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| Omar refers to confusion in BJP leadership about talks with separatists | | | | Vice president of the National Conference and former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, is right when he stated that there is confusion among the leaders of the central Government regarding their plan of holding talks with Kashmiri separatists and later with Pakistan. He is right when he charged the BJP leadership of its confusion about the unilateral ceasefire which needs to be extended. And if the Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, believes in the reopening of channels of talks with the Hurriyat leaders he should not have berated them for the ongoing incidents of violence.He even castigated Pakistan for encouraging violence in Kashmir. If the Government of India has a plan of holding talks with the Hurriyat leaders and later with Pakistan the Indian leadership should not have held the Hurriyat leaders and Pakistan responsible for violence. Confusion shrouds the decision on extending ceasefire and Rajnath Singh has said that he will announce either ext ension or cancellation of the unilateral ceasefire about a deep review of the situation. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said the Centre "cannot rule out" the possibility of extending the Ramzan ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir "after reviewing the situation", even as he reiterated his "appeal" to the people (including separatists) to come forward for talks. Rajnath Singh has said any decision on extending the suspension of anti-militant operations would be taken after getting feedback from the state government. The Home Minister is on a two-day visit to the state. He earlier attended a sports enclave and had a series of discussions with senior officials of the state government, Army and security forces to get a first hand account of the situation in view of the Ramzan ceasefire. Singh asserted that talks could be held with "right-minded" people and not necessarily with "like-minded" ones. He said the government's stand on talks was clear and categorical. For this purpose, he said, a special representative, Dineshwar Sharma, was appointed to hold talks with all stakeholders and had visited the state 11 times since October last year. Will the Government of India reopen the channels of dialogue with the separatists ? This depends on the response from the separatists and so far leader of the hardliners among the separatists, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, has ruled out the possibility of holding talks with central interlocutor, Dineshwar Sharma on the plea that Kashmir is not an administrative problem but a political issue. He wants the Government to grant to the people of the state the right of self-determination as guaranteed by the UN. He also wants Pakistan to be involved in the parleys and these two demands may not be conceded by New Delhi. Hence the stalemate.Who will bell the cat ? Will it be rung by the separatists or by India ? For the time being separatists are in no mood to bell the cat. It therefore,leaves the option for New Delhi which may favour a round table conference where all the political leaders may be invited.And separatists may not attend this meet because they fear their voice may be lost amid the chorus of Kashmir being an integral part of India. |
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