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| Transfer of power projects | | Finally Govt catches the bull by its horns | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 11: The government has finally taken the right decision at the right time. A notice has been served on the NHPC for return of Salal Power Project to the state. This is exactly what Early Times had suggested on October 31, last year. "Instead of autonomy, Omar must seek power projects", ET had said. Any ways, it is never too late to mend.
Omar's repeated requests for transfer of power projects to the state have been turned down the recommendations of the Rangarajan Committee notwithstanding. This reflects the influence he exercises in New Delhi.
Reports suggest that the union Power Ministry has repeatedly urged the state government not to insist on transfer of the power projects. Omar has been told such demands will encourage other states to come forward with similar demands.
Omar has not played his cards well, believe knowledgeable people. Instead of seeking autonomy, he should have taken the people of state into confidence and sought transfer of the power projects in strong words. "Nobody in Jammu needs autonomy. Ladakah is happy with what it has been given. Kashmiris hate the word autonomy. But people in Ladakh, Jammu and Valley need power", they said.
Omar also need not waste his time on cursing the Indus Water Treaty. Honouring the IWT has become a compulsion for New Delhi. In any case, legally speaking, it is virtually impossible for India to abrogate the treaty. Article XII (4) states that 'provisions of this treaty shall continue in force until terminated by a duly ratified treaty concluded for that purpose between the two Governments.'
This is the reason India did not seek unilateral abrogation of the treaty in the wars of 1965, 1971 and 1999; therefore, India is not likely to consider abrogation in the event of any future war as well.
Seeking abrogation of the IWT is too big a task for Omar Abdullah or any other politician for that matter. The problem with the politicians is that they raise issues which they should not raise. Had the successive governments raised the issue of transfer of some of the power projects to the state, the situation today would have been different. Former Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah sought transfer of Salal Project but when he was told to behave like a `good boy' he forgot the issue for obvious reasons.
The best way of compensating the people of Jammu Kashmir for all the loses they have suffered because of IWT is to transfer the power projects to the state. A good beginning has been made today. |
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