<span style="color: #222222;">The government on Thursday said it has no objection to holding elections to Jammu and Kashmir Assembly along with General Elections in the country this year. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said it is up to the Election Commission to take a call in this regard. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He was replying to a brief discussion in the Rajya Sabha on the Statutory Resolution seeking approval for the Presidential Proclamation under which Central Rule was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Singh said the Centre is ready to provide all security for the smooth conduct the polls in the State. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Home Minister said that the Centre is open to suggestions from political parties for improving the situation in the State. He told the House that President's Rule in the state was necessitated as no political party was in a position to form government after the BJP – PDP coalition broke up.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Home Minister enumerated steps taken by the Centre for the development of the State. He said the NDA government has made the highest ever fund allocation to the state during the last four-and-a-half years of its rule. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said the successful conduct of Panchayat elections in the state was beyond the expectations of the government. Mr Singh said the Centre is sincere in its efforts to bring peace and normalcy in the state. He told the House that the Centre was ready for an unconditional dialogue but there was no response from the separatists.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Making an intervention in the discussion, Leader of the Rajya Sabha and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asked Congress and other opposition parties to help in the development of Jammu and Kashmir, rising above political differences. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said the blame game on the problems facing the State should come to an end. Mr Jaitley accused the Congress of playing havoc with democracy in the State in the past. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said the party was responsible for dislodging the democratically elected governments in the state while it was in power at the Centre.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Earlier, initiating the discussion, Leader of Opposition in the House, Ghulam Nabi Azad held the Centre responsible for political instability, increase in militancy, loss of security forces and unrest in the State, especially the Kashmir Valley. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Azad blamed the government for dissolution of the State assembly to prevent Congress, PDP and National Conference from forming government. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said the three parties wanted to form the government as the Governor's rule was not helping the common people. Later, the House adopted the Statutory  Resolution by voice vote.</span><br />''