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| Pak behind Kashmir turmoil, problem | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 11: This is the Kashmir's political scene, which stands dotted with innumerable violent incidents. But the question to be asked is: Will the authorities in the state and at the Centre learn lessons from the past mistakes and refrain from airing views which have the potential of prompting the anti-India forces in Kashmir to add more fuel to the fire and undo the efforts the authorities so far have put in to bring the situation under control? Regrettably, the answer is not in the affirmative. On the contrary, it appears that both the State Government and the Central Government are out to further complicate the already rather complex situation in the terrorist and separatist-infested Jammu and Kashmir State. This belief stems from the statements emanating from Srinagar and New Delhi.
For example, the Chief Minister has asserted that the stone throwing incidents and strikes in Kashmir are part of the larger issue that needs to be resolved. He has said: "There is a problem in Jammu and Kashmir that needs to be resolved politically." This is highly controversial statement and it has all the ingredients of instigating the vested interests and pro-Pakistani elements to foment more trouble in Kashmir to achieve their ultimate goal. He should not have made this state considering the fact that he is Chief Minister of the State, who has no other option but to operate within the constitutional framework that binds him to ensure the unity and integrity of the country and crush with a heavy hand all the undesirable forces. He just cannot afford to endorse the views of the main opposition PDP, a known militant-friendly outfit.
Similarly, his father, party president and Union Minister Farooq Abdullah, who remained conspicuous by his absence for ten long days (whatever the reasons) at a time when Kashmir was burning and his son was in a deep trouble, too, has expressed similar views. He met the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister immediately after his return to Delhi from London on Saturday and urged both of them to start a dialogue process with "separatists", saying "Kashmir is a political issue and instability will loom large in the region till it is settled"; and "a sincere and purposeful dialogue by the Central Government would only serve the purpose to end instability."
Thus, both father and the son have taken a stand that is bound to further complicate things not only in the already restive and turbulent Kashmir, but also in Jammu and Ladakh, where the people are watching with vigilance the developments as they have been unfolding in Srinagar and New Delhi. There are reasons to believe that the people of these two alienated and grossly ignored regions would rise in revolt the moment they feel that the authorities have thought of concluding a truce with the separatists over their heads. Indications are there that they could strike anytime. And, if it at all happens, those who are advocating a dialogue with the handful of unpopular separatist leaders will be responsible. The people of these two regions are no longer prepared to accept the position of servitude. They are the most important factors in the state's politics and they need to be recognized as such and taken on board. Any agreement with the Kashmiri separatists against their will or without their involvement would surely create more problems than resolving the existing ones.
But what has surprised all the more is the stand of New Delhi. The Union Home Minister, who has asked Dr Farooq Abdullah to "use his resources to build a political action in Srinagar by reaching out to a cross-section of people to win over their confidence" has, according to reports in the various newspapers, said that New Delhi is willing to "resume peace process once the cycle of violence comes to an end." That means that New Delhi is prepared to follow the path suggested by the Chief Minister and his father. That also means that New Delhi is not yet ready to recognize the ground realities in the state, as also the fact that it is Pakistan and its cohorts in Kashmir who are squarely responsible for what has been happening in Kashmir for days now. There are reports to this effect. There are also intercepts all indicating Pakistani link with those instigating the Kashmiri youth to pelt stones on the security forces, ensuring deaths of Kashmiri youth during the clashes with the security forces and organizing more violent activities following the death of stone-pelting Kashmiri boys.
The need of the time was to send a right signal across the Kashmir Valley and tell Pakistan in clear terms that New Delhi would not tolerate anything non-sense and that it would crush the terrorists, extremists and separatists as it is committed to preserving the unity and integrity of India at any cost. But it is not happening. New Delhi continues to send wrong signals by talking in terms of peace process with those who shall never allow peace to return in Kashmir. This is a reality and it should be recognized. New Delhi must redesign its policy towards Pakistan and the cult of terrorism in Kashmir so that both Islamabad and Kashmir-based terrorists are defeated comprehensively and peace returned to the Valley on a permanent basis. (Concluded)
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