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| Need to Humanize, not Politicize Kashmir: Parveen Anand | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Sept 4: Expressing concern over the plight of the business community in Kashmir which has been hit by the frequent curfews and hartals, senior National Conference leader Parveen Anand, today charged Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of being responsible for the present situation in the Valley. He charged them of working behind the curtains for regaining their lost power by instigating youngsters to vent their ire on streets.
Anand said the need of the hour, is to humanize, not politicize Kashmir. He said both state leadership and security agencies should ensure that that not a single innocent life is lost on the streets of Kashmir. Reminding PDP of it's role as mainstream political party, Anand said, instead of indulging in petty politics, Mufti Sayeed, should have openly confronted the separatists, who in order to keep themselves relevant are indoctrinating young tender minds to keep the situation on the boil in Kashmir. ``PDP is committing a big blunder, if they think that these stones are against Omar Abdullah. These stones are in fact hurled at those who are trying hard to carry forward their agenda of development and democracy in the region,'' reiterated Anand.
He said the lifeline of the Valley - the tourism sector, has been one of the worst hit as close to 60,000 people have already lost their jobs due to the tension and unrest.
He said as its streets burn with protests, business is disappearing. Lal Chowk, the business centre of Srinagar has been deserted for almost 10 weeks. With all the shops shut, trading has come to a standstill. He said as per estimates the Valley is losing about Rs. 2,500 crores every week primarily in exports, imports and the services industry. The most visible face of this suffering are the daily-wage earners. Srinagar alone has 88,000 workers who have been jobless for two months. About 1000 students have already left valley and taken admission in different educational institution in Jammu, Chandigarh, Delhi and Pune. ``But what about the rest?'' asked Anand.
He said PDP leadership should instead take a cue from Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who soon after taking over reins of state in his hands, kept aside differences and visited Mufti Sayeed residence, not only to seek his cooperation, but also to signal a new era of politics - A politics of bringing in positive change - by working in tandem with opposition.
Anand appealed to the youngsters of Kashmir and their parents to see through the ugly and nefarious designs of power hungry people.
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