People's Democracy

On The J&K Proposals

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) issued the following statement on September 26, 2010.

THE eight-point proposal announced by the central government for Jammu & Kashmir is a step in the right direction. However, it is insufficient. More needs to be done to instill confidence among the people and to help restore peace and normalcy.

While the announcement of the release of young men in jail for stone-pelting, review of detention under the Public Safety Act and compensation for the families of those killed are welcome, it is necessary to provide for compensation for those injured in police firings and for the rehabilitation of those permanently incapacitated.

There has to be a change in the police methods of tackling protesters indulging in stone-throwing. The promise to review the location of bunkers in Srinagar city and the proclamation of Disturbed Areas should be done expeditiously. It should not remain only a promise. Finally, the group of interlocutors for initiating a dialogue should be primarily political in nature. It is only a political exercise which can help initiate a dialogue and sustain it.

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MORE INITIATIVES

While welcoming the proposals announced by the central government for Jammu & Kashmir, the CPI(M)’s state secretary Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami has stressed that the government of India needs to take more initiatives in order to create an environment of peace and confidence.

In a state issued on behalf of the CPI(M) state committee from Srinagar on September 26, Tarigami said, “We suggest a panel of senior parliamentarians to be constituted for a sustained dialogue with all shades of opinion in Jammu and Kashmir primarily with those holding voice of dissent.”

Tarigami said that keeping in view the trust deficit between the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the union, which has unfortunately been coupled in the last four months of unrest, concrete steps should be taken besides implementation of the fresh measures in letter and spirit.

“Let there be a louder and firmer resolve to implement the promise made by the prime minister regarding zero tolerance to human rights violations. Besides, immediate steps must be taken to probe the crimes committed during this period and violators of the human rights be identified and brought to book,” he added.