Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 20: Senior leader and former Parliamentarian, Dr Mehboob Beg has come out in support of Mehbooba Mufti and lauded her as one of the most consistent and strongest Chief Ministers.
There is consistency and perseverance in Mehbooba Mufti’s politics, no matter if she is in the Govt or in the Opposition. Her politics and conviction finds basis in her ‘pro-people belief’, how she handled the Kathua rape case in a case in-point, remarked Dr Beg.
Beg said Mehbooba made sure that those who were politicizing the unfortunate incident were taken to task, even if they were members in the ‘Alliance’.
She resisted the sinister attempt to disturb and dislodge the Tribal community and allowed no politics was played on this issue. Her stand was made crystal clear to the all powerful Central Govt as well, the Home Minister offered unconditional talks, the cases against protestors were withdrawn, the unilateral ceasefire was announced, how can we not appreciate how she persisted with pro-people policies and made the BJP agree to matters that were politically inconvenient to them, asked Dr Beg.
She took stands very well realizing that she did not have the numbers to dictate terms to the BJP, yet she persisted and since the BJP did not have the intentions to fulfil the terms agreed upon, they had to pull-out.
The BJP had entered into this coalition by signing on dotted lines, the Agenda of Alliance was a carefully drafted ‘pro-people’ document. It appears that the BJP had no intention to fulfil what they had committed to do, one cannot do much about if somebody intends to cheat and deceive you, remarked Dr Beg.
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