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Sources said Baig’s move is also meant to pre-empt moves afoot in the PDP, NC and the Congress to come together and stake claim to form the government in the state which is under Governor’s Rule since the BJP-PDP alliance came unstuck.
In a major setback to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), its veteran leader and parliamentarian Muzaffar Hussain Baig threw his weight behind Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Lone and said he will “seriously consider joining” the third front.
Sources said Baig’s move is also meant to pre-empt moves afoot in the PDP, NC and the Congress to come together and stake claim to form the government in the state which is under Governor’s Rule since the BJP-PDP alliance came unstuck.
“There is a possibility of a third front, people are looking for change,” Baig said. “If it emerges, I will seriously consider joining it”.
Calling Sajad Lone his son and his party a home, Baig said: “I was a friend of his (Sajad Lone’s) father Abdul Gani Lone (who was assassinated by Pak-backed militants in 2002). I have also prepared the constitution of Peoples Conference.”
Lone welcomed his statement: “I am humbled…A person of his stature, experience and intellect can be the defining
attribute of the emerging third party. I remember him as my favourite uncle during my childhood. I was his pampered brat.”
Baig’s backing will bolster the efforts of Sajad Lone to create a third front in the Valley together with Shia leader and PDP legislator Imran Ansari. A trusted ally of BJP, Lone is already in consultation with several political leaders especially those from north Kashmir to create a political front that will take on National Conference and PDP in the Valley.
Baig’s backing will bolster the efforts of Sajad Lone to create a third front in the Valley together with Shia leader and PDP legislator Imran Ansari. A trusted ally of BJP, Lone is already in consultation with several political leaders especially those from north Kashmir to create a political front that will take on National Conference and PDP in the Valley.
