The sacking of Drabu betrays a crack in the PDP-BJP deal. And ending the tie-up may be PDP's survival formula
The ensuing state of instability in Jammu & Kashmir is a matter of serious concern,” Omar Abdullah told National Conference workers in Srinagar on March 16. The former chief minister was reacting to the unceremoniously swift sacking of Haseeb Drabu, the state’s finance minister, who was also widely acknowledged as the ruling Peoples Democratic Party’s point man to engage with the Centre.
Though ostensibly removed for his controversial comments to a gathering of diplomats in New Delhi, where he sought to emphasise the ‘social’ aspects of the Kashmir problem over its ‘political’ dimensions, there is more than the party will let on. The move, some analysts say, is Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s attempt to salvage the PDP’s rapidly diminishing credibility in the Valley and a means of sending a “strong message” to her alliance partner, the BJP.
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