Srinagar July 15 (Vijay Kumar) –Kashmir based Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Indian national political parties to desist from politicking on matters that concern the life, dignity and honour of the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir
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A spokesman of the PDP on Wednesday while reacting to the Indian political party Bartiya Janta Party (BJP) objections to the call for revocation of AFSPA and demilitarization of the civilian areas of the state said the national discourse on the sensitive subject seemed once again heading for a competitive chauvinism and denial of realities.
Recalling the initiative taken by the former prime minister AB Vajpayee in 2003 on resolution of the problem, the spokesman said it had lead to a un stated national consensus with his successor Dr. Manmohan Singh carrying it forward. That sentiment of understanding according to the spokesman between the two poles of Indian politics could get severely damaged by the shrillness of statements made on the subject and repairing such damage might not remain in control given the unrest in the state.
The spokesman said even the Congress led government at the centre was speaking in different tones on the subject. While the home minister P Chidambaram had made some positive statements on the subject recently, the voices from his defence ministry colleagues have made the intentions suspect.
Referring to the assertion of the minister of state defence Pallam Raju that no thinning of forces was feasible, the spokesman said it was unfortunate that the minister perhaps to score points against BJP was by his statements derailing the confidence building process in the state. He said revival and full empowerment of civil society and its institutions in J&K was necessary for resolution of problems in the region and revocation of AFSPA and withdrawal of troops from civilian areas was the bare minimum that could establish credibility of the process of resolution.
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