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| Omar, Geelani, Ramdev and democracy | | Double-Standards | | Neha
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 6: On October 21, 2010, some displaced Kashmiri Hindus, along with other nationalists, hackled separatist and fanatic Syed Ali Shah Geelani in Delhi. Geelani, supporter of Kashmiri separatists and Maoist terrorists Arundhati Roy, Maoist Barbara Rao and a few others had assembled in New Delhi to take part in an out-and-out anti-India seminar. Both Geelani and Roy did succeed in airing highly outrageous anti-India views. Geelani condemned India and demanded freedom for Kashmir and Roy also demanded "freedom for Kashmir" from what she contemptuously dismissed as "bhukhe-nange Hindustan." The Congress-led UPA Government took action against the nationalist protestors and allowed Geelani, Roy and others unbridled freedom to denounce India and preach secession. It was expected that the government would thrash, attack and book the nationalists and enable Geelani and others to air anti-India views and it really happened.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was very upset over what the nationalists could do to Geelani. He was outraged. He condemned the nationalists and said: "It is against the democratic traditions of the country where freedom of speech no matter how unpalatable is a right which needs to be respected and protected. The strength of our democracy is in its values of tolerance and to allow a fearless expression of dissent only strengthens the democratic fabric of the country. Our democracy is a matured democracy and is capable of absorbing political dissent and diverse view points and so we should provide every individual an opportunity to air his or her opinion in a democratic manner."
On November 25, 2010, APHC (M) Umar Farooq was attacked by the nationalists in Chandigarh. Mirwaiz had gone to Chandigarh to mobilize public opinion in favour his demand seeking Kashmir's separation from India. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah again felt outraged, notwithstanding his comment that the "incident of roughing up chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) in Chandigarh was 'people's reaction to the programmes and policies' being followed by the Conglomerate." Reacting to the Chandigarh episode, he had said: "I have no take on this incident. It is the reaction of people to their policies and programmes and it is bound to happen. I don't condone it. It is a mater of ideas and ideologies. We are proud of our democracy which has always given the liberty to the people of different shades of opinion to express themselves."
Compare what Omar Abdullah said about yoga guru Baba Ramdev who wanted to sit on fast-unto-death to induce the UPA government to enact laws that would bring back to India trillions and trillions of Indian rupees stashed in foreign banks by the corrupt elements and provide for stringent action against the cheaters with what he had said about the Geelani and Mirwaiz episodes and you would find the difference.
What did he tweet on June 5 on micro blogging about Baba Ramdev? "The initial decision of the central government to turn back Baba Ramdev back from the Delhi airport on June 1 should have been implemented. Having read the government had decided to turn Ramdev back from airport itself, I can't help but think that's what should have been done." A day before, he had said: "His demands for ending his fast were unrealistic."
He did indulge in double-speak; he did take recourse to double-standards - one for one for separatists and communalists and another for nationalists like Baba Ramdev. He wants unbridled freedom for separatists and he wants Baba Ramdev not to put forth "unrealistic." Demands. This is his concept of democracy. What an irony! |
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