NC ready to give in writing if PDP accepts verbal support - Kashmir Images

Thursday, 01 01 2015 10:12

Srinagar, Dec 31: With Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yet to respond to National Conference’s (NC) offer of unconditional support for the formation of the government, the latter Wednesday said that Omar Abdullah has verbally communicated support to PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.

The NC also maintained that it is ready to pledge in writing the unconditional support to PDP if it accepts the offer.

“See some people in the PDP are saying that they have not received any verbal or written message from the National Conference for their unconditional support offer. Let me inform them that a very responsible communication from Omar Abdullah has gone to Mufti Sahab in which he has clearly offered him NC’s unconditional support,” NC Jammu unit chief and MLA Devendra Singh Rana was quoted as saying by KNS.

He said that PDP should respond to the NC’s call. “PDP should respond to our call. We are ready to give in writing if they accept our offer. I believe that if PDP will form the government with the support of NC, it will be beneficial for all the three regions and the government will run as per the aspirations of the people,” he said.

Rana claimed that three independent candidates are ready to give support to the PDP-NC government.

“The three independent MLAs are also ready to support if PDP forms the government with the support of NC. I fail to understand what stops PDP from forming the government with the support of NC,” he said and added that the PDP should come clean on the issue.

The NC leader claimed that BJP has not approached NC nor is NC in touch with BJP for the government formation. “I can tell you that BJP has till now not approached the NC for the government formation, and the NC stand is clear that the party is ready to support the PDP,” he said, and was quick to add that if PDP does not accept their (NC’s) support, then only the party will think about other options.

He said that it was the party’s working president, Omar Abdullah who first made the offer of support to the PDP in the formation of a government. “The PDP should understand that Omar Abdullah is committed to what he has said and PDP should also realize that people of Jammu and Kashmir want that PDP should form the government with the support of NC,” he said.

It is to mention here that after NC’s offer, the PDP had sought a written assurance from the NC.

With NC having 15 MLAs and claiming to have support of two independent members, the combined strength of the two parties makes it 45 and that is more the minimum number required to form the government.

In case the PDP and NC forge an alliance to form the government, it will keep the BJP, which won all its 25 seats from Jammu, out of power, forcing it to sit in the opposition.

Despite ongoing negotiations between various parties, there has been no breakthrough in formation of a government yet.