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| Bhim's Attack On NC, Congress | | Achieving pious goals through occasional statements | | Rustam
JAMMU, Dec 24: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) Bhim Singh has once again urged Governor N N Vohra to invoke section 92 of the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution and bring the state government under his direct control. His argument is that the NC-Congress coalition government has simply promoted corruption in the state and failed to deliver on any front. Yet another refrain of Bhim Singh is that the present dispensation is anti-democratic and anti-people. According to him, the only alternative to "save the people of Jammu and Kashmir from the pangs of death and destruction" is the immediate dismissal of the Omar Abdullah-led government. "Free the people of Jammu and Kashmir from the jaws of corrupt, communal and anti-people government" is, in effect, the upshot of his whole argument.
One cannot disagree with the basic formulation of Bhim Singh that the present dispensation is the most corrupt and insensitive and that it has failed to meet the aspirations and needs of the people. One can also agree with him when he says that the present dispensation has turned out to be rabidly anti-Jammu . Similarly, one can endorse his suggestion that the present dispensation has outlived its utility and that the state governor needs to make arrangements for fresh elections in the state so that the people elect a government of their own choice -- government that delivers, that is sensitive, that is democratic and people-centric, that is accountable, corruption-free and transparent, that is responsive and that promotes participatory democracy. Also, no one would disagree with Bhim Singh when he says that the present dispensation has, instead of harmonizing inter-regional relations, further sharpened the inter-regional angularities and embittered further the already rather bitter relations between Jammu and Kashmir. In other words, Bhim Singh appears quite reasonable and objective while evaluating the nature of the present dispensation and the style of its functioning and suggesting remedial measures.
But the fundamental question to be asked to Bhim Singh and his outfit is: What has he and his formation have done on the ground to put the present dispensation in the dock or make it act in the larger interest of the people of the state? There appears nothing whatsoever on the ground which could even remotely suggest that he and his party have done anything worthwhile during all these almost three years to take on the present dispensation. He and his party did adopt what they called Agenda 2011 in January this year with much fanfare, but he forgot it in no time. The Agenda 2011 had envisaged reorganization of the state and separate assembly and separate chief minister for Jammu province. Making the Agenda 2011 public, Bhim Singh had stated that he and party would leave no stone unturned to achieve the stated goals. The year 2011 will be over after six days and he has, instead of telling the people as to what he has done to implement his agenda, taken recourse to politics of hollow statements.
This type of politics would never work. What is needed is tangible results on the ground and this can happen only when agendas are pursued relentlessly and with single-minded devotion. Bhim Singh and his party have the potential of producing the desired results, but the problem is that the party leadership's approach is inconsistent. If Bhim Singh sincerely wishes to work for the welfare of the people of Jammu province, he has no other option but to stay put in Jammu and play an active role. People do not want hollow statements emanating from New Delhi. They want action on the ground. The situation in Jammu province is ripe for a full-scale campaign against the anti-Jammu forces and Bhim Singh and others of his ilk could exploit it provided they are willing to exploit it.
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