Fayaz Bukhari
Srinagar Feb 1: The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Legislature Party today met here and authorised party president, Mehbooba Mufti, to convey the party view on Government formation to Governor, N N Vohra, tomorrow.
The PDP legislature party meeting was held here nearly a month after the demise of former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
Mehbooba was not elected Legislature Party leader in the meeting, which is a requirement for her formal projection as the Chief Ministerial candidate.
The PDP’s senior leader, Naeem Akhtar, told reporters after the meeting: “The Legislature Party has authorised Mehbooba Ji to convey the PDP point of view to the Governor.” She will be meeting the Governor in the afternoon tomorrow.
This was the first meeting of the PDP Legislature Party since the demise of Sayeed on January 7 and came against the backdrop of Vohra’s invitation to the PDP president for consultations on Government formation in the State.
Vohra yesterday sent invitations to Mehbooba and BJP State president Sat Pal Sharma for separate meetings tomorrow to clarify their stand on Government formation in the State, which is under Governor’s Rule since January 8.
Naeem said that there is no condition on Government formation but it wants that the agenda of alliance drafted by the two parties be implemented. He said that there is no question of re-negotiating the agenda of alliance as it was drafted after lot of ground work.
Akhtar said that the party wants that the agenda of alliance between two parties be implemented in letter and spirit. He said that it will not benefit the PDP or any particular region but entire State.
The PDP leader said that the party does not want the Government formation just for the sake of it. He said that the Government formation should give benefit to the people of the State for which people have voted.
Mehbooba, who is seen as a successor to her father as Chief Minister, had said she will take a call after “reassessing” whether ally BJP’s Government at the Centre would take substantive steps in a “set timeframe” to address the “core” political and economic issues of the State.
She has said she would not become the Chief Minister just for the sake of power but wanted assurances from the Narendra Modi Government on implementation of Agenda of Alliance, reached with the BJP by her late father.
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