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| NC said what it actually believes in | | Not really a U-turn | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 24: Three days, NC leader and J&K CM Omar Abdullah surprised many when he suggested that New Delhi should look for other options in case Pakistan failed to behave. His statement had surprised many people because he had all through spoken for Pakistan. It had been his considered view that Pakistan was a factor in the state's political situation and New Delhi had to bring him on board to restore peace in the Kashmir Valley. He knew it fully well that Pakistan would come on board only when its stand on the state was appreciated and Kashmir resolved as per its aspiration. It is not a secret that he, like all other Kashmiri leaders, is of the considered view that Jammu and Kashmir is not a settled issue and that the state's accession with India is conditional. In fact, what he said two days ago was a slip of tongue or an off-the-cuff remark.
That Omar Abdullah did not actually believed in what he had said two days ago could be seen from what he said yesterday. "No one in Jammu and Kashmir or in the country is in favour of war as wars are no solution to any issue...The shelling by Pakistan on villages in Jammu and other areas has made me seriously concerned about the life of people living in frontier areas. Peace and tranquility between India and Pakistan (is a must). Wars had never solved any issue and they only brought destruction and miseries," he reportedly said addressing a public meeting near the LoC here. And underline the circumstances under which he talked about peace with Pakistan. His statement had not gone down well with the Kashmiri leaders of all hues as well as his communal constituency in the valley. Almost all the Kashmiri separatists and the so-called Valley-based Kashmiri leaders had lambasted him and accused him of preaching war with Pakistan. The other factor that made him to rectify his mistake was perhaps the unrest his statement had caused among his own party leaders.
It would be wrong to say that Omar Abdullah took a U-turn. He only rectified the mistake he committed two days ago to conciliate the outraged Kashmiri leadership and his outraged constituency in the state. |
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