NC to Delhi's rescue, again

SAS

Trying hard to regain its lost political space in Kashmir, People's Democratic Party (PDP) is slated to face much bigger challenges. The party's stand on land dispute has irked New Delhi. The honchos in New Delhi are busy sidelining PDP and are tying their best to rope in National Conference (NC). Whenever New Delhi's position in Kashmir has weekened, NC has always come to its rescue.

Election Commission (EC) of India has decided to go ahead with the assembly polls despite the unrest in the state. It has already convened a meeting of political parties in New Delhi on September 8 to assess the situation in the state after doubts were expressed over the possibility of holding assembly polls in the wake of the recent turmoil.

PDP has expressed its displeasure to hold aseembly elections in the state at this time. The party believes that the situation is not conducive for elections. There are reports that the party may even back out from the polls. On the other hand, National Conference has welcomed the decision.

However, National Conference's green signal to the assembly polls has not come as a surprise. Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah had a one-hour long meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and External Afairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee. The meeting discussed the present situation in the state. It is pertinent to mention here that New Delhi had convened
a meeting with PDP patron Mufti Sayeed to seek suuport from its one-time ally, but the two sides could not bring around a solution following PDP's reluctance for a unilateral agreement between Samiti and Jammu and Kashmir Government.

Speculations are rife that NC may have entered into some kind of agreement with New Delhi whereby the party is required to support the agreement between Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangarsh Samiti (SAYSS) and the state govt; against what can be any body's guess.

It seems New Delhi is this time bent to teach PDP a lesson. And what better way than keeping it out of power!

The party has also come under scathing attack from seperatists. All said and done. PDP finds itself sinking deeper into the quagmire.

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Na idhar ke rahe na udhar ke!