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| Creation of Telegana state worries Omar | | `Similar demand can come from Jammu' | |
ET Report
JAMMU, July 30: The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah fearing political backlash on the creation of Telegana state, in his home state has questioned the political wisdom of the Centre in accepting this demand. Omar fears that it could result in division of the state.
In an interaction with the students in Srinagar, Omar said same demand could be made in Jammu also.
The granting of statehood to Telegana, is most likely to give impetus to the demand for granting Union Territory status to the Ladakh, which has been festering for too long.
The fear of the Omar on this account stems from the fact, that if these demands gain momentum and if they succeed finally, then it will weaken the bogey of Kashmir issue.
A trifurcated Kashmir will become a single entity dominated by single religion. The issue will be then rolled out as a religious and regional demand which will find no takers outside the Jawahar tunnel. It will also weaken the case of Pakistan over it as its claim on a region which is pre-dominated by Muslim community would also be see as a religious demand rather than a genuine demand
Separatists have all along been fearing it and its for this reason that even so called hard core separatists Syed Ali Shah Geelani had only recently said that division of the state can't be accepted. It's for this reason that separatists are trying to make a foot hold in Jammu region and also in Ladakh.
Kashmir centric parties like PDP and NC have all along been making attempts, though successful in limited manner, to make out a political territory in this region and though not having much base in Ladakh have been making regular rallies there.
Telengana may have different political connotations, but the trifurcation of the J&K would have major repercussion for Kashmir issue. Jammu has acted as buffer zone in this complex politics and NC has exploited it for its personal maximization.
NC which has ruled the state for the maximum period knows that it will loose its privelage and also say in the Centre if Jammu and Ladakh breaks away and this is what the party can't afford and its for this reason it has expressed feared about it. |
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