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| Million march versus Modi in Kashmir | | | | Whether the Government will allow senior Separatist leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani to hold his proposed "million march" in Srinagar to counter scheduled visit of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi,is a million dollare question? This question is being debated in the top circles of the state Government, security and intelligence agencies. Yes Modi has visited Kashmir on a number of occasions during the Lok Sabha poll campaign and after taking over as Prime Minister but separatists have never tried to stage protest demonstration against him. Why then the separatists have chosen the upcoming visit of Modi for launching a "million march"? Two factors are said to have motivated Geelani to organize the million march. First, Geelani has now realized that Modi has suffered dilution in his political stature because of growing intolerance in the country. Secondly the level of anger against Modi and the Central Government in the valley has seemingly increased on account of the inordinate delay in the release of financial package for paying compensation to flood hit people and for rebuilding the damaged infrastructure. This way Geelani finds the atmosphere conducive for him to register his presence, relevance and political strength in order to keep the establishment in Islamabad in good humour. These two factors have motivated senior separatist leader and head of the hardline faction of the Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, to ask people to hold a 'million march' to show to the world that "Kashmiris are against the Indian occupation". The rally, proposed to be held at the Tourist Reception Centre ground in Srinagar on November 7, is being seen as a counter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to hold a public gathering in Srinagar on the same day. Modi's rally will be his first in the Valley since December last, when his party, the BJP, came to power in the State. Geelani's party has said the rally would be "Kashmir's referendum against India", and amidst apprehensions that it will be disallowed, urged the authorities to allow it. Geelani has invited all the pro-freedom leadership to participate in the rally at TRC to show the world that Kashmiris are against the Indian occupation. The State Government and the security agencies are in a fix about the plan the Government should adopt in dealing with the proposed 'million march. "If the Government allows Geelani to hold the "million march" the rally is sure to attract not less than half a million people. And it would be beyond the scope of the security forces to maintain discipline because a section of mischief mongers could kick up a terrible crisis and conflict. The second option is to place various parts of the valley under curfew restrictions so as to prevent groups of people from marching to the Tourist Reception Centre grounds. This can be possible if all the separatists and their close associates are placed under house arrest. But those who are opposed to this plan argue that it would send a wrong signal to the international fora if Modi visits Srinagar which is placed under curfew restrictions. But those who favour crackdown on separatists say that Separatists may give a call for complete shutdown which was supposed to receive good response. Hence one should not worry about the impact of Modi addressing a small gathering that too in Srinagar where curfew restrictions had been imposed. It would be better to have a hassle free and incident free visit of Modi than to have incidents of violence during Modi's brief stay in Srinagar. This way Modi is left with no other alternative but to make an announcement on the quantum of financial package for the State of Jammu and Kashmir. |
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