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Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 1: Separatists in Kashmir are under pressure from the people to end the cycle of hartals.
The civil society and the business community have, according to reports, made it clear that the fresh calendar should be the last. "We have been under immense financial and psychological pressure to end this vicious cycle of violence. The Home Minister is coming and after his visit there should not be any more calendar. We have suffered a lot and what ever the message the separatists might have tried to give has been given, now enough is enough," a leading businessman of Kashmir said he told a separatist leader.
Sources said the financial losses are mounting and there is no way that it can be recovered. These businessmen have also told the separatists that if they are so sincere in continuing the strike then they should also find out a way to compensate their losses.
"Employees are getting salaries. Separatists have their own means, but how can we be survive. If the separatists can compensate for our loss then we can think of continuing the strike. But we know they can't do so. So this should end at the earliest," said the businessman wishing not to be named.
According to sources, with cold response from rest of India to unrest in the Valley and silence of the international community, the civil society too has asked for rethinking on this calendar of violence.
"The international community is dead silent. Even the US Secretary of State in his ongoing visit to India has not spoken a word about Kashmir. It's a clear message that the international community stands by India. So it's like beating the wall. We can't afford to lose more lives," said a senior member of the civil society.
Even parents have started mounting pressure to end this cycle of violence as future of the children is at stake.
"From some months on, major competition exams will start. Will they postpone them for Kashmir? Children are already showing psychological stress and this can't be prolonged any longer," said a parent. |
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