Mahadeep Singh Jamwal
The defunct Jammu and Kashmir government, a coalition of two diametrically opposite poles, appears to be a reason for the Central Government to utilise the army to ensure the presence of the government in Jammu and Kashmir, only because BJP is also a power player in the State and to get absolved of bad governance in J and K along with his coalition partner PDP. Day by day the situation in Valley is slipping from and going out of the control even after deployment of very large number of forces who have miserably failed to control the situation even after putting the entire Kashmir region under curfew and with deployment of considerable forces. The tentacles of Kashmir un-rest spreading and finding now space in some part of the Jammu region. This will further compound the situation and so for calm region of Jammu is likely to add fuel to the fire. The source of un-rest in Kashmir i.e. Burhan’s killing has dried up now and the stream emerged from this source has assumed an alarming position. The hatred towards the present set up of government, continuous feeding by separatists to their ground force i.e. ‘stone pelters’, injuries to thousand on both sides, leaving many visually impaired and many more such factors have become catchment area for this stream that has swollen to such a bigger size, that by putting the Valley to ransom, people to hard sufferings, wiping out presence of democratic government, it has turned out to be a flash flood. The democratically elected representatives and the contingent of ministers have banished from the scene like a rat that runs away for a safer place after viewing a cobra or cat. Had they been so popular and real representative of people their concern towards the present situation somehow must have been taken as positive by the community but attacks upon these people raises a question whether they had obtained the votes of the people with free will or by some other tactics very prominent in the field of politics.
The calling out army to imbibe a feeling of presence of State Government to enforce the writ of the State is not a justified decision and it will further escalate the problem. These facts stand conceived by some thinkers in Delhi involved in the process to work out solutions to the present turmoil as reported by many news papers that ‘although army presence may escalate the situation but feel sure that army will ultimately prevail over the situation’ is not a solution expected from visionary and intelligent minds. as basically by applying such measures and compelling the masses to remain shut inside as to maintain just the sanctity of the curfew orders depriving the people of basic amenities is nothing but to choke the voice of people, which may not be in the interest of the nation but humanity does not speak so and it will be termed as crack down on the whole mass which include maximum innocents and very few mischief mongers. This action of the government (who are also people from people) on people already voicing against army brutalities will be taken as sprinkling of salt on their wounds. Moreover it may come as temporary relief to the government but it is breathing time for such forces to rejuvenate for a fresh move. The history of Jammu and Kashmir speaks that the smooth flow of only those governments have remained, who had taken soft attitude towards separatists in Kashmir providing every facility to them on the tax money of people. Even Central Governments have always been harping only by providing big financial packages to the Valley and thousands of crores on mission ‘Clean Dal Lake’ usurped by the mighty leaders from time to time. But no serious thought have ever been cropped into the minds of our politicians to hit at the real trouble spot. All nasty thoughts are put to public domain by these politicians only when they have to woo for the vote.
The PM’s big statement during elections in J and K that he will be celebrating every Diwali in Kashmir was nothing except overreaction but at present he must open his lips to speak over Kashmir regarding any move to provide solace to the innocent sufferers. His silence is not only the concern of the J and K people but of whole country. But at the same moment we don’t expect any such emotional oratory as ‘attack him rather than his Dalit brethren’ in Hyderabad, which speaks of his helplessness whereas his coterie branding him as world leader and finding much space in electronic and print media by the comments of others. How funny a political oration, that a man protected by hundreds of security men asks one to attack him.
(To be continued)
