जम्मू, कश्मीर और लद्दाख के तीनों क्षेत्रों में विकास का जो संतुलन होना चाहिए था, वह नहीं हुआ और साथ ही कानून व्यवस्था की (बदतर हुई) स्थिति भी थी.
"The balance in development which should have been there among the three regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh did not happen and there was also this (worsening) law and order situation," he said, citing the reasons behind his party's decision.