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| NC repeats 2000 to retain control over power | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Sept 19: The National Conference continued to share power in New Delhi after 2002 for quite sometime, despite the fact that the BJP-led NDA government had rejected its autonomy committee report that sought withdrawal of all the Central laws from the state. It was height of political debauchery and it proved that the National Conference was interested more in political power than in its ideology
How could Farooq Abdullah's son Omar Abdullah tread a different path? Ever since his entry into the political arena, Omar Abdullah has been eating his words and making a mockery of himself and his already dysfunctional, incompetent and corrupt government. He is doing so just for the sake of power. So much so, he has been letting down his own father publicly by rejecting his views on Syed Ali Shah Geelani and other Kashmiri Islamic radicals and describing Geelani as the most important factor in the Kashmir's situation. So much so, he has been soliciting the Geelani's support to remain in power.
It's no more a secret that Omar Abdullah, who has destroyed Kashmir for all practical purposes and given a dangerous respectability to the politics of separatism, based on religious fanaticism, has been persuading Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson and AICC president Sonia Gandhi, Finance Minister Pranabh Mukharjee and Home Minister P Chidambaram to accept the Geelani's five-point charter of demand. These demand, if accepted, would mean virtual end of the Indian presence in Jammu and Kashmir, which is legally, constitutionally and political an integral part of India.
Geelani wants New Delhi to acknowledge that Jammu and Kashmir is a disputed territory and demands demilitarization, release of all those booked under heinous charges, including anti-India acts, punishment to those who are responsible for the recent killings in Kashmir and revocation of all the anti-terror laws. These are the demands Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has been endorsing. That he says day in and day out that Kashmir is a political problem and it needs to be tackled political should establish that his views are no different from those of Geelani and others of his ilk. His objective is to remain in power at whatever cost, even by openly supporting what the Kashmiri extremists have been advocating.
One can cite here a number of instances to prove the point that he can eat his words and put at stake his self-respect anytime to continue to enjoy the loaves and fishes of office. A reference here to just two instances would be quite in order. One, on the eve of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on September 13, Omar Abdullah reportedly threatened that he would quit in case his demand for the revocation, partial or otherwise, of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) was not conceded. He had reportedly said that it would not be possible for him to function in case his demand was not met. The CCS not only rejected his demand, notwithstanding the reportedly favourable response it had evoked from the Finance Minister and the Home Minister, but also snubbed the Chief Minister in writing. The CCS criticized him for "governance deficit" and "trust deficit." It was a scathing attack. Did he resign? He did not because he could not live without power.
Two, again, on the eve of the all-party meet convened by the Prime Minister on September 15 to discuss the Kashmir situation and evolve some consensus on steps needed to be taken to restore peace in the restive Kashmir, one of the members of the National Conference core committee told media persons that the "National Conference would not repeat 2000." He had made this threatening statement after the core committee meeting presided over by party president and Union Minister Farooq Abdullah. What he said conveyed an impression that Omar Abdullah would tender resignation in case the all-party meet failed to support the demands put forth by the controversial, cornered and defeated Chief Minister. The all-party meet could not reach a consensus. In other words, the Chief Minister didn't get anything. Did he resign? No. He didn't resign for the simple reason that he couldn't survive without power. The anti-climax came when Farooq Abdullah hailed the outcome of the all-party meet. He had said that he was quite satisfied with the outcome.
This is the Abdullah dynasty. It wants to enjoy power. It could befriend the Congress and it could ditch the Congress and join hands with the BJP for the sake of power. It doesn't believe in the principled politics. It believes in opportunism. It is strange that there are persons in Jammu who are supporting the Abdullah dynasty - dynasty that has been rejected in Kashmir by one and all. (Concluded) |
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