The ruling BJP, it appears, is running out of patience over the way Chief Mehbooba Mufti is handling the unrest in the Valley, which today entered the 47th day of curfew.
According to top BJP leaders here, apart from reviewing the situation in Kashmir and talking to stakeholders there, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has another mandate.
They say Rajnath also wants to convey the thought that she should get cracking against radicalised groups, the overground workers (OGWs), “read the riot act”, that is, and create a situation for relaxing the curfew. In another three days, the curfew would complete 50 days and it should be relaxed, they add.
The OGWs are workers of militants entrusted with the job of providing logistical support like food, money, hideouts, organising and uniting stone- throwers.
Asserting that the cycle of violence in the Valley will “die down soon, within two weeks”, the BJP leader in know of developments said for that to happen “Mehbooba had no other choice but to act tough with the OGWs, otherwise it will not end”.
Meanwhile, Rajnath Singh, upon his return from the Valley, will prepare a comprehensive report on the issue on the basis of which the Centre will decide its further course of action.
BJP wants Mehbooba Mufti to crack down on Radicals
