I am not after power, want to change destiny of Jammu and Kashmir: CM

Jammu: Under constant criticism for joining hands with BJP, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Friday insisted that he was not hankering for power but had taken the step to "put an end to uncertainty in the state" and change its destiny.

"Mufti does not have aspiration for power. This coalition, which I have formed, is not for power," he said at a function here in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"When I joined hands with BJP and when I say it is meeting of North and South pole, it is because I have a dream that the uncertainty will come to an end and a peaceful and conductive environment would be created in the state," he said.

He was speaking at a function to commemorate the birth centenary of Congress leader Girdhari Lal Dogra, which was also attended by Governor N N Vohra, Union Finance Minister