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| Separatism and poll boycott | | | The Hurriyat leadership, for which the Amarnath row has proved to be a God-sent opportunity to regain their lost ground, have once again blown the pro-azadi whistle. The party, which claims to be the true representative of the Kashmiri Awam, has voiced its firm opposition to boycott elections terming them as futile exercise.
The Hurriyat leadership has blamed the Centre for diverting the focus from the real issues and projecting Kashmir as an "administrative" problem, which could be fixed by holding elections.
At a time when secessionist forces are active in the state, the mainstream regional political parties are raking up ‘semi-separatist cause’ in their election manifestoes as a last-ditch effort to woo voters.
In a smarter move, the PDP has come up with its Self-Rule Document and election manifesto, while the National Conference (NC) has called for the restoration of pre-1953 status of J&K, which means the state will have a complete control of the state affairs baring defence, foreign affairs and communications.
The Congress, while maintaining its commitment to Article 370, hopes for a breakthrough in the Sheikh-Indira Accord of 1975, which provided for a review of Centre-State relationship. |
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