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| Coalition govt's performance to come | | | Early Times Report
new delhi, Aug 9: The leaders of various political parties from J&K have started converging in New Delhi for the crucial All Party meeting with Prime Minister scheduled for tomorrow in the evening. The meeting intended to elicit the views of these parties on possible measures to diffuse the turbulent situation in Kashmir valley will also discuss vital issues of governance and steps to improve the same .
Sources say even as the political leaders representing different hues will give their suggestions on what they deem proper under circumstances to diffuse the crisis, the functioning of the coalition government led by chief minister Omar Abdullah is likely to come under gaze in the high level meeting.
It may be mentioned that Prime Minister has convened this meeting after the opposition raised the issue of continued disturbances in Kashmir Valley that has disrupted normal life for nearly two months. In the meeting, the Prime minister would listen to the views of various parties which have a presence in the state as his government sets about restoring normalcy and peace in the Valley.
The government is likely to use the occasion to spell out the steps taken by it in tandem with the state government to restore normalcy in the Valley. The Opposition, while reacting to Home Minister P Chidambaram's statement made in the Lok Sabha last week on the situation prevailing in the region, had dubbed it as ``disappointing'' as it had failed to outline the measures taken by the state government to bring things under control.
As violence flared up across the Valley, a worried Centre, after holding consultations with the chief minister, had decided to rush an additional 51 companies of para-military forces to Srinagar to help the state government in carrying out the law and order functions.
While its admitted that there is no scarcity of central forces in the Valley, there are genuine concerns about the chief minister and his government's ability to bring the situation under control. While Pakistan's role in stoking civil unrest, which has assumed the form of mob violence, has been noted, fingers have also been pointed against the coalition government, especially by the opposition parties who allege it has failed to deliver.
The grapevine in the political corridors is also that the chief minister had not just cut himself off from the people, but also from the rest of his party, the National Conference, triggering severe disquiet across the organisation's hierarchy. Ties between Abdullah and the rest of his party colleagues have been marked by acute "trust-deficit".
After violence hit the Valley last month, the chief minister was instructed by the Centre to adopt a hands-on approach and establish a rapport with the people. But all he did was to go Baramulla for a day. Even there, he ensconced himself in the DM's office, where he interacted with the district officials.
It was only after he was administered a reality-check by the Centre during his visit to the Capital last week that he started building bridges with the people. |
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