A day after senior PDP leader and MP Tariq Karra stepped down, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) called him a “back- stabber”. At the same time, the party insisted that it will not have much impact on the ruling party.
In a blow to Kashmir’s PDP, Karra on Thursday tendered his resignation from both the party and the Parliament. Karra accused the PDP of being a collaborator with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
The PDP has become a collaborator for the fascist RSS-governed BJP.Tariq Karra
Elected to the Lok Sabha in 2014, Karra was a close aide of the late chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed and was one of the founding members of the PDP.
He had always opposed the idea of a PDP-BJP alliance and made his dissent known earlier, too.
Senior party leader Naeem Akhtar criticised Karra’s decision, saying he took the step at a time when there was a need to strengthen the hands of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and the administration.
He has back-stabbed the party at a time when there was a need to strengthen the government and the Chief Minister.Naeem Akhtar
The resignation comes as the Kashmir Valley is battling months of the deadliest unrest it has suffered in six years. Over 80 people have been killed and thousands injured in clashes with security forces.
For more than 50 days now, Kashmir has been turmoil-ridden that started on 8 July with the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani.
(With ANI inputs)
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