Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 31: To discuss the “PDP-BJP agenda of alliance Panun Kashmir (PK) organized an interactive session here on Sunday.
Prof. M.K. Teng, a political commentator, delivered the key-note address. Those who spoke on the occasion included B.S. Slathia, former president Bar Association Jammu, Dr. Ajay Chrungoo, Chairman, Panun Kashmir, Dr. Kshama Kaul, eminent author, Prof. Shailendra Jamwal HoD (History) Jammu University, S. Inder Mahinder Tar Singh, socialist leader, Yuvraj Gupta, PoK Refugee leader, Adv Ravinder Sharma, Devender Chowdhary, Transport Association leader, Prof. Bhola Nath Sharma, retd Principal. Besides people from all walks of life, including faculty members from University, colleges, medical fraternity, technocrats, writers and political activists participated in the interaction, which was steered by Shailendra Aima, senior Vice Chairman Panun Kashmir.
The speakers observed that the new political alignment in J&K between BJP and PDP doesn’t seem to have augured well for the State and that this union of opposites has failed to trigger any cohesion towards serving the nation.
On the contrary, the politics and governance in the State, in the last six months have unleashed developments with serious implications on national security and integration of the State. The nationalist constituency in the State is being marginalized and the separatist pro-Pakistan elements seem on ascendance with Pakistani and IS Flags being hoisted regularly, triggering a fillip to Jehadi activity with increased attacks on citizens and security establishment, and successful infiltrations from across Pakistan. In addition, the cease-fire violations on LoC and IB have increased manifold.
While making his key note address Prof. M K Teng said that the hopes of change with the formation of the BJP Government in New Delhi, have been belied. The PDP –BJP alliance in the State is the continuation of the same mindset as we had observed during Congress-PDP or Congress-NC Governments in the State. “Indian political class has been always unwilling to fight against the enemies of Indian nation. This Agenda of Alliance is the expression of the same malaise which has afflicted the Indian political class.”
B S Slathia while discussing the agenda of alliance said that the written undertaking given in the document to establish AIIMS in Kashmir Valley signified eloquently that the PDP-BJP Government was committed to perpetuate the same discriminatory attitude towards Jammu as was being done by the previous regimes. “BJP has suddenly transformed itself as a strongest allay of the hegemonic processes imposed on Jammu”, he said while making a specific reference to the commitment of the Agenda of Alliance to seek integration and absorption of Kashmiri Pandits into the existing Milieu in Kashmir and said “this commitment is in fact a commitment to hand over Kashmiri Hindus’’.
Dr Ajay Chrungoo while commenting on the Agenda of alliance said that it was in fact a document of commitment to implement Musharraf plan from within. He further stated that it was during NDA regime led by Vajpayee that concepts of porous borders, shared sovereignty for J&K, joint management and demilitarization became “respectable” concepts to be incorporated into the national policy. PDP’s emergence as an alternative political pole in the State and its self rule perspective evolved during Vajpayee era and handing over of the State to soft-separatism became the cardinal strategy. Agenda of alliance is the continuation of the same attitude of handing over State to separatist mind. “The agenda is in fact a commitment of the BJP to hostage the mandate it got in Jammu to PDP so that the vision of the latter is imposed on the State.
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