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BJP splits in J&K

By Our Staff Reporter

Jammu July 21. The Bharatiya Janata Party Legislative Party in Jammu and Kashmir has split with the five of the seven party MLAs formally writing to the Assembly Speaker for a "change of the leadership".

The five MLAs have expressed no-confidence in the leadership of Shiv Charan Gupta and, in his place, elected Pritivi Chand. The five members who have revolted are Hans Raj Dogra, Prem Kumar, Choudary Pyara Singh, Ashok Khajuria and Pritvi Chand. The Speaker has, meanwhile, not taken any decision so far. Party sources told The Hindu that the decision of the five MLAs was in a way a revolt against the lobby led by the Minister of State for Defence, Chaman Lal Gupta, MP from Udhampur district. Mr. Gupta had been able to get his followers accommodated in the election committee formed by the central high command, which will decide the candidates for the coming Assembly elections.

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