Reiterating that unity among common masses and political parties is the key to success, People’s United Front (PUF) leader and Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) president, Er Rasheed, Monday asked NC to clear its stand over uniting to defend the special status of the state.
In a statement, Rasheed said, “We all need to understandsensitivity of the issues and it is the time to come true to the expectationsof the masses. Without wanting to take any credit, PUF wants to set the recordright that both Shah Faesal and I publicly urged for unity among politicalparties over the apprehensions of assault on special status of the state.”
He added, “I was the first one to appeal for a jointstrategy, which was conveyed directly to NC top leadership to take the lead andbring all parties together. It was encouraging that NC’s response was positiveand later in the day Mehbooba Mufti also urged Dr Farooq Abdullah to arrange anall party meeting to discuss the issue. If media reports are believed to betrue, Dr Farooq had welcomed the suggestion and PUF decided not to take thelead in organizing all party meeting, but let Dr Farooq Abdullah take thecall.”
Rasheed further said, “However, it was strange that OmarAbdullah created confusion by suggesting that we must first know response ofunion government before organizing all party meet, thus contradicting Farooqsahib’s willingness to arrange the meeting.”He said that PUF will wait for NC’s response andif the difference of opinion continued to exist between the NC leadership, thenPUF will arrange the all party meeting and take all other measures required to”resist any misadventure”.