BJP was only against misuse of Article 356 for political reason.``However, if the situation warrants in any state of our country, be it a BJP-ruled State, the government will not hesitate to use it,'' he stated.He said the Centre would invoke Article 356 provided there was a Constitutional break-down and the dismissal move was legally sustainable.``We also have to get the Presidential consent,'' Naidu pointed out. When quizzed if not the BJP government's survival hinge on complying with AIADMK's demand on dismissing the DMK government, Naidu replied, ``We will convince or be convinced. We will go by consensus approach.''On the frequent outburst by Jayalalitha, he said he would not discuss the conduct of his allies at a press conference. He disagreed with a view that the constant bickering among the allies, had affectedgovernment functioning.
