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| CDR recommends autonomy for Kashmir and slavery for Jammu | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Mar 31: Centre for Dialogue and Reconciliation (CDR), a Delhi-based militant and separatist-friendly think tank, has come out with a lengthy report on Jammu and Kashmir. The report is based on the conclusions reached among some 50 persons from India, Pakistan, the Indian Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir. The CDR mercenaries call it "an intra-Kashmir dialogue" titled "Common Interests, Common Future: Dialogue Across the LOC." The so-called dialogue took place in New Delhi on February 13 and 14, 2011.
The solution that it has suggested to surmount the so-called Kashmir problem reads: "Without prejudice to the political settlement of Kashmir problem, we suggest as a starting point that the autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir in its original form should be restored. This must lead to maximum autonomy to three distinct regions of Kashmir, Ladakh and Jammu…If necessary, changes in the constitution and laws should be made for this purpose."
The CDR has put forth several other suggestions. Some of them read like this: "All routes which existed before 1947 should be opened.
People should be allowed to move freely across LoC without lengthy processes of getting permits. Rather they should be given passes on the basis of domicile certificate. People belonging to various shades of political opinion should be allowed to travel across LoC to discuss issues, share information and build consensus. A Youth Parliament of all J&K should be established. Youth/families, which migrated across the LoC during the turmoil, should be allowed and facilitated to return; and proper arrangements for their rehabilitation should be made. Both India and Pakistan have been using the waters of Kashmir, one of our primary resources, without paying adequate compensation to Kashmiris on both sides. The Indus Water Treaty needs to be revisited keeping this in mind and made more equitable. There should be withdrawal of cases against migrated youth. They should be allowed to come back to their native places and some mechanism for their rehabilitation should be introduced at the earliest. Telecommunication across LoC should be strengthened. Create a common council at the state level across the LoC with representatives from across all regions to address common issues like economy, ecology, environment, disaster management etc.
The borders between the Indian and Pakistani administered regions of Jammu and Kashmir should be made porous for an interim period of five years and people-to-people interaction encouraged to assess the situation with the possible aim of a referendum at the end of the interim period. Open all other viable trade routes namely Kargil-Skardu, Nowshera-Mirpur, Pallanwala-Bhimber and Jammu-Sialkot.
Declare both sides of J&K as Free Trade Zone. Allow transit trade beyond the borders of India and Pakistan. The conference welcomes the resumption of dialogue between India and Pakistan which also includes discussion on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir. India and Pakistan should facilitate engagement of all stakeholders in the process of resolution of Jammu and Kashmir issue. Both India and Pakistan should remove all bottlenecks for smooth and efficient implementation of Jammu and Kashmir related Confidence Building Measures already initiated including trade and people to people contact. The conference urges release of all political prisoners as also the youth who have been detained during the recent protests." (To be continued) —Early Times Report |
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