Accept
the Verdict-I
Sir,
The
J&K Assembly poll results are full of
surprises. The debacle of National
Conference and BJP in the recent polls is
as much a surprise at the success of the
Congress Party, Peoples Democratic Party
and others in the neck to neck fray. The
poll results are hailed as a victory of
democracy both at home and abroad. That
is more so notwithstanding militants
threats, coercion and bullets with
consequent deaths and injuries to several
hundred voters and some candidates. The
defeat of the Ruling Apparatus is
accounted for as due to nepotism,
unemployment, non-development, scarcity
of water electric power, insecurity and
irresponsiveness of the Government to the
public concerns and discriminate
treatment. The BJP defeat is due to
infighting, dissensions, division into
splinter groups and lack of leadership.
People wanted a change of guard as they
were disillusioned with militancy which
has aggravated people's woes, miseries,
and poverty without any achievement. They
are also not enamoured of the dynastic
rule and politicians who exist for
themselves and exploit the people. They
want pro-people political leaders and not
the ones who are obsessed with political
power, un-ethics, their own pride and
primacy. People are not also happy with
the Congress and its dynastic and unholy
rule. People are also unhappy with wily
politicians and autocrats. It is
unfortunate that there is no Gandhian
religiousness, politics and humanism. As
men and matters are there is but to make
the best of choice in the battle of the
ballot than to have no choice to change a
dictatorial Govt. So we have the
fractured poll verdict in the J&K. No
political party has been given the
mandate by the voters to form the
Government on its own. No winning
political party in inclined to coalesce
with the National Conference with its
even largest tally of 28 seats in the
Legislature of 87 seats because of the
wave of throwing it out of its dynastic
rule. The Congress with 20 seats and the
People's Democratic Party with 16 seats
are chips of the same block. They have
been hotly hob-nobing to cobble up a
coalition Government with the support of
like minded successful candidates in the
rest of the kithy of Independents.
The
problem with Congress and the PDP to form
the Government is in rift on the question
of Chief Ministership, each one laying
claim on it for reasons well known. The
Kashmir Leadership appears to be
apprehensive that in case Chief
Ministership is conceded to Congress
(Ghulam Nabi Azad) and centre of power
gravity will shift to Doda, Bhaderwah,
Kishtwar, Jammu from Kashmir province.
Notably, the Doda district of Jammu
province will receive due attention
having been neglected much in the past
besides other areas in the Jammu and
Ladakh regions. This will help to solve
militancy problem appreciably and the cry
of regional discrimination. The hurdle
can be overcome by having alternate Chief
Ministership from Jammu and Kashmir
regions respectively as per arrangement
in UP between BJP and BSP. All the three
regions of the State are functional
organs of the body politic J&K and
need equal motherly attention. The voters
have made a change of guard and reposed
their trust in the newly elected
legislators to usher in peace, progress
and prosperity of the people.
Yours
etc...
Babu Ram
Gandhi Nagar, Jammu.
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