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| Centre trying to cultivate valley-based separatists | | | early times report
Jammu, Feb 1: Even though the Government of India has not yet decided anything about resuming the process of dialogue with the Kashmiri separatists which has remained stalled during the last six years the union Home Ministry is trying to keep these separatists in good humour.
The first step the centre has embarked on related to the issuance of the passport to Syed Ali Shah Geelani who heads hardliners among the separatists. Official sources said that the exercise on the issuance of passport to Geelani has been started. His request for issuance of the passport which had been impounded years ago had been made in 2011.
Sources said that the centre was toying with the idea of granting permission to Geelani to travel to Pakistan and to some other countries if he wished so. Reports said that Geelani has been invited by Pakistan for a visit and he has not been able to do so in the absence of the passport facility.
Another step being taken by the union Home Ministry pertained to upgrading the security cover that was being provided to them since 2004, they said. In this connection the Union Home Ministry has asked the state's Home Department to review the entire gamut of security cover provided to the separatists and ensure adequate protection on the basis of threat perception.
Though a number of separatists have refused Government security cover most of them continue to enjoy protection cover. Reports said that the state intelligence agencies would be assisted by the central intelligence network in reviewing the security bandobast that had been in force and in case some separatists needed added protection they could be given "Z" security.
Reports said that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has renewed his suggestion to the Prime Minister to engage Kashmiri separatists in sustained dialogue so that they too could be associated with the programme of providing better political arrangement in Jammu and Kashmir.
However, people who matter in New Delhi ar e in favour of adopting a wait and watch policy and avoid taking any hasty decision on resuming the process of dialogue with the separatists. |
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