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| Jammu leaders disapprove Omar’s amnesty proposal for militants | | Social groups call for unity among Jammuites against surrender policy | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 12
A day after the Union Government put a seal of approval on the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s amnesty to Kashmiri militants who had crossed over to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), several Jammu based political and social groups today reacted sharply to the decision, threatening that initiation of such move would invite massive protests in the region.
Up in arms against the ruling National Conference led coalition Government, the PoK refugees under the banner of Refugee Sangarsh Morcha has even called for a meeting of prominent citizens and representatives of different social and political outfits tomorrow for a serious consideration and unanimous resolution over the issue.
The convenor of the Morcha, Narinder Singh said, “If the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram understands that PoK is an integral part of India and thinks it fit to rehabilitate militants from there, he should have considered rehabilitation of PoK refugees first who are being victimized from many years.”
He said that it has been decided to rope in various social and political outfits for a serious consideration on this issue has also decided to launch a comprehensive agitation against it if such move is initiated by the government.
Similarly, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Forum, an amalgam of several social groups, also castigated the ruling dispensations at the Centre and the State.
“The competition to expand its base in different constituencies, Omar has started pursuing the agenda of separatists by way of proposing to the Centre to formulate a policy to grant amnesty to thousands of militants. Now being induced by the likes of Omar to return to Kashmir for purposes which appear motivated,” Ramesh Sabharwal, state convenor JKPF said.
He pointed out that it is the most ridiculous proposal which, if implemented, would deteriorate the already disturbed situation and make the task of security forces further difficult to save the lives and property of innocent civilians.
Brigadier Suchet Singh, Convener Shri Amaranth Yatra Sangharsh Samiti, too has termed the Centre’s approach to grant amnesty to militants as “unfortunate”.
“This strongly calls for the nationalist people of Jammu and Kashmir to raise their voice against the government’s precarious proposal which is fraught with dangerous consequences”.
Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has also expressed surprise over supporting the move of Chief Minister by the Union Home Minister ignoring the fears of his colleague, Union Health Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad.
The leader of the BJP Legislature Party, Chaman Lal Gupta has observed that it seems the ruling leadership of the Congress at New Delhi has not learnt any lesson from their follies of the past and said that such move would encourage secessionism and terrorism.
“The eagerness on part of the National Conference over this issue can be understood because of their dubious role all along. This move provided credence to the allegations that many of the misguided youths were sent across the borders in Pakistan by the then ruling leaders of the National Conference in late eighties,” the BJP leader alleged.
Gupta observed, “If the ultras residing in PoK can get the liberty for their return to this state after the expiry of twenty years, then why not those who had migrated to Pakistan during the troubled days of 1947 and had opted the citizenship of that country but still are having their properties being looked after by the Custodian Department in Jammu and Kashmir.”
“Bringing back the trained ultras is a very serious matter. This would have many legal and other implication as several of the ultras have not only received the training in terrorist and other subversive activities but also have developed marital relations with Pak-girls and have produced children there,” he said.
Jammu and National Panthers Party (JKNPP) MLA and working chairman, Harsh Dev Singh has castigated the proposed surrender policy of the coalition government and termed the move as highly “retrograde”, “anti-national” and “opposed to national interest”.
He alleged that the proposed surrender policy with amnesty to militants and their rehabilitation was the creation of frustrated minds and could prove to be counter productive. “It is highly disastrous in the present circumstances. The issue was fraught with dangerous portends and a political consensus was required on the subject before embarking upon any such misadventure,” he maintained.
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