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| Pakistani flags affect atmosphere of reconciliation: Akhtar | | Involving 'stakeholders' in talks on J&K | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 5: The Agenda of Alliance of the ruling coalition in J&K says that steps will be taken to restore peace in the state and resolve the "issue" by involving "all the stakeholders", including Hurriyat leaders. "The coalition government will facilitate and help initiate a sustained and meaningful dialogue with all internal stakeholders, which will include all political groups irrespective of their ideological views and predilections. This dialogue will seek to build a broad based consensus on resolution of all outstanding issues of J&K," it says.
However, certain developments which took place in the Valley during the last 20 days or so have hampered the process of dialogue with "internal stakeholders". Two developments in particular affected the environment. One was the April 15 anti-India rally in Srinagar where anti-India, pro-Pakistan and pro-independence slogans were raised, anti-India speeches made and Pakistani flags hoisted. The state government had to act. It invoked the Public Safety Act and had Masarat Alam arrested. The other was the pro-Pakistan event in Tral, Kashmir, two weeks later on 1st May. This event was organized by Syed Ali Shah Geelani and at Tral, like in Srinagar, anti-India and pro-Pakistan speeches were made and Pakistani flags also hoisted. Commenting on the waving of Pakistani flags and prospects of talks with "internal stakeholders", Education Minister and PDP spokesperson Nayeem Akhtar on Mondayadmitted that certain events in Kashmir did affect the atmosphere of reconciliation. "Waving of Pakistani flag sends a wrong notion across the country. Our image turns negative…The move (resolve to talk to Hurriyat leaders) has not affected the prospects but it has definitely affected the atmosphere of reconciliation. It has definitely affected the atmosphere wherein GoI (Government of India) can't invite separatists for talks," he said, and added that "We have promised reconciliation with Pakistan and involving Hurriyat in talks and we will fight for that, but one incident vitiates entire atmosphere". In other words, Akhtar held Geelani and others responsible for adversely impacting the atmosphere of reconciliation. But the question is: Do Geelani and other handful of Pakistani conduits want peace in the Valley? They do not. They want to keep the Kashmir pot boiling as it suits them and helps them mint easy money and remain in the news. They know that New Delhi will not allow J&K to go out of India and, hence, they do what they do to vitiate the atmosphere in the Valley. |
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