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| Amid present fiasco, people question intriguing silence of separatists | | Silence spilling beans | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 4: As chaos has been prevalent in Kashmir over the past few days, the intriguing silence of the separatists has revealed how they have been cut to the size and made to ponder over past mistakes.
Amongst all the separatist leaders, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is usually seen spending lot of his time on twitter, commenting on almost everything that comes his way related to the politics of the state.
However, during the past few days when even mainstream leaders like Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and his ilk have come out of the oblivion and are raising apprehensions about the present uncertainty, the separatists in Kashmir have preferred to maintain a very stoic silence.
"When people were perturbed and anxious, the separatists didn't utter a single word over the prevailing situation. This has indeed exposed the veracity of the tall claims made by them that they are pro-people and pro-Kashmir. The reality is that they are the eccentric people," said a political activist based in Srinagar.
Similar concerns were expressed by a senior political observer who said the silence the separatists have maintained at present has made them relevant to the core. "This silence has spilled the beans in fact. It has revealed upon the people that these so called pro Kashmir voices have steeped deep into oblivion," he added.
Pertinently, On Friday, the Jammu and Kashmir government curtailed the Amarnath Yatra citing security concerns. The advisory further advised tourists and Amarnath Yatris to leave the state immediately. The advisory triggered speculations in the Valley that the Centre could either abrogate Article 370 and Article 35A, or go for delimitation and even trifurcation of the state.
Late that night, Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti, Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Lone, and Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement founder Shah Faesal went to meet the Governor at the Raj Bhawan.
As per the statement issued after the meeting, Malik urged the political leaders to tell their supporters not to believe "exaggerated rumours" being circulated in the Valley.
National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah, who met the Jammu and Kashmir Governor yesterday, said he wanted the Centre to give an assurance in Parliament on Monday.
"We wanted to know about the current situation in J&K. When we ask officials they say something is happening, but nobody knows what actually is happening," Omar told the media after holding a meet with the J&K Governor.
The Governor assured us that "there was no movement on (repealing) Article 370 or Article 35A or delimitation (of constituencies in the state)," said Abdullah, but added: "Let Parliament assure us that there is no need for the people to be afraid".
He said that the National Conference will never permit any "fiddling with the special status both politically and legally. The need of the hour is to hold elections in the state and allow an elected government to deal with the problems of the people. |
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