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| Solution to Jammu problem lies in power to legislate, says Dogras | | Jammu Against Discrimination | | Neha
Jammu, Sept 13: The ongoing fierce debate on the "solution to the Kashmir problem" has also triggered a similar debate among the Dogras of Jammu province. The Early Times tried yesterday to judge the mood of the Dogras and find what could satisfy them. Believe it or not, but it is a fact that everyone spoke in one voice and said that "if you wish to forge a lasting peace in the troubled state and end the age-old discrimination with Jammu, you have no other alternative but to grant the Dogras the power to legislate". Again, believe it or not, but it is a fact that everyone advanced very cogent arguments to make their point.
What exactly did they mean when they demanded power to legislate? They clearly meant that the existing politico-constitutional set-up in the state is "essentially unitary and Kashmir-centric" and that "such a system just cannot dispense justice to the state's other regions, including Jammu and Ladakh". They also clearly meant that the "problem in Jammu, unlike the problem in Kashmir, is political that needs to be tackled politically and that it could be tackled only if the Union Government is prepared to diagnose the Jammu's ailment that is caused by none other than Kashmir, where the problem is essentially communal".
Besides, they meant that the State of Jammu and Kashmir is an "unnatural formation" and that to "try to maintain it as a single political entity would, instead of resolving the existing issues, create additional difficulties for India". Their upshot was that the "state consists of three disparate regions having conflicting and mutually exclusive political aspirations" and that the "contradictions among them are irreconcilable". Not only this, they were of the considered view that "since the Kashmiri leadership would never ever deviate from the path it has been following since October 1947, it would be only desirable if Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh are given separate and fully empowered dispensations within India and under the Indian Constitution". Their refrain was that "such a reform would not only end bitterness and animosity between the regions and harmonize inter-regional relations, but would also promote in Kashmir politics based on democratic and economic issues".
One cannot disagree with the Dogras when they express such well-considered views. Indeed, the solution to the Jammu problem lies in the power to legislate. In other words, the Dogras don't want petty and illusory concessions (regional council or development board). They want full empowerment. In other words, they want the status of statehood without in any manner harming the political and economic interests of Kashmir. The statesmanship demands recognition and appreciation of the views as expressed by the Dogras. |
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