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Mufti -- who stepped down as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir last week -- gave a point-by-point rebuttal to the BJP allegations
Accusing the former ally of making "false charges", Ms Mufti hit out with another set of accusations -- one even against BJP's Lal Singh,
her former minister who has told the state's journalists to "draw a line" citing the murder of Shujaat Bukhari.In a series of tweets that
largely answered senior BJP leader Ram Madhav's allegations, Ms Mufti said the BJP had "disowned" its own initiative -- the Agenda of
Alliance."Our commitment to the Agenda of Alliance, co-authored by Ram Madhav endorsed by senior leaders like Rajnath Ji never wavered
discrimination against Jammu and Ladakh, she pointed out that the BJP had its own ministers in Hindu-majority Jammu and should review their
performance.On Tuesday, announcing the end of the alliance, Ram Madhav had obliquely accused Ms Mufti's People's Democratic Party or the PDP
of failing on several fronts - including governance, control of terror and discrimination against Jammu and Ladakh.In Jammu yesterday, BJP
chief Amit Shah had also said the party's decision to pull out from the state government was taken in view of the deteriorating
law-and-order situation and failure of the state government to ensure an equitable development, especially of the Jammu and Ladakh regions
"Terrorism, violence and radicalisation have risen and fundamental rights of the citizens and free speech are in danger in the Valley," he
To solve the situation, he said, the party decided it was time that "the reins of power in the state be handed over to Governor".Ms Mufti
took a dig at the BJP concerns about free speech
One of her tweets read: "After expressing concern about freedom of expression in JK following Shujaat's murder, their MLA, notorious even
punished for his role in the aftermath of the unfortunate Kathua case still threatens journalists belonging to the valley, so what are they
going to do about him""Every political party has a right to state its opinion when it comes to national security, our sovereignty and issues
that matter to the people of India," senior BJP leader Nalin Kohli said.The BJP-PDP alliance, which had been shaky from the start, broke
down altogether after the government decided to resume anti-terror cordon and search operations in the state after Ramzan's month-long
ceasefire.The state's former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, however, called it a "fixed match" and said the two parties of "scripted it to
perfection" after taking cue from Bollywood movies.
