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| And now, grand alliance against India | | | Neha
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 9: After Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, it is now the turn of the self-styled APHC-M chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to come out with a grand alliance suggestion aimed at further driving the state away from India, perpetuating the Kashmiri domination over Jammu province and playing dubious games in the Valley.
Immediately after the election results, Azad had urged the PDP leadership to forge a grand alliance with the NC, the Congress and five newly-elected Kashmiri independent MLAs to keep the BJP at bay. He had also said that such a grand alliance was needed to respect the Kashmiri sentiments. In a way, he had asked the PDP leadership to exclude Jammu from the future dispensation. It is different story that neither the PDP nor the NC appreciated the Azad's suggestion in the real sense of the term. In fact, while the NC candidly told the Congress that it had offered "unconditional support" to the PDP and will not support the Congress, the PDP had said that the Congress couldn't help it promote its agenda. The state needed money and it was only the Union Government that could help the State government meet the financial needs of the people of the state, the PDP had said while reacting to the Congress' offer of support, as also to its suggestion that a grand alliance between the PDP, the Congress and the NC was necessary to keep the BJP out of power. The PDP had also said that there were certain issues which the Central Government alone could tackle. The PDP had referred to the strained Indo-Pak relations, cross-LoC confidence building measures, AFSPA, dialogue with Hurriyat leadership, Article 370 and so on. The truth is that both the PDP and the NC had rebuffed Azad in their own way, thus leaving him high and dry.
The other day, it was Mirwaiz who also came out with the idea of a grand alliance between all the separatist groups operating in the Valley. "We (separatist leaders) are all united as far Kashmir dispute is concerned. We are of the same view that it should be resolved as per aspirations of people. There is unity of thought and action. I am sure there is a possibility. We may belong to different parties and groups but our goal is same. We need to work towards unity," he said while layng the foundation stones of new houses in Chattabal under the 'Akh Akis' initiative of Daar-ul-Khair (House of Charity) for rehabilitation of flood victims.
Mirwaiz and his ilk do not understand that an overwhelming majority in the state is religiously committed to India. So much so, even bulk of Kashmiri Muslims doesn't appreciate their separatist, communal and pro-Pakistan ideology. This became more than evident in the just-held assembly elections in which the Kashmiri Muslims participated in huge numbers. There were constituencies which registered voter turnout up to 80 per cent. But more than that, the whole exercise went off peacefully. That an overwhelming majority of population does share the views of the separatists also became evident from the election results in Jammu and Ladakh where the people voted for the mainstream politics.
The times have changed and th people have given their verdict suggesting that the days of the likes of Mirwaiz are over. The sooner they realize it the better for them. |
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