Srinagar: Amid reports of differences between coalition partners over various issues including handling the prevailing law and order situation in Kashmir Valley, BJP’s national general secretary Ram Madhav on Friday held a meeting with PDP leader and State’s finance minister, Haseeb A. Drabu in winter capital Jammu.
Mr Drabu had acted as the PDP’s chief negotiator over the government formation with the BJP whereas Mr Madhav is known as the man behind meticulously stitching dream alliance between ideologically divergent parties in 2015.
The discord between the two surfaced recently when the PDP resented the way BJP behaved during a recently held election of new members to the State Legislative Council.
The PDP expressed resentment over the BJP’s taking three seats in MLC polls despite commitment of sharing two each.
On Thursday, the PDP also publicly censured the State’s industries minister and BJP lawmaker, Chander Prakash Ganga, over his calling for shooting down the “stone-pelters and traitors” of the Valley. The PDP said it strongly condemns what it said were grossly insensitive remarks and “disgusting” utterances.
The PDP has been maintaining that the situation in the Valley ought to be handled with utmost care and CM, Mehbooba Mufti, has repeatedly asked the security forces to exercise restraint while dealing with the stone-pelters.
But Mr. Ganga had said that “They are the traitors. Whether they live in the country or come from Pakistan, they can only be treated by bullets. If bullets are not there at least they should be punished, like beating them by canes.”
