Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government is sending four top ministers to New Delhi on Friday to explore further “legal support” for the state government in Supreme Court on Article 35A.
“We are going to Delhi on 18th (August) to see what can be done to put up a strong defence to our case,’’ state Law Minister Abdul Haq Khan said. “We will meet people and seek further legal opinion.”
He said the J&K government’s talks with the Centre have been “very fruitful”, and that PDP and BJP, coalition partners in the state, are talking at every level.
Besides the Law Minister, his senior Cabinet colleagues Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu, Horticulture Minister Syed Basharat Bukhari and Information, Food and Supplies Minister Choudhary Zulfikar will travel to Delhi.
Drabu was architect of the agenda of alliance. He is seen as close to the BJP brass and is valued in Delhi, especially after he brought J&K under the Goods and Services Tax regime without any major hassle, a report in a news daily said.
Bukhari is a former Law minister, while Choudhary is an influential Gujjar leader from Rajouri, and his presence in the group of ministers is said to be important.
(With inputs from CNS)
