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| Loss to NC is gain to PDP in J&K | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Feb 5: Which political party is likely to get benefit from the gradual erosion in the size and strength of the ruling National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir? This question has assumed importance following reports that even the staunch supporters of the National Conference have started getting disillusioned with the party led by Dr Farooq Abdullah.
In fact for the growing peoples' disenchantment with the ruling party Farooq is not being held responsible. Who then is responsible for the mess in which the NC is finding itself in? Those who surround Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, are believed to be responsible for erosion in the party's influence on people.
Sources in the National Conference are of the opinion that whatever follies the Chief Minister has committed and continues to do it is the result of guidance that he receives from those who follow him like a shadow. These sources said that during the last three years Omar has never consulted senior party colleagues, including those who have a long experience of handling various political and administrative matters as cabinet ministers.
Omar also did not show any inclination in seeking guidance from his father, Dr Farooq Abdullah, who has 32-year long experience as a politician, as a chief Minister and as a union Minister. It was only during the 2010 civilian unrest that Omar had to bank on his father who had succeeded in preventing the centre from going in for a change of guard.
Another blunder being committed by the top NC leaders was to keep the new entrants in the organisation at an arms length. Hence political pundits believe that the NC loss is likely to be the gain for the PDP.
Since the PDP is not only a regional party but Kashmir centric organisation like the one headed by Farooq Abdullah it alone has the potential to attract deserters and defectors from the National Conference. As far as the Jammu region is concerned a few faces, after they quit the NC, could be attracted by the Congress and the PDP. But majority of the NC deserters in the Kashmir valley have found a new home in the PDP.
Omar Abdullah is aware of it and that is why he has been imitating the Muftis while demanding repeal of the AFSPA and withdrawal of troops from within the civilian areas. Trying to follow Mufti Mohd. Sayeed's footsteps Omar Abdullah has been harping on resumption of dialogue with Kashmiri separartists, settling the Kashmir issue and making Indo-Pak dialogue process meaningful and purposeful.
Whatever follies Omar had committed and whatever fallibilities one finds in him credit needs to be given to him that the security scenario in the state has registered a marked improvement. He has been able to secure greater financial support from the centre than his predecessors had been able to get.
Unfortunately the state, despite a big hike in the central assistance, is yet to experience winds of change. The state continues to be beset by growing unemployment problem, electricity shortage,t ardy growth in the sectors of industry and agriculture.
If Omar is keen to ensure that basic problems of people were resolved he needs to go by the guidance of a team of experts that needs to be constituted. Besides this he should develop the practice of discussing even small political and administrative matters with senior party colleagues and those belonging to the Congress. |
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