Azad weakest Chief Minister of J

Jammu, Aug 23 (UNI) Terming Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad as the weakest Chief Minister, the state has ever seen, BJP State President Ashok Khajuria today asked him to quit and pave way for fresh elections.

Mr Khajuria, in a statement issued here today said, Mr Azad has not performed satisfactorily in any of the areas during all these 19 months of his rule.

''The refugees from West Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) are leading a miserable life and they have not obtained their due compensation. Similarly, the problems of the refugees of 1965 and 1971 war have not been mitigated,'' he said.

The unemployed technocrats, including engineers and agricultural graduates are sitting on dharna and organising protest demonstrations, Mr Khajuria said adding, the people are without electricity, drinking water and health-care facilities.

BJP state president said J&K is a very sensitive state where the writ of the militants is running and it simply cannot afford to have such a weak leadership.

The state wants a government which is people-centric, state- centric and nation-centric and which crushes corrupt elements and separatists with a heavy hand, he added.

UNI