Governors Rule, Finally! With each passing day PDP finds itself in a more confused and awkward position ER RASHID Governor’s rule is now a reality, though nobody would have imagined that despite heavy turnout people of J&K will not get an elected Government. The main player in this whole drama has been PDP, and despite many choices the party preferred to avoid government formation till date. No doubt there can be arguments and counter arguments over the issue that why PDP is delaying government formation. But one thing is clear that with the passage of every day PDP finds itself in a more confusing and awkward position and it becomes more and more difficult for the party to justify both the acts of forming the government or otherwise. PDP may justify the deadlock by saying that it wants BJP to accommodate more and more political aspirations of people of the state. PDP has a logic to say that BJP being in power in the center is the only party which can address both internal and external dimensions of Kashmir issue, but the million dollar question still remains unanswered that what BJP can offer to PDP. Let us keep in mind that it is the communal agenda that has helped BJP to come into power in New Delhi and also get twenty five seats in J&K. Unfortunately Jammu has been the hub of right wing Hindu organizations right from 1947 because of the unfinished agenda of partition. The facts reveal that in other states BJP can soften its stand over issues if it needs a coalition with regional parties but it cannot dilute its hard stand over various issues viz-a-viz J&K, as it may not only harm its image among the majority community throughout India but the party would lose its vote bank in Jammu. It is worth mentioning that when Gandhi was assassinated by Godsay, it was only in Jammu, besides Gwalior, that right wing Hindu Organizations celebrated the assassination by taking to streets and distributing sweets. The bitter truth is that Jammuites voted purely on communal lines and ensured success of many BJP candidates who were unknown even in their own constituencies, while people in Kashmir adopted a different line. It is difficult for political observers to analyze that how people in Sopore and adjoining constituencies, that are deemed to be the bastions of resistance movement, voted for Congress, the same party that hanged Afzal Guru. If PDP enters into a coalition with BJP it will have to fully justify the alliance. It cannot simply runaway by claiming that BJP has agreed not to touch controversial issues because the parameters of justice demand that PDP should seek categorical guarantees from BJP regarding its formula of self rule and ultimate resolution of Kashmir despite, but the circumstances reveal BJP may never be in a mode to agree to the genuine demands of PDP. The continuous suspense gives people of Kashmir a sense of defeat and they genuinely get irritated, but the argument that not entering into alliance with BJP amounts to betrayal of mandate of Jammuites who have overwhelmingly voted for BJP does not hold water. May one ask why the same principal that who so ever gets a simple majority in any assembly or the parliament will form the government without making it a point that who hails from which area or region. Even if Omer Abdullah’s offer of unconditional support to PDP is not based on sincerity, it will be difficult for PDP to explain why it has rejected NC offer. PDP needs to move with cautiousness and take a decision which should not hurt the sentiments of people. If the party convinces BJP about resolving some serious issues, then it may have something to celebrate, otherwise the party cannot justify its alliance with BJP. There is one more option available with Kashmir based parties especially NC and PDP to justify their unholy marriages with BJP or someone else, that is to tell people of Kashmir without ifs and buts that whatsoever they have been preaching since decades is either not achievable or none of their business anymore, and must keep themselves away from bigger political issues and focus purely on governance.
Posted on: Sat, 17 Jan 2015 08:30:35 +0000
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