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| 19th DECEMBER, 2018* | | | Satwant Singh Rissam | 12/29/2018 9:45:55 PM |
| After the completion of 6 months of Governor Rule on 19th December 2018, the President's rule was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir. This day took us in a situation which erupted in our state two decades back. With this shift now, the whole administrative system of the state is completely in the hands of the central government which since then is running the state of Jammu and Kashmir. In the last 6 months, many things changed in Jammu and Kashmir after the Governor Satya Pal Malik took over the reins of the state. The Governor started very slowly but before the end of his six month period he completely has shaken up the system of Jammu and Kashmir. For many people in the state, rule of Satya Pal Malik came as a blessing in disguise as many of the works which were struck for many years started rolling and even moved very fast. For this particular segment of the society, the Governor's rule was a better system and they didn't miss the presence of ministers and MLA's.
It is pertinent to mention here that one of the biggest achievements of the present Governor was that he announced local body polls and even conducted them very successfully. Although National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) boycotted these elections and thought that it may give them political mileage but I think they somewhere lost out on this idea as BJP all because of their boycott was able to win even in Kashmir region. Ever since these polls were over I felt that entirely new political stakeholders have taken the ground in Jammu and Kashmir. However, the eruption of this new political process was not sudden and also not so smooth because it brought with it various rapid changes. The PDP is the biggest sufferer of this new system as it has lost big political ground in Kashmir region amid desertions and rebellious behaviour of its leaders. Many may agree with me that NC has also suffered in Kashmir with this new emerging political set up. But NC is now compensating its lost ground by getting leaders from PDP, Congress and BJP to join NC in Kashmir as well as in Jammu.
The rise of Sajjad Lone in Kashmir politics is one of the factors which have dented the political space of all regional parties and even main stream parties like Congress, which now has to face a new opposition in the region. Besides, the Jammu region could not stay aloof from new political changes under the Governor Satya Pal Malik. Various newly formed social organizations here are actively playing communal and regional cards to instigate the masses to derive political mileage in upcoming elections next year. The Kashmir based parties don't have much stake in Jammu but the BJP and Congress have to fight it out in upcoming elections for their political survival. In Jammu, both the Congress and BJP are thrilled with results of local bodies' elections and are sure to form the next government in the state on their own. Also, the Ladakh region was not reluctant to the ongoing changes and it too has deserted the BJP. And now the Ladakhis have started raising their political demands independently, the latest result of which is that they have recently succeeded in getting a university for their region. Moreover, the people there are now shifting from the earlier demand of UT status for Ladakh and are demanding trifurcation of the state (like Jammuites) in order to find solution to the problems of Ladakh region.
The year 2108 is leaving behind so many changes in the state and importantly all the political parties here are on a bad knee amid the ongoing political crisis. In past 4 years, we witnessed a very high kind of polarization in whole of Jammu and Kashmir. Interestingly, this polarization was not just on the lines of region but also on the lines of religion. I think it will be very difficult for the next government in Jammu and Kashmir to bridge this prevailing level of polarization soon. Although, the Governor dissolved the assembly by citing horse trading yet a major role has to be played by the political parties in the state ( who are interested in political stability) to safeguard the future of the state. Much more will come once the assembly elections are declared in Jammu and Kashmir and if not declared then the President's rule may extend as per the needs of new government in the New Delhi. |
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