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| TRC or AFSPA revocation? Choice is yours, Mr CM | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 8: Immediately after assuming office of the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah promised a truth and reconciliation commission (TRC). Now Omar is about to complete three years in office but the promised commission seems a distant dream.
Omar had to abandon another proposal as well. He had promised repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) during his regime. Omar did not have the courtesy to issue a clarification when New Delhi rejected his request. He instructed his Law Minister, Ali Muhammad Sagar to tell the people AFSPA was needed for the time being. However, the demand for revocation of AFSPA has been made a fresh. Omar has launched a massive campaign for lifting the law. But he has maintained meaningful silence over the TRC.
Not all the people in Jammu Kashmir hailed Omar's reconciliation talk. Some quarters vehemently opposed it. Some of them said reconciliation was not possible. However, notwithstanding this pessimism, Omar forgot about the commission. No reasons have been given for the delay.
What does a reconciliatory commission mean by the way? The term reconciliation is coined when the victims are told to forget the past; forgive the perpetrators and start a fresh. Normally there should have been no problems in constituting such a commission. But, Omar perhaps did not dare to uphold the truth. The idea was abandoned.
It has perhaps dawned on Omar that TRC and bringing erring men in uniform to justice cannot go together. But by seeking AFSPA revocation, he has made his intentions clear. He is interested in administration of justice. But is this possible? The TRC would evoke support from all quarters including New Delhi and the security agencies. Omar, therefore has to make a choice. TRC or AFSPA revocation? |
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