It may be impossible to bring the normalcy back on the track in Kashmir if the government doesn’t meet the challenge posed by the separatists and militants supported by Pakistan.
With over 6000 wounded and over 50 persons dead since July 8 when protests broke out in Valley over Hizbul Mujahedeen commander Burhan Muzaffer Wani’s killing, the State BJP today asked the state government to deal with the present situation in the Valley firmly.
FIGHT FOR NORMALCY IN KASHMIR
“There is no option for the government other than meeting the challenge posed by the separatists and militants supported by Pakistan decisively and with iron hand. Otherwise the situation would deteriorate further day by day and it may be impossible to bring the normalcy back on the track,” BJP state spokesperson, Prof. Virender Gupta said.
“At present the morale of the state police, CRPF and other security forces have gone down due to past happenings, where lot of restrictions have been imposed on them and have not been given appropriate freedom to tackle the situation. This will have dangerous consequences as the miscreants, anti-India elements and terrorists will get leverage to do whatever they want as a result the situation in the valley will worsen, it will lead to consequences challenging the integrity of the country,” Gupta said.
THE DETERIORATING KASHMIR
Prof. Gupta criticized NC and Congress leaders “for their role in instigating the Kashmiri masses and becoming instrument in deteriorating the situation.” He named former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and State Congress president G.A Mir in particular and described them as instigators.
“I appeal to people of Kashmir, in particular Kashmiri youth to shun the path of self-destruction and help in restoring normalcy. The happenings in PoK including Gilgit and Baltistan should be an eye opener for them and they should ponder upon the atrocities committed on the people there by Pakistani government and look at the conditions of slavery that has been thrust upon them,” he added. He said by resorting to violence people of Kashmir are only endangering the very existence of Kashmir. “We should not make Kashmir another Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria,” he added.
Prof. Gupta asked all the political parties, civil society, the social groups and the social activists of the state and of the country to put united and coordinate efforts to start interacting with the people of valley, help in lowering their temper to bring back the normalcy and peaceful atmosphere in the state. He said negative role of any of the section is not going to in any way help.
