Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR Oct 5: Senior CPI (M) leader and MLA Kulgam, M Y Tarigami has said that the admission of J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik that “India has made mistakes and its mistakes have, in the process, alienated itself” from the people of the Valley, is appreciable.
However, contrary to this, the present dispensation in New Delhi led by BJP continue to refuse to draw lessons from the previous mistakes, but has compounded the problem in the last more than four years and thereby, deepened the alienation and mistrust among the people further.
He said there was not only need to take lessons from the previous mistakes and ensure those are not repeated, but to take corrective measures. The fact is no lessons have been learnt and instead the arrogance and reluctance from those at the helm of affairs has made the situation more complex. He said there was need for deep introspection and bold initiatives. But the record of the present regime in Delhi is not only disappointing, it has also added fuel to the fire because of its erroneous policies vis-à-vis Kashmir, Tarigami added.
He said New Delhi must approach the Kashmir crisis as a political issue instead of treating it as security problem. The BJP which is heading the Government in New Delhi doesn’t even recognize the need for retaining Article 370 and Article 35A in the Constitution. Article 370 has been eroded and made hollow under this rule. For the BJP, Kashmir is expendable, for its larger design of mobilizing sentiments around the country for vote bank politics.
“The BJP must realize that the complex nature of J&K issue can’t be solved through the narrow sectarian agenda. The situation in Kashmir has steadily deteriorated under Modi Government. The adoption of a hard-line security stance and the use of coercive instruments of the state to suppress protests have only given a spurt to militancy which has now been energized by the influx of a number of local youth. Despite opposition from major political parties, the Government imposed Urban Local Bodies (ULB) and Panchayat polls at a time when situation was not conducive,” he added.
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