Former Jammu and Kashmir minister and senior BJP leader Choudhary Lal Singh today said the previous Mehbooba Mufti government was the "worst ever" dispensation in the state and more damage would have been caused had his party not pulled out of it.
He said the "unilateral ceasefire" announced in view of the holy month of Ramzan was the "biggest mistake" as it had allowed terrorists to regroup and had dented the morale of security forces.
It's not good to impose governor's rule in a democratic set up. But when the situation is deteriorating by the day, it's the only option left. This (PDP-BJP) government was the worst the state has ever seen, Singh told reporters.
Hailing BJP president Amit Shah for taking the right albeit late decision, he said, The people were saved from the opportunistic rulers who were working on communal lines."
He said he would meet Governor N N Vohra shortly to reiterate his demand for a CBI probe into the January incident that had triggered a massive wave of outrage across the country
On Mehbooba Mufti's remark that a muscular policy was not the answer to the Kashmir problem, he said, "Muscle power is not meant for common people but for those who are anti-national, chant pro-Pakistan slogans and use guns and grenades to kill innocent persons."