If Sajad Lone is interested in formation of third front, it should be encouraged
Srinagar : Senior PDP leader and former Member of Parliament Muzaffar Hussain Baig on Tuesday said that he was ready to join the third front if it takes the shape of a political force in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Member of Parliament who was addressing a presser in Srinagar said if the third front emerges which is also what the Peoples Conference-led by Sajad Lone is aiming at, he will join it.
“Sajad Lone is like my son. I had contested the elections that led to registration of Peoples Conference as a political party. If Sajad (Lone) is interested in (formation of third front), it should be encouraged. People want something different from the beaten track,” Baig said.
He said joining the Peoples Conference will be his homecoming.
Asked if he would join an alternative front to the National Conference and PDP, Beigh said “I will seriously consider joining the third front if it emerges”. He said he has not been contacted by the BJP or Lone so far.
Asked if he would quit PDP, Baig said he would await a response from the party leadership before taking the step.
“I have not made up my mind. I will have to think about it. It is very difficult to resign from a party which I have formed.
“Sajad has not contacted me directly. The BJP has not contacted me (on government formation or third front formation). However, there are people within the party (PDP) who want an elected government,” he added
Baig described the election boycott of National Conference and PDP on the government of India’s noncommittal to defend Article 35A “flawed” saying, “the issue is not to be decided by politicians or government of India”.
“It is to be decided by highest court which is not afraid of taking bold decisions. The logic is flawed and if the case (Article 35A) takes years, will NC and PDP boycott the assembly and parliament elections till that time?” he questioned.
He pointed out that despite the election boycott by NC and PDP “people voted in certain areas”.
“I know the reason why NC called for the boycott. It was a defensive step that they took because of the comments of senior leader in Delhi To overcome the resentment, they called for boycott of elections,” Baid said and added, “Why PDP followed the decision, I don’t understand. They unwittingly fell into the trap”.
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