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| PDP is not presenting a solution,nor does PDP pretend to have One | | | Daya Sagar | 7/24/2011 10:41:29 PM |
| Valley media very hopefully reported on 26 Oct ( 2008) that PDP`s Chief Patron Mufti Mohd. Sayeed and party President Ms. Mehboba Mufti
had unveiled suspense over PDP`s Self Rule vision for resolution of
Kashmir dispute . PDP came out with a Self Rule concept document and
released the same on 25 Oct 2008 at a press conference in Srinagar.
How far PDP was sure about acceptance of Self Rule concept document
and how Far the Concept paper was / is practical could be two
questions for consideration of those who may be working for
restoration of peaceful congenial socio – political environment in
J&K ( Kashmir valley in particular ).
The document had some intricate explanations / self contradictions.
Even PDP accepted that the document would not give an immediate
solution / final solution. PDP defines the proposals as a beginning.
As regards seriousness for settlement of the issues in the immediate
future, PDP itself had expressed in the pretext of the Vision draft on
self Rule that “ The Peoples Democratic Party prepares and offers
this working paper on J&K as an act of hope…. hope lies in the belief
that if the decision-makers and responsible political parties ….
realize its intent and motive and examine its contents on merits,
objectively and realistically, and not on partisan considerations or
with chauvinistic mind-set….. The PDP further said the “ The Peoples
Democratic Party is not presenting a solution; nor does it pretend to
have one……… We have tried to contextualise the issue at various levels
and drawn the contours of a process for building sustainable peace in
the State and the region.” So, even if this concept released by PDP
is accepted much more is still needed to be done to even bring the
people of J&K near to drafting some workable solution that would be
finally again examined by atleast GOI. . The document very clearly
says that though the though the integration design may appear to be
constitutionally and legally incomplete and politically premature, a
start has to be made When would normalcy return to J&K PDP can not
suggest.
As regards acceptance of PDP self rule proposals ( even in vague
form) one thing that indirectly emerges from the paper of PDP is
that PDP in policy does not reject those who do not accept the 1947
Accession of J&K with India. It could also be alleged by some that
PDP purposely chose the date as 25th Oct for releasing a document. The
Concept paper accuses the intentions of India, Indian people ,
Indian leaders , Indian democracy , Indian secularism and Indian
trustworthiness as regards the promises made with “ Kashmiries. The
concept paper provides gound support ( though half way) to the
“separatists”.
To be brief the SELF Rule paper says (i)“The PDPs accepts that the
essence of this document lies in trying to suggest a creative
framework for resolution of the issue without compromising the
sovereignty of the ‘two nation states involved (ii) “The centre piece
of the governance structure under self-rule is the cross border
institution of Regional Council of Greater Jammu and Kashmir.” (iii)
“ Moreover, such an institutional structure will provide a framework
within which certain matters between the two parts of the State and
their respective mainland, that need to be sorted out to infuse in
people a sense of empowerment and a feeling of belonging. This will
require devising an improved constitutional, political and economic
relationship between the two parts of the State and their respective
main lands” (iv) “Conceptually, the challenge in J&K is to integrate
the region without disturbing the extant sovereign authority over
delimited territorial space. There is no need to negate the
significance of the line of control as territorial divisions but it is
imperative to negate its acquired and imputed manifestations of state
competition for power, prestige, or an imagined historical identity.
The idea is to retain the former and change the latter. Therein lies
the key to the solution of J&K dispute.(vii) and the like. The quotes
made here from the Self rule Doc may not appear that elusive to a
common man busy with earning his two meals but intrinsically surely
the totalness / validity 1947 accession of J&K with India is
questioned. The terms like and expressions (i) their respective
mainland, (ii) sovereignty of the ‘two nation states involved, (iii)
devising an improved constitutional, political and economic
relationship between the two parts of the State and their respective
main lands, (iv) delimited territorial space and, (v) no need to
negate the significance of the line of control as territorial
divisions , do matter from technical / international view points
when references are made to issues raised by the separatist / anti
1947 accession arguments.
PDP professes that India and Pakistan have to resolve the very
difficult problem of “domestic” integration within a split
international political and economic structure. PDP accepts that its
basic premise is the search for solution to the issue of Jammu &
Kashmir through an inter-nation state institutional arrangement that
preserves sovereignty of the two nation-states but still has a
supranational basis. The document says that PDP’s basic premise is
that the time has come to work out some form of integration & move
forward ; but admits that the proposed PDP’s integration design
may appear to be constitutionally and legally incomplete and
politically premature ( pleading that a start has to be made simply
because the cost of not doing it will be much higher than the cost of
implementing it ). This means that PDP does not see any normalcy in
immediate future since what to talk of “separatists’ as per PDP even
the democratic government in J&K may not find it constitutionally and
legally workable.
PDP document admits that “Self-rule cannot sustain itself without a
fair and realistic degree of self-reliance and hence a reliable and
substantial fiscal support by the centre would be needed for valid
reasons and on legitimate equitable grounds. Simultaneously PDP
suggests the two UNITS of Greater Jammu and Kashmir doing trade
independently with India , Pakistan and other world . PDP does talk
of certain regional issues that have the potential of snowballing
into a dangerous situation like occasionally voices are raised from
Ladakh and Jammu for trifurcation of the State. I shall not discuss
it here.
And above all PDP at para 132 of SELF RULE document says that “ Once
this formulation of Self-Rule is accepted in and by India, it can be
discussed with Pakistan for seeking a similar dispensation for the
people living in Pakistan” Administered Kashmir and Northern Areas.
So, PDP itself has accepted the its Self Rule concepts would need a
further test for similar acceptance by Pakistan after it is accepted
( constitutionally and legally ) with in India and BY India .
Process will not end there , after that bilateral negotiations
will be needed between India and Pakistan. Then it will also be
desirable to have institutional arrangements between the two parts of
Kashmir ( PDP does not mention J&K) to work out a durable
supra-national institutional structure. .
So, the PDP proposals are more a rhetoric then a solution. Such
proposals and talks would surely push the innocent masses of J&K into
more and confusions , the inter regional contradictions in J&K would
grow , ofcourse even the legitimate Indian interests would be
jeopardized. It could be alleged that the Kashmiri leaders are more
interested in disturbed / conflicted situations in J&K so that they
could ride the power cart.
*( Daya Sagar is social activist and leading scribe on Kashmir affairs
[email protected] 09419796096)
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