KD News Service
Jammu, Feb 20 : Former deputy chief minister and founder member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Muzaffar Hussain Beigh, attended Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Jammu on Tuesday and made it clear that he is not affiliated with the PDP.
Beigh was talking to the media on the sidelines of a function in Jammu at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally, said, I am not affiliated with People’s Democratic Party (PDP) However, he stated that if the party offers him, he would urge them to prioritize national interests over personal gains in their political endeavors
He said that “I was here to listen to Prime Minister Modi.”
He added, “Has anyone told you that I am joining the BJP? Neither has anyone asked me to join the BJP, nor have I come to join it.”
Beigh, who was a co-founder of the PDP in the late 1990s, had left the party on November 14, 2020 after differences with Mehbooba. He had said then that Mehbooba had joined the People’s Alliance for Gupkar declaration (PAGD) without consulting him.
PAGD was formed after the August 5, 2019 abrogation of Article 370 and downgrading of J&K into a union territory.
After leaving the PDP, Beigh and his wife had joined the Peoples Conference (PC) headed by Sajad Gani Lone.
However, they rejoined the PDP in January of this year, with the expectation that it would strengthen the party’s position in north Kashmir, where it has witnessed the departure of numerous senior leaders over the past six years. Nevertheless, this statement has once again shocked everyone.
