Who brought this part of our nation to such a pass? Who converted it into perenially bleeding State? Pakistan alone... or the State authorities? Central Authorities or all these factors combined?
To put the entire blame on Pakistan for anything or everything was always the business of authorities. Since Independence it continues to be a thorn in the flesh of India. Three wars already fought, in all they had to concede defeat, then well-trained 'so-called' freedom fighters, thus the leaders called them sneaked into our territory, many got caught while infiltrating from other side of the border, as many of them equally succeeded, let loose attacks on innocent ones, killing many, maiming many, properties destroyed giving our security forces tough times round the clock true but should we put the entire blame on those elements only, for that matter Pakistani authorities only for all the ruthless dastardly acts going on with renewed vigour and intensity? No one is going to agree with that logic anymore.
Pakistan, our neighbouring nation, our traditional enemy is since a decade or so 0is paying for their own acts by way of intense terrorist attacks on day by day basis by the terror elements once they fed and fostered to take on India. Now the Pakistani authorities caught in the web of merciless terrorist bombings, losing lives and property worth millions of dollars, hundreds of lives per day perish in suicide bombings, are in search of a miracle to wriggle out of the web. As Yusuf Raza Gilani lamented recently they are at a lose to find a way to solve their own problems, how is it possible to wreak havoc in other countries. Similarly while Pakistan dealing with hard-core terror elements adding to that country's woes, nature ventilated its fury by flooding large chunk of that country causing deaths, displacements of millions and millions of people, heavy damage to crops and valuable properties, President Asif Ali Sardari flew all the way to Sochi, Russia to attend a summit with three other nations, Russia, Tajikistan and Afghanistan to find ways for jointly fighting against terrorism and trading in narcotics. His visit abroad invited scathing criticisms by the opposition parties and the media world. The magnitude of the menace - terrorism in Pakistan is that much frightening, it is natural the Pak authorities run pillar to post to wipe out terrorism from its soil, seems to be an impossible task.
Yesterday's Indian Express carried the headline - 'As UPA fiddles, Kashmir burns' - on going through it we can very well come to grip with the gravity of the situation prevailing there.
Despite warning signals on previous occasions inviting criticism from across the spectrum and the suggestions from responsible quarters including experts on J&K, Central government took the issues not that seriously in fact they failed to read the pulse of the Kashmiri citizens despite a good Doctor, it seems he attends to special cases only, at the helm even after protests after protests, violence after violence, repression after repression, killing many, injuring many, imprisoning many.
And on saturday, the Eid day upon the call of moderate faction leader of Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, apparently after seeking permission from J&K govt authorities to hold a procession and in the course of the procession from Eidgah Gardens to Srinagar to protest against the previous acts of repression unleashed by the authorities, the mob broke out into a fury, went on a rampage and arson, inviting firing and lobbing of teargas shells from the security forces forcing the entire Kashmir into a towering inferno. Though not yet arrested till then, cases registered against Mirwaiz Umar Farooq the first time and JKLF (Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front) chief Yasin Malik charging them with inciting violence in the State.
This is the first time an FIR is being filed against Mirwaiz Umar Farooq since he joined the mainstream in 1990 upon the murder of his father Mirwaiz Mohammed Farooq former Hurriyat Chief. As per today's report Kashmir continues to be on the boil, today 3 people were reportedly killed and as per yesterday's reports 24 injured including 8 security guards, one person succumbed to injuries in a hospital and a few in critical situation. Omar Abdullah, as Chief Minister of the State despite being an abject failure the Central govt even after intense, constant pressures from various quarters was given a clean chit and not removed from the post.The most unfortunate portend is the anti-indian sentiment prevailing in the State after repeated violences and humilations suffered by them they view India as an alien country or an enemy country. Hence graffittis appear on roads, walls and other places. 'Go India, Go' demands.
Who brought this State to such a pass?
The Cabinet Committee on Security Affairs is scheduled to be held today to discuss the Kashmir situation, the meeting must have already taken place and deliberated upon what all are to transpire in the meeting, no idea....The sense of alienation already in the air what use it would serve is another question mark.
All the factors mentioned above however do not mean that Pakistan's task is made quite easy by the India Government and also that the Kashmiris are desirous of going to Pakistan. In fact, it seems, they want to be free from both India and Pakistan and remain an autonomous State.
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