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| Give weightage to power crisis, unemployment & not to AFSPA, autonomy | | | Withdrawal of troops from within the civilian areas in Jammu and Kashmir and revocation of AFSPA, even in a phased manner, continue to be as dear to Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah as his demand for the restoration of greater autonomy. It is the outcome of his deep rooted desire to see AFSPA repealed and the state getting back the quantum of autonomy which it enjoyed prior to 1953 that Omar is a bit diappointed with the recommendations of the three int erlocuters. The disappointment is the result of ambiguous or unclear stand the interlocuters have taken on these two ticklish issues. If reports are to be believed the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, has conveyed to the centre that there was urgent need for withdrawing troops from Jammu and Kashmir state's hinterland so that these very columns of troops could be deployed on the LOC. According to these reports Omar Abdullah has suggested to the union Home Ministry and the Defence Ministry that by deploying troops, withdrawn from within the civilian areas in the state, on the LOC the Army could plug both conventional and non conventional ingress routes.
Omar Abdullah seems to be right in suggesting that additional troops be deployed on the LOC. It is needed because there are still border routes that are being frequented by militants in crossing into Jammu and Kashmir. Hence Omar rightly believes that once the rate of infiltration of militants was brought down to zero the state could enjoy peace and political stability. Well Omar's demand for withdrawal of troops from within the civilian areas is still unpalatable to the senior Army functionaries. These functionaries believe that the state has witnessed marked decline in the activities of militants and in the incidents of subversive violence but that has not warranted immediate reduction in the deployment of troops. They say that during the last five years the reduction of troops in the civilian areas has been carried out and there was now a very limited number of soldiers posted in various areas of the state. Whenever the security scenario registers further improvement more columns of troops would be either withdrawn to the barracks or sent outside the state.
Another issue that has left Omar Abdullah disenchanted with the report of the interlocutors is the way the three negotiators have not openly advocated the cause of restoration of autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir. The report has simply favoured establishment of a committee that could review all the central laws extended to the state. It is in this context that Omar plans to take up the autonomy report, that the National Conference leadership had submitted to the Government of India, with people who matter in New Delhi because he believes, rightly or wrongly, that restoration of autonomy or restoration of pre-1953 constitutional status could address the internal and external dimensions of the Kashmir issue. He is possibly ignorant of the fact that the Kashmir issue was alive when the state enjoyed autonomy till 1953. Well there is no harm if Omar raises the issues pertaining to restoration of autonomy and repeal of the AFSPA with the central Government but it would have been politically wise for the Chief Minister to raise matters related to growing unemployment problem, decaying health care system and facilities, increasing power and drinking water crisis with men and women who matter in New Delhi. Omar needs to understand that people want uninterrupted power supply, better medicare and more jobs for the unemployed youth.
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