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| Radha says BJP's stand puzzling | | Interlocutors' Report | | RUSTAM
JAMMU, June 5: Former interlocutor for Jammu & Kashmir Radha Kumar is unhappy both with the Hurriyat leaders and the BJP. Her grouse against them is that they have rejected the report without even studying it. However, what has stung Radha Kumar more is the reaction of the BJP. The BJP has termed the report as "disastrous".
What exactly has she said about the BJP? In an interview to an English daily only a few days ago, she said: "The BJP's reaction completely puzzles me. When it comes to J&K, the party seems to change its position every other day. Their rejection of the report is completely different to what their leadership said when we met them. We met BJP groups and delegations in J&K, in Jammu districts in particular. They made many local demands, which are reflected in the report. After our mission had ended in October last year and just a few months ago, I organized a meeting of legislators under the aegis of the Delhi Policy Group (DPG). There were several BJP legislators present and they had a very different view from what is being expressed today. On the political side, they seemed to think that the process was adequate and had no major problem with our interlocution. Importantly and on the issue of devolution -centre to state, state to region, etc. - they were very much on board. At the Centre, we met Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and L.K. Advani. They, too, seemed in sync with the bigger picture. I don't know whether this official reaction of the BJP to the report is political posturing. But a meeting, a resolution and a statement condemning the report, within hours of it being made public? After all those lengthy discussions with the BJP, this is very puzzling…"
As mentioned, Radha made these unambiguous observations only a few days ago. The BJP leadership must have gone through her interview and read what she said about the top-ranking BJP leaders. That the BJP leadership has not contested what Radha said could be taken to mean that the former interlocutor is right.
In any case, the Radha's interview has created confusion among the people, especially in Jammu. It would be only desirable if the BJP clears this confusion. Not to do so would simply mean that the BJP and the Congress, like all pseudo-secular formations and Kashmir-based parties like the National Conference, are on the same page as far as their attitude towards Jammu & Kashmir is concerned. |
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