Amid rife speculations of cracks in the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), following the verbal spar between two youth leaders of the National Conference (NC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP), both parties on Tuesday decided to set aside political differences and fight for the people’s “rights and dignity”.
Reports said both NC and PDP, through their spokespersons, said that despite their “political differences,” they must “rise to the occasion and present a united front” to fight the “onslaught” on rights and dignity of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
The NC chief spokesperson, Tanvir Sadiq told the media that at a time when the case challenging the abrogation of Article 370 is being heard, tomorrow, in the Indian Supreme Court, there should not be divided voices from Kashmir. He, however, said there will be a “reaction” if anything is being spoken against the party.
When asked about the ramifications the recent statement will leave on PAGD, the NC spokesperson said those are in the context of a political party speaking against a political party but speaking against each other at this stage is in very “bad taste”.
He, however, added that it is the chairman of PAGD and its constituents to decide who will stay or opt to quit. “It was understood that all were together, how can one speak against each other but that if one resorts to such tactics, there will be a response,” he said.
Sadiq said the party’s top leadership will be apprised of the happenings and that they would request the leadership to take up this issue with the PDP leadership.
Meanwhile, PDP chief spokesperson Suhail Bukhari told the media that the reaction might have come in the aftermath of some instances when National Conference leaders at different levels have spoken against the PDP.
“PDP and NC are two different political parties with political differences, but in current circumstances, the political differences have to be kept aside and we must rise to the occasion with a united front to fight the onslaught on our rights and dignity perpetuated by the BJP, RSS regime,” he remarked.—KMS
