Bardhan blames ex-guv Sinha for Jammu violence

Communist Party of India general secretary A B Bardhan admitted that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir has become very grim as has been pointed out by the security forces and intelligence agencies.

"We must not do anything which further aggravates the situation in the state, particularly the valley," Bardhan told rediff.com in a conversation on Thursday morning.

Bardhan blamed former governor Lt General S K Sinha for taking steps which resulted in the widespread violence in the state.

"He (Sinha) is solely to be blame," Bardhan said a day after the all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday.

"Though I would not go into the details, let me tell you that Dr Singh in no uncertain terms said that there is a need to bring an end to the economic blockade (in Jammu) forthwith," Bardhan said.

National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah warned that the developments in Jammu and Kashmir would have a fallout in the rest of India.

Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh, Jaswant Singh and Arun Jaitley spoke on behalf of their party but the absence of L K Advani was noticed by all those who attended the all-party meet.