Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Mishandling of Amarnath issue snowballs into crisis

Inapt handling of the Amarnath controversy has led to widespread ramifications. With UPA government not able to decide what to do their is a political stalemate in the country. The nation is confused and wants to know what the Government plans to do to resolve the Amarnath issue except offering sermons and platitudes.
The minority and Kashmiri appeasement policy, practiced by successive governments in Delhi has not yielded any dividend to the country or Congress. Kashmiris still have not and do not want to join the national mainstream and whenever they are asked to be accountable and responsible, they pretend to revolt and shout pro-pakistan slogans.
India scared of this sloganeering and to ensure that its strategic interests are not hurt has been bending backward to accommodate the Kashmir valley.
And all this at the cost of the hapless Ladakhis and people of Jammu, who have been mere pawns in this high stakes game. Every one wants to have the best out of the Kashmir deal, be it valley based politicians, their stooges in Jammu and the great Indian machiavilis.

However, time has come for all to realise that the policy of muslim and Kashmiri appeasement will not be allowed at the cost of Jammu. Indian strategic interests can not come at the cost of sacrificing the social, economic and political rights of the people of Jammu and Ladakh, be it Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Gujjars, Paharis and Budhists.

Jammu is one and the agitation in Jammu is a peoples movement and not a communal and violent agitation as has been witnessed in Kashmir valley and in Kishtwar, where separatist protesters threw handgrenades and fired on minority Hindus.

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