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Mufti proposes putting PDP in control of Kashmir, BJP of Jammu, and Congress of Ladakh
Had it been any other state, putting a government in place would not have been so complicated an exercise with the kind of result elections that Jammu and Kashmir just threw up. Every group involved in attempts to form a government in the state is wielding a two-edged sword. And that includes the the Bharatiya Janata Party.
At the centre of it all is Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the most experienced politician in Kashmir whose Peoples Democratic Party on Friday reportedly ruled out forming a coalition government with its arch-rival, the National Conference.
Having given a cold shoulder to the Congress as well, Sayeed is now locked in tough negotiations with an ascendant BJP, the party that made great gains but could not manage more than 1% of the vote share in PDP’s bastion of Kashmir Valley.
Both the parties are discussing ideas advanced by Sayeed, who likes to see himself as a Kashmiri statesman, in order that neither is seen as compromising with their core ideology.
Discussions on 'grand idea'
Sources in the PDP say that Sayeed’s strategists are at the roundtable with the BJP with a “grand idea” of meeting divergent regional aspirations and not a proposal for a consensus government based on some common minimum programme or rotational chief ministership.
The PDP patriarch is proposing a structural shift in governing the state – a coalition of three governing councils, one for each region in the state – according to the aspirations expressed by the three regional electorates.
According to sources, under this “new idea”, the course of development in the Hindu-dominated region of Jammu would be decided by the proposed regional council to be run by the BJP. In the Kashmir Valley, where the Azadi sentiment is centred, a similar council would be run by the PDP in accordance with its ideology of self-rule to “manage people’s aspirations”.
Within Sayeed’s “statesman-like” approach, the Congress party would get to look after the interests of the Ladakh region. It was not clear what extra powers Sayeed, as chief minister, would exercise on the councils.
Other groups ignored
The BJP might agree on the formula as the idea would get the saffron party a grip on the Jammu region as if it were to eventually become a separate state. The PDP, which views its “self-rule” ideology as the way to resolve the Kashmir dispute, believes it could begin trying the idea on the ground in Valley in good measure.
This strategy, the PDP believes, could then form the basis for a future dialogue on Kashmir between India and Pakistan, another demand the PDP is putting forward for joining hands with the BJP.
But the main shortcoming of the idea is that it completely excludes the oldest pro-India political party in the state, the National Conference, as well as groups challenging New Delhi’s sovereignty over Kashmir.
The PDP believes that its electoral mandate is to resolve the Kashmir issue, for its own ideology of self-rule. This way, it is seeking to transform a vote for bijli, sadak, paani into a sanction for conflict resolution while swearing by the Indian Constitution. Sayeed perhaps is trying to surpass even the party’s earlier mantra of “economic progress is freedom”.
Threat of state's trifurcation
By dissociating the trajectory of development for Kashmir Valley from those of the other two regions, both sides, the PDP and the BJP, may be “beginning to believe” that core separatism in the state could be replaced with a “healthy competition for ideas of progress”. At a later stage, the two parties could also take responsibility for contentious issues like lifting Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from the jurisdiction of the respective governing councils.
But if the BJP and PDP actually agree on the “new idea”, it could also begin a process for trifurcation of the state, a prospect the BJP may not be averse to in the end.
Sources in the PDP also say that Mufti Sayeed is likely to discuss the agenda with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi in the coming days. If they fail to agree, the restive state might have to be ready for a spell of governor’s rule and fresh elections by June 2015.
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Had it been any other state, putting a government in place would not have been so complicated an exercise with the kind of result elections that Jammu and Kashmir just threw up. Every group involved in attempts to form a government in the state is wielding a two-edged sword. And that includes the the Bharatiya Janata Party.
At the centre of it all is Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the most experienced politician in Kashmir whose Peoples Democratic Party on Friday reportedly ruled out forming a coalition government with its arch-rival, the National Conference.
Having given a cold shoulder to the Congress as well, Sayeed is now locked in tough negotiations with an ascendant BJP, the party that made great gains but could not manage more than 1% of the vote share in PDP’s bastion of Kashmir Valley.
Both the parties are discussing ideas advanced by Sayeed, who likes to see himself as a Kashmiri statesman, in order that neither is seen as compromising with their core ideology.
Discussions on 'grand idea'
Sources in the PDP say that Sayeed’s strategists are at the roundtable with the BJP with a “grand idea” of meeting divergent regional aspirations and not a proposal for a consensus government based on some common minimum programme or rotational chief ministership.
The PDP patriarch is proposing a structural shift in governing the state – a coalition of three governing councils, one for each region in the state – according to the aspirations expressed by the three regional electorates.
According to sources, under this “new idea”, the course of development in the Hindu-dominated region of Jammu would be decided by the proposed regional council to be run by the BJP. In the Kashmir Valley, where the Azadi sentiment is centred, a similar council would be run by the PDP in accordance with its ideology of self-rule to “manage people’s aspirations”.
Within Sayeed’s “statesman-like” approach, the Congress party would get to look after the interests of the Ladakh region. It was not clear what extra powers Sayeed, as chief minister, would exercise on the councils.
Other groups ignored
The BJP might agree on the formula as the idea would get the saffron party a grip on the Jammu region as if it were to eventually become a separate state. The PDP, which views its “self-rule” ideology as the way to resolve the Kashmir dispute, believes it could begin trying the idea on the ground in Valley in good measure.
This strategy, the PDP believes, could then form the basis for a future dialogue on Kashmir between India and Pakistan, another demand the PDP is putting forward for joining hands with the BJP.
But the main shortcoming of the idea is that it completely excludes the oldest pro-India political party in the state, the National Conference, as well as groups challenging New Delhi’s sovereignty over Kashmir.
The PDP believes that its electoral mandate is to resolve the Kashmir issue, for its own ideology of self-rule. This way, it is seeking to transform a vote for bijli, sadak, paani into a sanction for conflict resolution while swearing by the Indian Constitution. Sayeed perhaps is trying to surpass even the party’s earlier mantra of “economic progress is freedom”.
Threat of state's trifurcation
By dissociating the trajectory of development for Kashmir Valley from those of the other two regions, both sides, the PDP and the BJP, may be “beginning to believe” that core separatism in the state could be replaced with a “healthy competition for ideas of progress”. At a later stage, the two parties could also take responsibility for contentious issues like lifting Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from the jurisdiction of the respective governing councils.
But if the BJP and PDP actually agree on the “new idea”, it could also begin a process for trifurcation of the state, a prospect the BJP may not be averse to in the end.
Sources in the PDP also say that Mufti Sayeed is likely to discuss the agenda with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi in the coming days. If they fail to agree, the restive state might have to be ready for a spell of governor’s rule and fresh elections by June 2015.
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@levina @TejasMk3 @wolfschanzze @JanjaWeed @Guynextdoor2 @Juggernautjatt @Prometheus @Sidak @jha @Echo_419 @Screambowl @anonymus @Jason bourne @indianrabbit @indiatester @drnash @Tridibans @ranjeet @The_Showstopper @Android @Ammyy @Bang Galore @KRAIT @Krate M @IND151 @IndoCarib @indopak @gslv @kurup @KURUMAYA @Star Wars @Marxist @itachiii @SarthakGanguly @Yogijaat @Robinhood Pandey @Jaat Rock @Darmashkian @heisenberg @kadamba-warrior @nair @Nair saab @Water Car Engineer @jarves @Soulspeek @ravi kiran @Ravi Nair and others what are your thoughts about this formula
