There was lot of fuss going around in print media, electronic media about serial bomb blast in Surat and media left no chance of creating psychosomatic effect on viewers by repeatedly showing the same footage over and over again. The least they have done is giving tutorials of bomb creation to the viewers. Alas, was there not any news or activity going on in country rather than giving tutorials?
In fact hell of things was happening in the country but our politicians were busy in concealing ‘Horse Trading’ scandal and if they got some time out of it, some of them pretended to have sympathy with Gujarat. Our home minister was busy in clearing path and making careful walk for his party’s president. He could have walked the nation to peaceful corridor either!! In between these conditions an idea was boiling in the valley, an idea of independence from India. Is this idea from bunch of morons?
In the last few weeks some intelligent people were using a word ‘Colonialism’,’ Indian Colonialism’. But as far as I know colonialism is taking over a weak state by dethroning the weaker state’s present government. In this process of colonization the superior state applies its own laws in colonized state and perceives its own interest. But is this place, the crown of country a colonized state? I don’t think so. People then make resemblance of the state with quasi-colonialism. But the people of state have been given special privileges and all of their demands are heard, so how can it be quasi-colonialism. Both these arguments fail here.
History reveals the state was in danger of Pakistani army and then King Maharaja Hari Singh gave accession to Indian army. The state thus in perilous situation choose it’s amalgamation with India. J&K was made an integral part of India by the consent of its then leader and people. Special privileges were given to people of the state and the opportunities in India also were made available to them.The state was connect to the whole country. Leaving behind the history now,according to the National Sample Survey (NSS), only 3.5 per cent of Kashmir's population was below the poverty line in 1999-2000.The phenomenal success is due to land of people and the handicraft industry which has not been taken away from them anytime. But will these land and industry lay in safe hands if the state chooses accession to Pakistan? Can the country like Pakistan which has just relieved from traditional military rule, provide such opportunity? I doubt it. They may convert the state into the military school against India and will give a desert look to this fertile land.
In this whole idea of separatism the root issue has been mixed in ashes, the root issue of Amarnath Land. The separatist are giving economical blockade as their reason for Independence. But after six decades with India and the successful story of above the poverty line contradicts the reason. There may be some individual aspirations amongst the leader which may be creating issues. These can be solved in manoeuvre dialogue process. Marching towards LOC and hoisting Pakistani Flag will only worsen the conditions there and will give guaranteed advantages to communal forces which then may divide the nation over religions.
As the coin has two sides separatist may have right points in their court. New Delhi has sought accession of Kashmir but it may have failed in joining hearts of state’s people with India. There should be sagacious efforts from the New Delhi in this direction. Time is now in the hands of New Delhi to take serious efforts here. In fact our so called weakest Prime Minister have the right opportunity in taking citizens consent of vote for next assembly election by providing an impeccable solution to the valley. Opportunities never die in India. Every other problem can be converted into an opportunity .Is someone listening and taking the opportunity?
*(The views expressed here are my self opinion; it is not intended to be beneficial or harmful to anyone.)
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