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Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 4: On the eve of formation of National Conference-Congress coalition government, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today formally dissociated itself from the UPA alliance at the Center. PDP President Mehbooba Mufti conveyed her party's decision to the UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi in a communiqué today.
The communiqué said that the coalition formed six years back in Jammu and Kashmir between the PDP-Congress worked as a remarkable facilitator of reconciliation between political aspirations of the State, its developmental needs and the national interest. In fact the measures of significance initiated by the PDP-Congress coalition Government led to an entirely new realization of peace as the only way forward in South Asia.
It further says that ‘I have from time to time been briefing you on the goings on in our coalition arrangement, which unfortunately could not run its full course. But, even after the fall of the PDP-Congress Coalition Government in the State, we continued to be with the UPA and extended our full support to your government at the Center in whatever circumstances’.
‘We had gone into the recent elections with our agenda for dialogue, Self-Rule, reduction of troops and scrapping of special powers in view of the vastly improved ground situation in the State. The emphatic rejection of violence by the people of the State as a means of solving problems and reiteration of their faith in democratic means became very clear during the just concluded elections. We have been raising the vital issues concerning the State and its people for quite some time in the interest of peace and stability. We as a responsible opposition will continue to flag the issues that we feel people have mandated us for, the communiqué said.
The communiqué further says that ‘as you have exercised your unquestionable right to choose a partner for government formation in J&K, we wish the new government well. I sincerely hope the new Government in the State is able to respond to the highly complex situation with success.
In view of your new arrangement with the National Conference, both in the State and in the UPA, you would appreciate our difficulty in continuing to be a part of the UPA. My party has decided to stay away from the arrangement as it has become now untenable for PDP to continue in this alliance, Mehbooba said and added that while conveying the party decision, I may express my gratitude for the personal affection that you always showered on me, the consideration that you and your Government showed to our point of view and the historic contribution you made to Kashmir's fortunes in 2002.
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