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| ‘A drama that would lead it nowhere’ | | NC on 1975 Accord | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 23:: The 1975 Accord also known as Indira-Abdullah Acco-rd has been widely discussed since August. National Conference leaders especially Dr Mustafa Kamaal and Sheikh Nazir have been saying that the Accord was not signed and that it was an incomplete exercise. Their statements evoked response from Minister of Irrig-ation and Flood Control, Taj Mohi-ud-Din and GH Mir.
Why is National Conference rejecting the Accord now? And why do some people like Taj and Mir vouch for it? It merits a mention here that both Sheikh Nazir and Kamaal belong to a camp that is considered ‘anti-Indian’ by the National Confe-rence workers.
Sheikh Nazir was by and large, ignored by the NC leadership for obvious reasons. However, three years ago he was used as a poster boy to project a `separatist' face of the National Confer-ence. He came out his `self imposed confinement' and kick started party's membership campaign from Budgam. However, his magic did not work in the changed scenario.
The NC leadership played another card. Dr Mustafa Kamaal was first appointed as party's spokesman. He was entrusted with the job of playing Sehwag. He did some hard hitting but could not strike the appropriate chord. On the contrary he won New Delhi's wrath for himself and for the NC. He was sacked but only to be reinstated this year as party's additional general secretary. He created a political storm two months ago by stating that India was an enemy of the people as it, according to him, refused Pakistan's ‘no-war-pact’.
People in the Valley perceive 1975 Accord as Sher-e-Kashmir's second betrayal. The NC is losing its ground in the Valley slowly but surely. Auton-omy slogan has not found any takers in Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh. To win the sympathies of the people especially in Kashmir, they have started a campaign aimed at exonerating Sher-e-Kashmir from the ‘1975 betrayal’.
While they have failed to win the sympathies of the people, at least for the time being, the campaign has triggered a debate over 1975 Accord. Sheikh and Ka-maal are playing their cards beautifully. By challenging the validity of the Accord, they are trying to convey that the present set up was not acceptable to them and their party. Wittingly or unwittingly Taj and Mir have helped the National Conference in a big way. When some one says Kashmir issue has been settled for good, it evokes a response from the Valley. This is exactly what happened. Several articles have been written by various columnists in local dailies. Some have held Sher-e-Kashmir responsible for what they call taking the Plebiscite Front to the altar for power, others have subtly supported him.
However, political experts do not give much importance to their (NC leaders') game. According to them, Kashmir has changed and this harsh reality has to be accepted by Kamaal and Nazir
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