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Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 28- The euphoria in the National Conference camp over Justice Sagir Ahmed's report, in which he had endorsed the demand for restoration of greater autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir, is gradually lapsing into confusion with major political parties opposing any change in the constitutional status. On the basis of its initial reaction from the PDP, which had not vehemently opposed the report, the National Conference leadership had believed that the Muftis may fully support the greater autonomy demand as the PDP believed that it was the first step towards implementation of self-rule.
However, latest reports say that the PDP leadership continues to be determined to secure implementation of the self-rule idea on the plea that it was this concept that could lead to the resolution of the Kashmir issue. A senior PDP leader and member of the Legislative Assembly, Nizam-ud-Din Bhat, said that greater autonomy was simply an internal administrative and political arrangement. It had no potential for resolving the Kashmir issue, he added. Against this the self-rule idea "addresses both the internal and the external dimensions of the Kashmir issue," he said.
In reply to a question he said Justice Sagir Ahmed's report was not binding for the Prime Minister to accept it in toto. Bhat said the Prime Minister in particular and the Government of India in general have to evolve a consensus which can be achieved by discussing both greater autonomy and self-rule with all mainstream political parties. He said if the centre accepted Ahmed's report without consulting leaders of various political parties, it cannot even address the internal dimensions of the Kashmir issue. Bhat said that the PDP leadership will continue to discuss the self-rule idea with a cross section of people in the state. In this connection the senior PDP leaders will hold discussion with leaders of major political par ties in Delhi, including the Congress and the BJP so that they also support the idea. He said the centre should give a serious thought to the self-rule idea.
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