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| HM in Kashmir and no shut down | | Significant development | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 28: No one in the state and outside had ever expected that separatists and votaries of Kashmir's azadi will not give call for Kashmir shut down on the eve of Amit Shah's maiden visit to the Valley as Home Minister or during his two-day stay at the state's summer capital, Srinagar, but it happened. Not one separatist group, not even the so-called "resistance" leadership, gave call for Kashmir bandh either on June 25 or on June 26 and June 27.
The Home Minister's visit came shortly after Hurriyat leaders proposed talks with Indian government. The offer that came after Lok Sabha polls result gave landslide victory to BJP, had been welcomed by Governor Satya Pal Malik.
That the separatists and rabble-rousers didn't give a call for Kashmir bandh happened for the first time in 30 years. And it could be described as an important and significant development in the Kashmir Valley.
There were talks that the "separatists didn't give call for Kashmir shutdown as part of a strategy". Some even suggested that "a deal had been struck between the Government and the separatists, including Syed Ali Shah Geelani and MIrwaiz Umar Farooq" and that "the visiting Home Minister would announce some political concessions to satisfy the separatists' separatist urges". But nothing happened. The Home Minister stayed in Kashmir for two days and he made statements, which left none in any doubt that he would act tough.
Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Srinagar on Wednesday, and chaired several meetings regarding security situation in the state and developmental projects. The thrust of the visit was on security over outreach. In the meeting to review security for upcoming Amarnath Yatra commencement, Amir Shah was briefed about "foolproof arrangements and multi-tier security in place to ward off any attack".
The Home Minister also met the families of BJP leaders killed by terrorists as well as BJP's top leadership in the valley. He also visited the home of a slain police officer. He also met the local BJP leaders, members of panchayats and a few Gujjars and Bakerwals.
The Home Minister took note of issues like infiltration on the Line of Control and anti-militancy operations along with overall security, at a meeting of the Unified Headquarters, comprising top officials of all security wings. His message was loud and clear: Zero tolerance towards terrorism, stringent action against terror-funding. He didn't even once talk about talks with the Hurriyat; he only said: Act tough and produce the results on the ground within a month.
It's no wonder then that the Home Minister's Kashmir visit has rattled all the vested interests in Kashmir. The reasons are obvious and one of the reasons was that they were expecting that the visiting Home Minister would announce certain what some call "confidence-building measures". |
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