But the BJP virtually gave a clean chit to the two ministers, who had sprung to the defence of the accused. Friday's resignation by the two BJP ministers - Choudhary Lal Singh and Chander Prakash Ganga - has helped calm tempers in the PDP, which was desperate to continue the alliance. The PDP and the BJP held separate meetings in Srinagar and Jammu and iterated their commitment to the alliance. Senior PDP minister Nayeem Akhtar was all praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In Jammu, Madhav said: "Certainly, there was a lack of discretion (on the two ministers' part)....

Source: The Telegraph April 14, 2018 21:00 UTC