Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 2: Claiming that ongoing unrest in Kashmir was the result of denial of Justice, CPI (M) leader and MLA Mohd Yusuf Tarigami today said that the Governor, instead of terming political parties as irrelevant, could have advised the leadership to introspect why the political process in Kashmir was becoming irrelevant.
“The political parties and political process being irrelevant is the reason for anger building up. We hope that the Governor having vast political experience will analyse and see how serious the implications for the people of the State and the country will be if political parties and political process becomes irrelevant. It is due to this reason that the void created by such situations is filled by extremism and violence,” he said in a statement, issued here today.
Mr Tarigami said that there was need for serious and sincere initiative from political leadership of the country to arrest this trend of making political parties and political process irrelevant. But unfortunately, he added, whatever is happening on ground is contrary to it. “On ground only security centric measures are being taken to tackle the situation. Perception is growing that the focus of the policy of New Delhi is only security centric vis-a-vis Kashmir. Governor could have advised the political leadership of the country presently at the helm of affairs to introspect why the political process in Kashmir is becoming irrelevant,” he advised.
Reiterating that the prevailing unrest was result of denial of justice and neglect, Mr Tarigami said that the disillusionment, hopelessness and despondency have led the youth to desperation. “There is need to study and analyse the root cause of this problem at the leadership level of the country. But unfortunately over the years, only symptoms are being seen and causes are being ignored,” he added.
Reaffirming CPI (M) stand that Kashmir is not an exclusive law and order issue but a political problem, Mr Tarigami demanded to hold dialogue with voices of dissent in the State. “The policymakers need to understand it that nothing could be achieved by force and it is only political dialogue which can bring peace. Violence will only deteriorate the situation further. The issue could be solved only through a dialogue and the biggest issue in Kashmir is alienation among people. If it isn’t addressed, the political uncertainty will continue,” he said.
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