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| Apprehending rout, separatists ponder over escape routes | | Jaan bachi laakhon paye! | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 6: The logjam of 121 days in Kashmir Valley is likely to end as separatists apprehending rout have decided to take measures that would ensure ending of the constant strike calendars that they issue every week here.
Since more than a month, the strike calls being issued by the separatists in Valley have lost momentum with people in open defying the calls and resuming their daily businesses. The overall security scenario in Kashmir too witnessed an improvement since October.
Sensing trouble, Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Geelani held a closed door meeting with Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and JKLF Chief Yasin Malik. The trio, as per reports, deliberated upon the options of ending the four month long logjam.
As per reports, three top separatists met for the first time after the current unrest at the residence of Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani. The meeting lasted for 3 hours during which all issues including the conduct of examinations and future strategy was discussed at length.
The government too for the first time lifted all curbs on all the three separatist leaders to allow them to meet at Geelani's Hyderpora residence.
Geelani, Malik and Mirwaiz after discussing at length all issues concerning present situation including calls for shutdown and protests called in the weekly protest calendars issued from time to time for the last four months.
It was informed further that due to the people defying the calls of the separatist leaders, latter were rather compelled to deliberate upon ending the constant cycle of strikes in Kashmir. Furthermore, ways to tackle the present crises too were discussed at threadbare.
The general call from the people across Valley was against the constant strikes in Valley with masses terming such a strategy by the separatists as tantamount to coercion and suppression. "Even cattle aren't confined in the four walls for such a period. I mean what separatists think people will do when they ask them to keep observing the strikes that too for four long months. It was expected that such a strategy would fail one day- that day has come," says a Valley based columnist, wishing not to be named.
Parents too were worried about the constant strikes in view of the scheduled annual exams being held on November 15, this year. There were voices of concern being heard from all across about how kids would reach the examination centres amid unrest and chaos.
The Transporters were also aggrieved over unending cycle of protest calendars with several opting to change their business in a bid to make their both ends meet.
Meanwhile, the reports have informed that Geelani, Mirwaiz and Malik have decided in Sunday's meet to call a joint meeting with the stakeholders including traders, transporters, member of the civil society, educationists and others to take decisions on issues concerning the protest calendars, reopening of schools, conduct of examination and resumption of trade and transport activates in Kashmir. |
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