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| Isolation of Hurriyat, not dialogue with them, need of the time | | J&K not a private property | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jun 19: The Government of India's Special Representative, former Director of Intelligence Bureau, was again in Srinagar the other day. He not just visited the residence of the slain Rising Kashmir Editor Sujaat Bukhari to express solidarity with the bereaved family, but, according to report, "he also tried to meet some second-rung Hurriyat leaders to prepare ground for parleys aimed at settling the issues in Jammu & Kashmir and restoring peace in the strife-torn Kashmir Valley".
Earlier, Home Minister Rajnath Singh had urged the separatists to come forward for a dialogue, saying that the Union Government was not against the idea of dialogue between the government and separatists. As was expected, the three ring leaders of the separatist movement - Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik - virtually rejected the dialogue offer.
The stand of the separatist groups in Kashmir was evident from their statement on May 29, before the Home Minister's visit to the state earlier this month (June 7-8). In a joint statement, Geelani, Mirwaiz and Malik had said: "…This dispute has three stakeholders - India, Pakistan and the people of this land (J&K). Meaningful talks is an assured and peaceful way to resolve the conflict. Absence of any one stakeholder will not yield any solution".
Despite calls from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for a dialogue, it had become quite evident that even if the suspension of operations was extended, the separatist groups will not come forward for a dialogue. This was the view of officials in the New Delhi's corridors of power, especially in the North Block that Houses Union Home Ministry. Not Just this. There was also no let up in infiltration and ceasefire violations from across the border.
All this was conveyed to Home Minister Rajnath Singh on his visit to Kashmir and on his return to New Delhi, he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 8 and relayed the situation. The government subsequently decided to give some more time before assessing the situation on ground, as there were also reports that the move has yielded positive results and generated goodwill among Kashmiris. But nothing came out.
Why talks with Kashmiri separatists? Who do they represent? They do not represent Jammu and Ladakh. Nor do they represent the internally-displaced Kashmiri Hindus, the original inhabitants of Kashmir. They represent only a part of one particular social group and, hence, can't be accorded any kind of respectability. They are separatists and separatists need to be treated as such. Even otherwise, Jammu & Kashmir is not a private property. It's an integral part of India and even the Government of India has no right, political or constitutional, to compromise the nation's age-old stand on the state. Nation is the only stakeholder in the state. The sooner New Delhi realizes it, the better. |
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