Go to court, I have the numbers: Sajjad Lone to PDP, NC
November 23, 2018  07:56
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Peoples Conference leader Sajjad Lone dared the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party to go to court against the dissolution of the House and get it reversed because that will be a blessing in disguise for us. 

He, according to the Indian Express, said that his BJP-supported combination was in favour of a floor test because hes confident he has the requisite numbers.

While arch rivals PDP and NC had come together with the Congress to stake claim to form a new coalition government in J-K, Lone too had pitched his case. He was in London when the three parties joined hands a move thwarted by Governor Satya Pal Malik in a late-night order dissolving the assembly.

Former Chief Minister and PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti claimed the new combination of PDP, NC and Congress has 56 legislators which is 12 more than the requisite 44 mark. 

Let them approach the Supreme Court and get this (dissolution of the assembly) reversed, Lone said. It will be a blessing in disguise for us. I am confident they will not have the requisite numbers. I dont think they will approach the court because their sole aim is to save their families (Muftis and Abdullahs) from rebellion against their leadership. He said that all the BJP legislators were ready to support his claim.

There was a momentum building up in J-K for change and whatever I was going to do was within the ambit of legality and the Constitution. If the Constitution permits a grouping of a particular size (break away from a party), why wouldnt it be availed of, he said. We had the numbers but, unfortunately, we didnt get the chance.
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