'Only time can tell' says Mehbooba on govt formation in Jammu-Kashmir

February 21, 2016 15:34

Notwithstanding BJP's optimism,PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti today remained ambivalent on progress in talks on government formation, maintaining that she will be on board once she is convinced that she can "fulfill the dreams" of her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed for Jammu and Kashmir.

"That only time can tell," was the cryptic response of the PDP president to reporters when they asked her if there was any forward movement in talks with the BJP for government formation in the state.

Just days earlier, BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav had flown to Srinagar and held talks with the PDP chief after which he had said that "both parties are positive" on continuing with the arrangement.

Mehbooba, who attended first public function today after Sayeed's death on January 7, said her visit to Delhi was only related to her duties as a Lok Sabha member.

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