It is quite strange from a right wing political party, which has been harping on that “Kashmir is an integral part of India”. Now suddenly the top brass of BJP is willing to meet separatist’s leaders in Kashmir to know their point of view regarding the resolution of Jammu and Kashmir. In fact it was former PM Atal Bihari Vajapai from the same party, who went to an extra mile and assured the people of Kashmir that any solution of their grievances and aspirations is possible under the ambit of humanity. Today these historical lines of former Indian PM is taken the stepping stone of the composite dialogue between New Delhi and the people of Kashmir but unfortunately his party men are disassociating themselves from his bold statement. However after the three turbulent summers in the valley, there is now a sense of growing concern and urgency among all the Indian national political parties, civil society including BJP on Kashmir. Whether it is Arundhati Roy or now Rajnath Singh, a Kashmir centric political wind has been blowing in the streets of New Delhi after the successful summer people uprisings. The parliamentary study group of BJP headed by its former president Rajnath Singh has been given a task by the party to find main reasons behind the alienation and isolation of Kashmir’s should be seen in that context. Singh after reaching Jammu reiterated BJP’s stand on the state but to make their visit successful and effective opted a humanitarian posture by saying that “the party is worried every time there is unrest in the state and would meet different sections of the people to know their views”. It is for the first time that the right wing political party constituted a study group to assess the ground situation in the valley. Although, this political initiative by the BJP on Kashmir has been welcomed by almost all the separatist groups including the mainstream political parties in the valley but the tag under the ambit of Indian constitution, ignoring the historical perspectives and without meeting the separatists Leaders will take them nowhere. During the unrest summers BJP and its top brass along with some Pandit groups have been putting enormous pressure on the Centre as well as on the state Govt not to revoke the disturbed area act and other draconian laws form the state, which gives immunity to the security forces to violate the basic human rights of the people. They have not even condemned the killing of innocent Kashmir’s in the recent public upsurges and have openly defended security establishment, who used brute force with impunity against the peaceful protesters. In this backdrop of anti Kashmir stance of BJP have suddenly formulated a fact finding study group to visit all the three regions of the state and interact with the civil society, socio political groups and bureaucrats and submit their final report to the party president. Afterwards first time in the history of BJP will prepare a visionary document on Kashmir, which will be debated and discussed inside the parliament as well as outside the parliament. But one doesn’t understand how this study groups will find the actual cause of problem by ignoring the historical political perspectives of the disputed territory? If it is a serious and sincere attempt on the part of BJP to hear the grievances and sentiments of the people, then it is a welcome step but if it is just to buy the time and to make sure that this summer passes peacefully which has been the tactics of centre in the past then it is a futile exercise.
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