Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Mufti Mohammad Sayeed (Photo tweeted by PIB)Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the swearing in of the PDP-BJP government led by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in Jammu on Sunday.
Emerging from a 90-minute meeting with Modi in New Delhi Friday, Mufti said he invited the Prime Minister to the oath-taking ceremony. “He has agreed.’’
The PDP patron said the meeting was “pleasant” and “a surprise to me”. He said he had a “wholesome discussion” with Modi. “It was exceptionally good.”
Asked what transpired at the meeting, Mufti did not elaborate but quoted an Arabic proverb “Al haq u murrun walaw kaana durrun”, saying it means “truth is bitter, even if it is an invaluable pearl”.
“Prime Minister was very kind. We had a detailed discussion on a number of issues,’’ he said. “It is a historic opportunity for us. And once you get this kind of leverage, you have to make use of it properly.”
He said that the first and foremost concern was peace and then development. “These two are intertwined,’’ he said. “And our discussion revolved around this subject only. We want peace and create an atmosphere for development. For this (peace), we will have to address the political issues. We also discussed how to provide a stable government to the state,’’ he said.
“The meeting went on for an hour and half and it was so pleasant that it was a surprise to me”. He said he didn’t have to discuss any pending issues with Modi because “we have already agreed to a comprehensive agenda for the alliance… it will be released soon.’’
He said he did talk to Modi on economic issues because “toumle boh-re kun te chu khayal thavun pevaan” which in Kashmiri means “we have to keep the rice bag in mind”.
Mufti said that the two parties have come to a consensus on difficult issues after a long a difficult process over two months. “It was like bringing North Pole and South Pole together,’’ he said, referring to the ideological differences between his party and BJP. “But we have managed to build a consensus. It is a comprehensive document where we have dealt with every relevant issue.”
“I am very positive. I am hopeful that I will make a difference in the lives of our people,’’ he said. “You have every right to be critical of this alliance – we will tolerate criticism. But I am sure people will appreciate our efforts once things start to shape up”.
Mufti was accompanied by Haseeb Drabu, who was negotiating the power-sharing deal with the BJP on behalf of the PDP and authored the framework for the coalition government called “Agenda of Alliance”.
Mufti had a one-on-one with Modi and then Drabu was asked to join the discussion. After sorting out last-minute hitches in the alliance document late Wednesday night, Drabu, who is tipped to be the state finance continued…
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