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| PDP, NC mulling to form united front to keep BJP at bay | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 27: In Kashmir's political landscape a serious development seems to be in the offing. The Peoples Democratic Party is likely to hold parley with its arch-rival National Conference, offering it a support to form the government in the state in a bid to keep bap at bay.
As per sources, privy to this development, various PDP leaders have suggested to the party high command that it is a high time for the party to open back channel talks with the NC and form a united front against the BJP and stop assault on Article 35-A, the case pertaining to which is pending at present at country's top court.
It is being informed that several leaders of both the parties are of the opinion that rivalry should be kept aside and a united front is needed to secure the vote base and make the mainstream camp once again relevant in state's political landscape.
It is also being suggested by some PDP and NC leaders that if a consensus is evolved for the safeguard of Article 35-A and protection of state's special status is made as a poll plank, the parties could gain a maximum ground in the land locked Kashmir valley with expectations that people too would come out to cast their franchise in such a case.
As per the sources, the idea is in its inception and final consensus in this regard is yet to be taken by the senior leadership of both the parties.
"In the interest of state and its people in particular, PDP will not shy away from fighting any nefarious designs jointly with NC and other regional political forces for safeguarding the special constitutional position of Jammu and Kashmir," Altaf Bukhari, a former minister in BJP-PDP coalition had stated in a statement issued on September 12.
The PDP leader was reacting to the statements made by the BJP leaders against his party over not taking part in the coming panchayat and urban local bodies elections.
"Previously, when PDP forged an alliance with BJP, the decision was taken purely keeping in view the interests of people of Kashmir. Now today when NC says something that is in the interest of Kashmiris, how can PDP back out of its responsibility of protecting the interests of our people," he added.
Pertinently, soon after the fragmented mandate of the 2014 election in which no party in the state had enough numbers to form the government of its own, NC's vice president and former chief minister Omar Abdullah made an open offer to the PDP in a live TV interview, offering it an unconditional support to form the government and keep BJP at bay.
Omar at that time substantiated his offer by the political development in Bihar in which Nitesh Kumar and Lalu Yadav had joined hands against the BJP. "if Nitesh and Lalu can do it in Bihar, why we can't we do it in Kashmir," Omar had said in the interview.
However, at that time, the PDP rejected the offer, stating that the party got votes to keep NC away from power and joining hands with it would be tantamount to treason with its voters and supporters. |
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