JAMMU : Confirming ‘track-II’ talks, PDP today said it is willing to form Government with BJP for the benefit of Jammu and Kashmir but listed a number of conditions with an assertion that there will be no “sell out” on “core” issues like time-bound revocation of AFSPA.
PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, while insisting that he was not “power hungry”, said he is even willing not to claim Chief Ministership if he feels it would benefit the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Contending that he wants to bring the state out of a “quagmire”, the former Chief Minister told his party workers here, “Track-II dialogue with BJP over the formation of Government in Jammu and Kashmir is in progress.”
He went on to add, “Once the track-II dialogue gets some direction, a structured dialogue or the ‘track-I’ dialogue on the formation of a Common Minimum Programme will be initiated.”
PDP emerged as the single largest party in last month’s Assembly polls by bagging 28 seats in the 87-member House while BJP stood second with 25 seats. There has been speculation that the two parties have been holding talks to form coalition Government.
“Mufti Mohammed Sayeed is not after power or the post of Chief Minister. If I feel that my shaking hands (with BJP) will benefit the state of Jammu and Kashmir and the country, I am ready to do that,” Sayeed said. (AGENCIES)
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