x

Like our Facebook Page

   
Early Times Newspaper Jammu, Leading Newspaper Jammu
 
Breaking News :   Create awareness about Labour Welfare Schemes: Deputy Chief Minister | Satish Sharma felicitates J&K football team | Nidhi Aapke Nikat 2.0 to be held | No provision to regularise contract teachers in KVs, JNVs: MoS Jayant Chaudhary | Lok Sabha adjourned till Nov 27 after opposition uproar | Police arrest woman with cannabis powder in Anantnag | Kashmir's water bodies came alive with arrival of migratory birds | IIIM celebrates Janjatiya Gourav Divas | Poshan Project starts training for Anganwari workers | Kathua police arrests drug peddler | Poonch admin gears up for celebration of 'International Day of Persons with Disabilities' | Training imparted to Superintendents, Invigilators | Gaurav urges for holistic tourism circuit in Jammu region | Admissions under process in UG Hons programmes | Duty Staff imparted training ahead of JKSSB Constable Exams | Power shut down | DLRAC approves 20 rent cases at Udhampur | DC Srinagar reviews progress of Citizen-Centric Welfare Schemes | DC Baramulla visits Mechanical Division | DDC Shopian reviews UT/ District Capex works | DC Budgam reviews progress of new district hospital, CCU | National Campaign against Gender-Based Violence observed | 4th National Lok Adalat to be held on December 14 | SKUAST-Jammu to host National Symposium | KPDCL officials trained for successful implementation of solar scheme | Lecture on "Elimination of Violence Against Women" held at JU | Govt Polytechnic for Women organizes Industrial Training | DPS Udhampur hosts Grand Career Fest EDFAIR 2024 | NILM NGO organizes painting competition | PSPS GCW Gandhi Nagar conducts successful general body elections | Valedictory function of 7-day NSS camp | Empowering Youth through carpentry course at Kalakote | Canteen services inaugurated at GDC Marh | SDM Hiranagar, CAO Kathua promote wheat cultivation | DLSA Srinagar organizes awareness programme | Dr Skarma Nonzom honoured with Young Scientist Award | V-Sports Club excels at Jammu district | Grand Farewell for Ganesh Khajuria Chairman JKTF | Justice Rajesh Bindal inspires law students at LPU | GDC Kathua celebrated communal harmony week | GDC RS Pura hosts lecture, model-making competition | GDC Ramban organises educational field trip | GDC Ramnagar hosts workshop | GGM Science College organizes rally | Get settled in Dubai, Satish Sharma tells Tara Chand in veiled attack | Work on first phase of Tawi River front to be completed by Jan 2025: LG Sinha | Rasikh Salam goes to RCB at Rs 6 cr, Abdul Samad to LSG at 4.2 cr | Centre extends ban on ULFA | Rejected politicians trying to control Parliament: PM Modi | CB arrests 4 accused including former tehsildar, retd girdawar | Police attach properties worth Rs 1.60 cr under NDPS Act | Army launches radio station | Temperature plumets in Kashmir | Police conduct searches | Inclusive Society | Shiv Sena pays tribute to martyrs | DDC Suresh Sharma Inaugurates Road Development Project | DC Kathua reviews progress of Water Supply Schemes | Women Marathon held in Ramban | Kathua Admin imparts training to Invigilators | Poshan Bhi Padhai Bhi Training Program Inaugurated | Rattan Lal Gupta Voices Concern Over Katra Agitation on Ropeway Project | Vaishno Devi Ropeway Protests Turn Violent in Katra, Work Suspended Amid Rising Tensions | Rajouri Police Apprehend Three Long-Time Absconders | LG Meets J&K Senior Men’s Football Team | MLA Sham Lal Sharma Felicitated | Back Issues  
 
news details
Amit Shah's snub to Kashmir centric politicians leaves them guessing
6/30/2019 12:11:30 AM
Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 29: Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, not meeting any Kashmir centric leaders during his maiden official visit to the Valley earlier this week has left the mainstream politicians high and dry.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said, "This for the first time in the recent past that a union minister has ignored the Kashmir centric leaders and has not given any importance to them. It's a clear message to them that Centre can handle Jammu and Kashmir without the leaders, who sail in two boats and leave no opportunity to appease the separatists and the people sitting across the Line of Control."
He said that "during the past three decades Kashmir centric leaders have been given undue importance. These leaders despite enjoying all the privileges provided by New Delhi used to talk in a language of separatists, for them national interests have never been a priority."
A Kashmir watcher said that the mainstream politicians in Kashmir were waiting for the Home Minister's invitation. "Prior to Amit Shah's Kashmir visit politicians had advised him to offer dialogue to the separatists. By not meeting any of the Kashmir centric leaders Shah has driven home a point that mainstream politicians don't matter and country's sovereignty and integrity are supreme," he added.
Another analyst said, "When Peoples Democratic Party was sharing power with BJP in Jammu and Kashmir, the PDP leaders used to compel the union ministers to remain soft and invite separatist for talks. But it seems that the BJP leaders have realized that Kashmir centric politicians are just interested in power and to remain relevant they wanted to keep the pot boiling by every time stating that Kashmir is an issue and it needs to be resolved."
He said, "The same Kashmiri leaders who were soft towards separatists during their tenure are these days looking for their address and are waiting for an opportunity to restore communication channels with the Centre, which always went out of way to help them to rule the state."
A politician wishing not to be named said, "New Delhi during the past three decades went out of way to help the Kashmiri leaders but these leaders instead of restoring peace just kept on inventing new ideas to tell people sitting in the national capital that Kashmir is burning and flames can't be doused. These leaders as rulers refrained from taking any action against the Pakistan stooges and separatists, who are responsible for the present mess in Kashmir. Had Kashmiri leaders acted against the handful of separatists and their supporters there would have been no conflict in J&K today. Centre by acting tough against the separatists and their supporters has proved that 90% people in Kashmir want to live a peaceful life."
  Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network  
  Comment on this Story  
 
 
 
Early Times Android App
STOCK UPDATE
  
BSE Sensex
NSE Nifty
 
CRICKET UPDATE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Home About Us Top Stories Local News National News Sports News Opinion Editorial ET Cetra Advertise with Us ET E-paper
 
 
J&K RELATED WEBSITES
J&K Govt. Official website
Jammu Kashmir Tourism
JKTDC
Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board
Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board
Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board
UTILITY
Train Enquiry
IRCTC
Matavaishnodevi
BSNL
Jammu Kashmir Bank
State Bank of India
PUBLIC INTEREST
Passport Department
Income Tax Department
JK CAMPA
JK GAD
IT Education
Web Site Design Services
EDUCATION
Jammu University
Jammu University Results
JKBOSE
Kashmir University
IGNOU Jammu Center
SMVDU