Cracks in coalition visible, PDP skips oath ceremony of new MLCs

Leaders say party’s dignity more important The cracks in the ruling coalition were visible on Thursday when Peoples Democratic Party “deliberately” skipped the oath-taking ceremony of the newly-elected members of Legislative Council to protest against “poaching” of one of the six seats in the House by its ally, Bharatiya Janata Party. The lone elected member of PDP, Yasir Reshi didn’t take the oath though he was seen in the Council Secretariat minutes before the ceremony started. The oath ceremony was scheduled for this afternoon and all members been informed about…

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