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| Can't compromise on ideology: Naeem Akhtar | | |
Bashir Assad
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Dec 27: As the suspense over the government formation continued in Jammu and Kashmir for the fifth running day today, the People's Democratic Party hinted at the possibility of it doing business with BJP without compromising on its ideology.
"We are not looking to be in government for the sake of power. All options are open, we can take offer of support from anybody with respect," said the PDP chief spokesperson Naeem Akhtar.
He said that forming a coalition government in sensitive state like Jammu and Kashmir is not an easy task as the sensitivities of the people are to be addressed in a dignified manner.
He refuted the news reports that PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to discuss the government formation.
Akhtar said that while Jammu has given full mandate to BJP, the Kashmir has thrown a fractured mandate with PDP being on the top.
"We have to give a serious thought to the issues and have to ensure that political aspirations of the masses are not hurt. There are certain issues which form our core agenda and require an assurance that these will be accepted by our alliance partner, whichever party it might be," he said.
Akhtar said his party's stand on safeguarding Article 370, which guarantees special status to Jammu and Kashmir within the Indian union, was non-negotiable.
He also said that the party was committed on revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act from the state, besides initiating a political process for resolution of Kashmir issue.
"All options are still open, no decision has been taken yet on formation of government in the state with any other party," Akhter said.
He said the leadership of PDP, which emerged as the single largest party in the assembly elections, was discussing options for government formation including an alliance with the BJP.
Asked if his party would consider the demand for rotational chief ministership from any future alliance partner, the PDP spokesman said the negotiations have not reached that stage with any of the parties.
The BJP has been claiming the support of six out of seven independents who won the recent assembly polls. But Omar Abdullah's National Conference claims it has the backing of at least two and the Congress says four independents are supporting it.
The BJP has won 25 of the state's 87 seats - three less than the PDP. Both are well short of the halfway mark at 44 seats and need allies.
Meanwhile, National Conference Provincial President Devendar Singh Rana said, "We have offered unconditional support to the PDP to form the government. Our numbers add up and they will form a stable government with adequate numbers to prove majority on the floor of the House." Numerically, only a PDP-BJP alliance can touch the halfway mark without the support of Independent legislators. |
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