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| Situation in Kashmir is extra-ordinary | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 12: The fundamental duty of the Army is to defend the borders. Sometimes it becomes absolutely imperative to ask soldiers to take care of internal security. It's obvious that the Army is called in only when the law and order machine fails. The situation in Kashmir since July 8 in the wake of the lawful killing of Burhan Wani is such that the internal security issue could not be left to the care of the state police, or even the CRPF, which is not trained like soldiers to meet such contingencies.
The situation in Kashmir is very alarming and grim. There is the need for surgical operations in the Valley so that Pakistani agents, mercenaries, troublemakers, vested interests and self-styled freedom-fighters are isolated and brought to justice for the anti-state acts they have been committing.
The situation warrants military takeover in restive parts of separatist-infested Kashmir. The reason: the seditious crowds at the behest of their masters have been attacking police stations, Army convoys, CRPF camps and all the symbols of the Indian State and burning public property. Another reason is that the state police has abandoned many police stations in parts of the "Talibanised" Valley and the seditious crowds have been defying the civil administration and local police. There are also reports that anti-social elements have been on a looting spree.
The situation in Kashmir is extraordinary, and it can be tackled only by extraordinary means. Those who say that Kashmir is a political problem and it can be resolved through a political process are not speaking the truth; they are simply taking recourse to the politics of rhetoric as in the past. The problem in Kashmir is neither political nor economic. It's also not an upheaval. It's a jihad of sorts, which the Indian political class is unwilling to acknowledge. Those involved in the current movement want another communal partition of India - this is the stark reality.
New Delhi has tried many experiments in Kashmir. It has tried to tackle it through incremental concessions and financial and employment packages, but with no result. Contrary, New Delhi's policy vis-à-vis politics, Kashmir-type, has only further emboldened the anti-nationals and communalists in Kashmir. Let New Delhi now deal with the situation in a different manner: Army rule for a month or so, with the clear direction that it would protect and help innocents and take care of those who challenge the institution of the Indian State. But this will not be enough. What is needed is the deployment of those Army commanders in Kashmir who mean business and don't issue statements that Kashmir needs a political solution.
One can only hope and pray that New Delhi sees the writing on the wall and hands over Kashmir to the Army, which is known for its discipline, compassion and commitment. |
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