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| Today martyrs will take turns in their graves! | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, July 12: Mainstream politicians, separatists, bureaucrats and the general public shall lay wreaths on the graves of July 13 martyrs who laid down their lives while fighting autocracy. Eighty two years down the line, a question remains unanswered. Has autocracy really ended?
Last year, some quarters talked about change of guard in National Conference. The general public and the National Conference workers eagerly waited for the day when the affairs of the organization would no longer remain a `private affair' of the Sheikh family.
However, the `plan' was shelved for obvious reasons by former Chief Minister and chief patron of the organization, Dr Farooq Abdullah. He was crude while making clear that the leadership would not go out of the Sheikh family.
Sensible people criticized the crude statement but nothing moved. Autocratic National Conference alone can uphold democratic values in Jammu and Kashmir, a college teacher sarcastically commented.
The situation in the separatist camp is no different. The Mirwaiz family is as autocratic as the Sheikh family. The leadership has remained in the Mirwaiz clan for the past one hundred years. Abdul Gani Lone was succeeded by his sons. They head their respective versions of the Peoples Conference.
And, according to reports Syed Ali Shah Geelani's son, who came back from Pakistan two years ago is being seen as a strong contender to succeed Geelani although the elderly leader does not like him.
Notwithstanding their `autocratic mindsets' all of them would be seen at the martyrs' graveyard on July 13. The poor martyrs shall take turns in their graves. |
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