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| Government formation: Carefully drafted CMP addresses all controversial issues | | | Bashir Assad
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 20: In an attempt to remove the bottlenecks in government formation, the BJP and PDP have agreed on formation of a Committee which will go into the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and suggest areas from where it could be revoked.
In a very carefully drafted Common Minimum Programme, the BJP-PDP on Article 370 says that both the parties will respect the aspirations of the people of the state and uphold the Constitution, highly placed sources told Early Times. .
Sources said the two parties are likely to announce the government formation soon along with a "carefully" drafted Common Minimum Programme (CMP) which touches all controversial issues like Article 370 and AFSPA.
The CMP according to the sources also has a mention of the West Pakistan Refugees saying that it was a humanitarian issue which should be addressed in a humanitarian way.
The announcement is expected over the weekend or by early next week if RSS does not create any further hurdles for the BJP, sources said.
PDP patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, who is expected to be the Chief Minister for the entire six-year term, has been maintaining that his party will not be going for any "sell out" on the issues concerning the state.
However, former Chief Minister and NC working President, Omar Abdullah accused Mufti of indulging in a "sell out" by siding with BJP in the recently held elections for Rajya Sabha and upcoming polls for the Legislative Council.
Omar tweeted "Dear Mufti Sahib, please don't say you won't 'sell out' because you've already done that by helping BJP in the Legislative Council elections." "You (Sayeed) already 'sold out' by demanding Art 370 status quo when you had sold 'Self Rule' to people in J and K, please stop playing the martyr."
PDP with 28 MLAs and BJP with 25 MLAs in the 87-member Assembly have been in talks for last seven weeks since the December 23 polls threw up a fractured verdict. The state is currently under Governor's Rule.
Meanwhile BJP President Amit Shah has called a meeting of the J&K BJP leaders to take them on board by addressing their concerns. Sources said that Shah has called a meeting on Saturday in a bid to address the growing unease within the state unit of BJP over "buckling" under pressure of PDP, has called a meeting of Jammu and Kashmir BJP leaders to address all their concerns.
After the BJP defeat in Delhi, the top brass of BJP is treading cautiously and taking the state unit leaders into confidence before taking any decision. |
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