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| NC-Cong coalition may not establish recommended administrative units | | NC in catch-22 situation | | rustam
JAMMU, Feb 9: The ruling coalition in Jammu & Kashmir comprising the NC and the Congress may not establish new administrative units in the state as recommended by the Cabinet Sub-Committee. This is the opinion of some of the keen Kashmir-watchers. They are of the view that the NC in particular would develop cold feet considering the kind of response the recommendations have evoked in Kashmir Valley. They have been opining that the NC would finally go by the likes of Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Abdul Gani Bhat of the APHC-M, who have opposed the recommendations tooth and nail and termed them not just "anti-Kashmir and pro-Jammu" but also a "conspiracy to weaken the Muslim character of Jammu & Kashmir". Both the separatists have urged the people of Kashmir to reject the recommendations, as these were, according to them, calculated to weaken the ongoing secessionist movement in Kashmir and help Jammu establish its domination over the political and administrative institutions. Geelani has gone to the extent of describing the move to create new administrative units a deliberate attempt to deflect the people's attention away from the real cause and puncture the ongoing movement.
The Kashmir-watchers say that the NC would not be able to resist the separatists' onslaught fearing erosion in its support-base in the Valley. They are also saying that the NC strategists are also watching
the activities of the main opposition PDP and other parties like the CPI-M, which have not taken kindly the recommendations of the CSC.
Besides, they are saying that the local media has also been describing the recommendations as anti-Kashmir. They are saying that even certain Congress leaders in Kashmir are demanding a review of the CSC report on new administrative units saying some of the recommendations are irrational. They are referring to leaders like Abdul Gani Vakil, former minister and a close associate of Ghulam Nabi Azad. Vakil has repeatedly urged the government to review the report.
If one goes by the views of these Kashmir-watchers, then one can say that the NC might defer implementation of the recommendations of the CSC. It would be interesting to watch what the NC ultimately does. Indeed, the NC is in a catch-22 situation. |
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