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| Supporting PDP’s troop cut demand a compelling necessity for NC | | Farooq desperate for withdrawal of PDP than withdrawal of troops’ | | Budgam | Oct 29
Welcoming NC Patron, Farooq Abdullah's statement hinting towards his party's support for the demand for reduction of troops and revocation of the special powers, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president, Mehbooba Mufti has said the compulsions of the situation, however, can clearly be seen between the lines in the latest observations of the NC patron on the issue.
Addressing a public gathering here today, Mehbooba said it is a known fact that the NC leadership has never been supportive of the popular troop reduction demand with conviction. "The latest statement of Farooq on the issue seems to be the party's political necessity after having initially opposed the demand tooth and nail and even ridiculing the PDP for raising its voice on troop reduction," she said and added it was obvious from his statements that Farooq was more keen and desperate on withdrawal of PDP from the coalition than withdrawal of forces from the civilian areas.
PDP President said it was unfortunate that the NC which ruled the State for better part of the last six decades and led its people from one failure to another is now accusing others of the problems that are its own creation. She said the NC leadership is now going from door-to-door apologizing for their misdeeds. "They keep on apologizing to Pakistan for accession to India, to people of Kashmir for everything from rigging elections to institutionalizing corruption and lately for aligning with Gujarat's Narendra Modi," she said and added but at the same time they are blowing their own trumpet for having done wonders to the State's destiny."
“What in fact the NC has done over the years, was just exploiting the faith the innocent people of the State had reposed in them and make personal fortunes out of that sacred mandate," she said.
Referring to the latest verbal acrobatics of the NC patron and his wild accusations against the PDP, Ms Mufti said people are the best judges and they already have dumped and written-off Dr Abdullah as one of the misfortunes that was foisted on the State only to add to its miseries. "Dr Abdullah has run out of all respect and credibility among the people and his power-struggle with his son is now an open secret," she said and added that whatever the reasons for his dumping Omar Abdullah, Farooq's lust for power is once again leading the NC, once a premiere political party, from one disaster to another." But fortunately, in the changed circumstances, these acrobatics of the NC leadership would impact Kashmir situation only in a positive sense as the party has forfeited its monopolistic hold on the State," she said.
PDP chief said the admission by Dr Abdullah that "he is in touch with the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad over the coalition matters" needs hardly any comment. "The NC leadership has been behaving, ever since their ouster from the power, as a family living below the poverty line and in pursuit of a job for at least one member of the family," she said and added that instead of waiting for the right moment and behaving like a responsible opposition party and reviving his political fortunes through democratic process, Farooq found time in between his holidays and world tours, only to intrigue against the coalition government to create a job vacancy for himself. |
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