Mufti Sayeed put precondition before PM Modi for govt formation in J&K: Mehbooba
The Hindu
PDP founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had put a precondition before Prime Minister Narendra Modi for government formation in Jammu and Kashmir in 2015, seeking an assurance that Article 370 of the Constitution will not be removed by the Centre, party president Mehbooba Mufti claimed. She alleged that the BJP backtracked from its commitments and accused it of trying to pressure on the people of Jammu and Kashmir into subjugation.
PDP founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had put a precondition before Prime Minister Narendra Modi for government formation in Jammu and Kashmir in 2015, seeking an assurance that Article 370 of the Constitution will not be removed by the Centre, party president Mehbooba Mufti claimed on July 31.
Addressing a gathering on the 24th foundation day of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) here, Ms. Mufti said her father Mr. Sayeed was not power hungry and wanted to deliver Jammu and Kashmir from its problems and troubles.
"When Mufti sahib had 28 seats (in the 2014 Assembly polls), he met Modi and gave his list of conditions for government formation. He took the assurance from the BJP government (at the Centre) that (Article) 370 will not be touched. He tied their hands. He was not after power, otherwise he would not take three months to form the (coalition) government (in Jammu and Kashmir)," she said.
Ms. Mufti alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) backtracked from its commitments and accused it of trying to pressure on the people of Jammu and Kashmir into subjugation.
"The BJP wants us to throw in the towel. We will not do it.... If all of us -- Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Gujjars, Paharis -- stand united, we will make the BJP give up," she said.
Ms. Mufti, the only woman to become the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, said her father had the courage to stand for people.
"Despite having only 16 MLAs (in the 2002 Assembly polls, Mufti sahib told the Congress (which had 20 seats) that he would form the government only if talks were held with Pakistan and separatists," she said.
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