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| Pak-based KZF's Neeta in constant touch with acquaintances Simbal Camp but fails to find any supporter | | "Amnesty for him, other misguided Sikh youth demanded" | | Bharat Bhushan
JAMMU, Sept 5: Though Ranjeet Singh Neeta of Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) was alleged to be in constant touch with some of his acquaintances at Simbal Camp over phone from Pakistan in an effort to win over them, he has so far failed to find any taker of his militant ideology in the locality.
"He often calls up some of his acquaintances at Simbal Camp from Pakistan and allegedly discusses with them the idea of reviving KZF activities on this side of the border," police sources said, quoting locals who were privy to the phone conversations.
The time had changed now and there were no takers of his militant ideology at Simbal Camp. "People are now focussing on their development and education to their children. No one is interested in bloodshed and spoiling the peaceful atmosphere of the region," the sources added.
Sources said the locals felt that whatever Neeta was trying to do, it was all because of the pressure of Pakistan which had given him shelter.
Sources said the locals wanted amnesty to Neeta and other such Sikh youth who were playing in the hands of Pakistan and wanted to return homes to join the national mainstream.
"There is no logic in being selective for extending amnesty to only Kashmiri youth, and not to the Sikh youth also who too have taken asylum abroad to wage a war against India," the sources added.
Several "misguided" Kashmiri and Sikh youth had taken shelter in Pakistan and other countries. Many of them had realised their folly and now wanted to come back to their homes and join the national mainstream, according to intelligence agencies.
The Union Government had pointed towards the key factors like identification and screening for facilitating the return of Kashmiri militants in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Amnesty to those who wage a war against a nation is not so simple a gesture as it may be seen by many. It is seen if they are involved in some very heinous crimes. The militants desirous of shunning the path of violence and returning to the mainstream are to be questioned and tested before granting them amnesty. A process has also to be simultaneously set in motion for their ideological reconstruction which requires hard work at the level of the Government. And, for this, simple political rhetoric would not do.
The people who should be involved for the work of debriefing and social reconstruction have to be carefully selected. Rather such an institution can also be given the task of keeping an eye on the law and order machinery for its honest working.
There has to be a serious, workable and reformist action plan for careful identification of the beneficiaries of the general amnesty.
But the question is why the amnesty be also not extended to the misguided J&K Sikh youth who were in Pakistan for the past over a decade.
Some of them, including Neeta, had crossed over to Pakistan along with their wives.
Recent intelligence reports had suggested that Neeta was trying to revive the outfit in J&K by recruiting local Sikh youth.
Sources said he too could be persuaded through his relatives to return home and join the national mainstream.
Sources feel that Government should make a pronouncement for their return too. |
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