PDP backstabbed interests of JK people: DPAP

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 23: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) today lashed out at the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for its deceptive and deceitful role in backstabbing the interests of the people of Jammu and Kashmir in general and the Valley in particular during its coalition with the BJP between 2015 and 2018, first under the chief ministership of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and then Mehboob Mufti.
Peer Bilal, DPAP Central Kashmir president, while reacting to Mehbooba Mufti’s statement against the DPAP chairman, recalled how desperately she hobnobbed with the BJP to form the alliance by first pretending to be not interested in the Government post death of her father. He said there are strong doubts about the PDP having created a situation for the BJP to quit the Government in 2018 as per well crafted plan in New Delhi to pave the way for repealing Article 370 and 35A, he said, adding that if reports are to be believed Mehbooba Mufi was in know of the developments to follow, which is why the PDP had rejected NC offer on the Government formation from day one.
Peer Bilal said the people of Kashmir know about the creators of the PDP in 1999 when Lal Krishan Advani was the Deputy Prime Minister in charge Home under the premiership of Atal Behari Vajpayee. “So it doesn’t augur well for the leaders to question the credibility of Ghulam Nabi Azad, as they owe emergence of their re-existence to Nagpur “, he said, hoping Mehbooba Mufti to measure her words before saying lest the dubious role of the PDP is exposed.