Vexed with their defiance and volte face to the all-party initiative to find a solution to the unending street violence, the government is now considering reviewing facilities provided to separatists, including security, medical treatment and foreign trips.
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5 hit out at Kashmiri separatist leaders who refused to talk to some MPs from an all-party team, saying their conduct defied the spirit of “Kashmiriyat”.
On return from the valley at the head of the all-party delegation, home minister Rajnath Singh briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi+ about the deliberations.
“Some leaders junked the advice not to jump the gun and went to Hurriyat leaders’ doorsteps”. Meanwhile, Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury asked the government to adopt dual-track policy for a permanent solution to the unrest.
Expressing serious concerns over the prevailing situation in the Valley, the delegation members opined that there should be no place for violence in the civilised society and asked the people of Kashmir valley to shun the path of violence.
The final decision on these issues, however, will be taken after the all-party delegation, which visited the troubled State, meets here on Wednesday and consultations at the highest level of the Government, sources said. While some opposition leaders met Hurriyat Conference leaders lodged in various sub jails, hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani refused to meet them.
Reacting to the snub by separatist groups, Singh on Monday told reporters that separatist leaders’ behaviour proved that they did not believe in “Kashmiriyat” (Kashmiri values), “Insaniyat (humanity)” or “Jamooriyat” (democracy).
Kashmir has been crippled by unrest for the last 59 days, with prolonged curfew amid violent protests and clashes in which over 74 people have died and almost 10,000 have been injured.
The separatists, according to the government, are not lending a helping hand to end the ongoing violent protests following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen’s self-styled commander Burhan Wani in July. Normal life remains paralysed with a curfew and separatists called strike restricting movement of people and goods.
He, however, said as far as talks are concerned, doors are open to everyone who want peace and normalcy. We set out to meet five people (separatists) and could meet four. “I think that message has been successfully conveyed”, Yechury said.
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Rajnath led the delegation of 28 Indian parliamentarians that visited Srinagar on Sunday and met pro-India politicians.
