 Early Times Report
Jammu, June 30: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday exhorted party leaders to aggressively pursue agenda of the party ahead of the coming Assembly elections in J&K.
In the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) meeting of the party, Mehbooba Mufti asked party leaders to start preparations for contesting Assembly elections alone without entering into any alliance with any political party.
Sources said that during the PAC Mehbooba Mufti said that instead of compromising with dignity and succumbing before any other party, the PDP would prefer to go in alone in the Assembly elections. Sources said in the meeting, it was decided that panels of potential candidates would be constituted to start the process of selecting candidates for the coming Assembly polls.
Sources further said that the majority of the leaders present in the PAC meeting were of the opinion that the In the PAC meeting of the party, Mehbooba Mufti asked party leaders to start preparations for contesting Assembly elections alone.
Instead of compromising with dignity and succumbing before any other party, the PDP needs to regroup on its own.
Majority of the leaders present in the PAC meeting were of the opinion that the party should not depend on other political parties.
Some leaders also aired their anger against the role played by the Congress party in the recently held Parliamentary elections.
“Some leaders also aired their anger against the role played by the Congress party in the recently held Parliamentary elections in which the grand old party openly supported the National Conference instead of playing a neutral role”, sources said.
Sources said that party leaders have been asked to first prepare panels of potential candidates for 47 Assembly seats of the Kashmir Valley. The panels would be constituted within 15 days so that party leadership start the process of selecting candidates for the 47 seats of Kashmir Valley.
Sources said that some former leaders of the PDP, who have left the party, were also in touch with the leadership for Ghar-Wapsi. Over half a dozen former PDP leaders are in touch with party leaders to explore possibilities of rejoining the party before the announcement of the Assembly polls. | 