JJP: Will back BJP if Art 370 goes

Our Correspondent

Sonepat, February 23

National convener of the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), Dushyant Chautala, on Saturday announced that his party would support the BJP government at the Centre if it removed Article 370 of the Constitution which provides a special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

He was interacting with mediapersons after addressing a workers’ meeting at the Gannaur anaj mandi in the district. Social activist Sandeep Pahal joined the JJP along with his supporters during the meeting.

Alleging that a realtor had been helped by way of change of land use in Gurugram, he asked Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to release a white paper on the issue. He blamed the government for forgetting the promises made for the welfare of farmers and jawans.

In reply to a question about the party’s plan for parliamentary and Assembly elections, he said the JJP planned to contest all 10 Lok Sabha and 90 Assembly seats in the state. No final decision had been taken on an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party, he added.