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| PDP endorses Hurriyat's trilateral dialogue insistence | | BJP's litmus test | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 30: It is now almost clear that the PDP is in no mood to form coalition government in J&K in the near future. Of course, it has not overruled or ruled in the possibility of re-stitching alliance with the BJP. The point is that the PDP has toughed its stand and reiterated that for the party the Agenda of Alliance on the basis of which late Mufti Sayeed formed coalition government with the BJP in March 2015 "is a sacred document" that needed to be given an effect to in a definite timeframe.
It is hardly necessary to reflect on the Agenda of Alliance as everyone in the state knows what it provides for. Suffice to say that it is a highly controversial agenda, which is bitterly opposed by the nationalist constituency not only in J&K but also in the rest of the country. The nationalist view is that the Agenda of Alliance, if implemented in its original form, will hurt not only the interests of the minorities in J&K but also the paramount national interest. It is the nationalist pressure that the BJP, which otherwise is prepared for any compromise for the sake of power in J&K, has not been able to withstand. That's the reason the BJP's top leadership has adopted a wait and watch policy. It, like the PDP, has also not ruled out or ruled in the possibility of re-forging an alliance with the PDP. It has only said that the "BJP is also not in hurry".
What has added a new element to the prevailing situation is the common cause that the PDP made with those in Kashmir who stand for trilateral talks over the future of J &K between India, Pakistan and people of the state (read Kashmiri separatists and Kashmiri Muslims). Referring to the relations with Pakistan which is a part of the Agenda of Alliance, the PDP has said that "while efforts are underway to improve the ties (with Pakistan), it is not clear how this goal can be achieved without involving J&K in the process". "The dialogue with Pakistan is part of the Agenda of Alliance in whatever words it might be," he said. To be more precise, the PDP has endorsed the Hurriyat's insistence on trilateral dialogue on the political future of J&K, which otherwise is an integral part of India by any yardstick. By taking this stand, the PDP has left none in any doubt that it, like separatist organization in Kashmir and Islamabad, considers J&K a disputed territory and not part of India.
It is this stand of the PDP that the BJP cannot really endorse fearing backlash across the nation. As far as the local BJP is concerned, the former BJP ministers would want the party high command to accept even this demand of the PDP. They want to rejoin the government at whatever cost; they are dying for power. They want to retain the palatial official residences and enjoy other perks. They are in a state of shock. For, the family of late Mufti has already vacated the Chief Minister's official residence in Jammu.
It will be seen what stand the BJP high command finally takes on the PDP's demands, especially its stand on trilateral talks. One thing is clear: The BJP will lose its face across the country if it accepts the PDP's trilateral suggestion. |
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