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Sajad Lone�s exiting PAGD no surprise: BJP leader

Senior BJP leader and former J&K Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta on Wednesday said there was no surprise element in the departure of Sajad Lone-led People�s Conference from the Gupkar alliance as �fall of this opportunistic� amalgam was inevitable.

Sajad Lone on Tuesday announced his party�s exit from the People�s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), citing �breach of trust� and saying some constituents of the seven-member grouping had fielded proxy candidates in the recent District Development Council (DDC) elections.

Reacting to the development, Gupta claimed that the formation of the PAGD was nothing but �marriage of convenience� between various political entities in the valley to save their �sinking ships�.