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| Anger in Kashmir against Farooq, Omar | | Mir's Kashmir Formulations | | Neha
JAMMU, Aug 9: Some Kashmiri "opinion-makers", who are actually part of the movement, are unhappy with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, his father and Union Minister Farooq Abdullah and other "mainstream" Kashmiri leaders. The reason is that they did not take on Agriculture Minister and president of Democratic Party (Nationalist) Ghulam Hassan Mir. Mir had few days ago held Sheikh Abdullah responsible for the messy situation in Kashmir and said that demands such as restoration of autonomy and self-rule are not practicable. He had, in addition, attacked from right and left those putting forth such demands and said that they were simply hoodwinking the people of Kashmir.
Those who are unhappy with Omar Abdullah, Farooq Abdullah and other "mainstream" Kashmiri leaders, including those belonging to the PDP, which is a votary of self-rule, are saying that what Mir had said should have "kick-started" a "stronger debate" in Kashmir. They are bemoaning the silence of the protagonists of greater autonomy, self-rule, and even of Pakistan and saying that it is intriguing that they have let Mir go scot-free. They are appreciative of NC additional general secretary Mustafa Kamaal and Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar as well as APHC (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq because they did take on Mir but expressed the view that their intervention was just not enough. They want all other Kashmiri leaders to take on Mir, rebut what he said and tell Kashmiri Muslims that they "dismisses any political solution for the vexed problem called Kashmir by placing the economic independence in the forefront". Mir had talked about economic independence and self-reliance.
The nature of their anger against Omar Abdullah, Farooq Abdullah, other "mainstream" Kashmiri leaders, and even the common Kashmiri masses could be determined from what one Kashmiri "opinion-makers" wrote the other day: "Not that Mir's statement against Kashmir's once tall leader should have triggered a street fight between his smallest political group and over 80 year old National Conference. But ironies of coalition are such that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had to eat this bitter pill as well. He as the working president of his party as also the custodian of Sheikh's political legacy did not utter a single word to defend what his grandfather did. The issue could not been left only to Mustafa Kamaal, whose right, left and centre diatribes do not entice much interest in the public, particularly after he was unceremoniously stripped of his responsibilities then restored later. Even the party president Farooq Abdullah did not come to the rescue of his father's political philosophy. This can only be termed as weakness with which the coalition politics has made the largest political party insensitive towards critical issues. In other words, the Congress has made them hostage to their whims. Would that mean that Mir is stronger than this largest political party? In the given circumstances yes, since he enjoys completed backing of 'important people' in Delhi. Mir is in the Government on the Congress quota and it makes amply clear that how powerful he has emerged in Delhi that the party preferred him over the waiting stalwarts for a berth in Cabinet. His statement should not be seen in isolation in that backdrop. While many analysts saw it as a prelude to some 'big political developments' but it could be a feeler for sensing the pulse of people on the ground.' By criticizing both proposals of NC and PDP, Mir has gone too far in 'taking the control of politics in Kashmir.' His statement cannot be dismissed so summarily."
What this "opinion-maker" wrote could be described as a desperate attempt on his part to provoke Kashmiri leaders and common Kashmiri masses against Mir, whose only crime was that he spoke without mincing words what a right-thinking person was supposed to say. Credit goes to Mir who again on Tuesday reiterated his stand on autonomy, self-rule and Pakistan, lambasted the so-called Kashmir-based mainstream parties saying "these mainstream politicians have misused the voters emotionally which could result in under-development of the State". He reiterated his stand while addressing one-day-long convention of party workers of Pattan constituency. His message was loud and clear and his message was that people want peace, prosperity and development and that beware of "mainstream" political parties like the NC. |
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