Srinagar: The Congress in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday criticised coalition partner Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for advocating "self-rule" as a solution to the Kashmir issue alleging the party itself was confused about what the formula envisioned.
"The people who are advocating self-rule formula as the only solution to Kashmir issue were themselves not fully conversant with the contours of the proposal," state Congress chief and Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed said.
"The proposal is ridiculous. On one hand the party (PDP) is calling for demilitarization, while on the other it asks for more security cover for its leaders and workers," he said.
The Congress, Sayeed added, had a consistent stand on the issue and its approach to the resolution of the problem remained the same since 1953.
The Minister was addressing party workers at a function here to pay homage to former prime minister Indira Gandhi on the 22nd anniversary of her death.
"Congress had all along worked for betterment of the people and believed that dialogue is the only way to solve problems," he said.
The "self-rule" proposal of the PDP seeks abrogation of Article 356 giving powers to the Centre to dismiss the state government, appointing a state's resident as Governor, besides having own administrative and police services.
The Congress leader called upon various parties to come to the table to work jointly for solving the people's problems.
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