The Armed Forces Special Powers Act(AFSPA) has come under sharp focus, thanks to the J&K Chief Minister Oma Abdullah's clearly unwise and potentially dangerous insistence to withdraw it from certain areas in the Valley which, in his view, have returned to peace and normalcy. However, the Indian Army and the Defence Ministry strongly oppose the proposal on security and strategic considerations. Hence, the Central govt. has not given the green signal to the State govt.
Omar Abdullah's logic for the Act's revocation seems primarily motivated by Kashmiri separatists' long-held antipathy and hostility to the central forces, including the Indian army's presence in the State for its safety and security. Strangely, the CM appears to overlook the fact that Kashmir is enjoying peace owing to the sacrifices and good work of the Indian army and the central para-military forces. How can he ignore intelligence inputs that Pakistan's terror infrastructure is still intact and active; 2000-2500 terrorists are under training in these camps; 700-850 militants are waiting to cross over. Nearly 70 terrorists-infiltrators have been killed in the last two years. By proclaiming certain areas in the Valley as safe havens, free from terrorists, is the CM not inviting these killers and bombers to shift to these peaceful zones to plan their heinous operations?
The Indian army is in J&K since 1947 when Pakistani invaders attacked the State to illegally annex it to the newly-created Muslim State-Pakistan. Having failed in its evil attempt, Pakistan engineered cross-border infiltration and terrorism with the help of separatist elements in the Valley. The security forces, including the army, had to be strengthened to counter the aggressive designs of the anti-Indian forces, aided and abetted by our hostile neighbour. The army had to operate under a protective, enabling legal framework. Hence, the AFSPA. It was not a licence to kill innocent people.Any excesses and aberrations were promptly looked into and action taken. The army was primarily there to come to the help of the civilian authority whenever required. It was not an army of free-booters and marauders.
Hence, it was ridiculous for a former Central Information Commissioner and one of the three centrally-appointed J&K interlocutors, to support the revocation of the AFPSA on the plea that it was a "draconian law" to "suppress people's voice". He wrote this in an article in the Indian Express of November 22, 2011. How can a J&K interlocutor who had visited the State several times on behalf of the Union govt., overlook the bitter reality of the cross-border infiltration and terrorism and Pakistani involvement in this criminal activity? Misgovernance and alienation of some sections of Kashmiris should be attributed to local leaders who have always been heading the State govt.
Omar Abdullah's logic for the Act's revocation seems primarily motivated by Kashmiri separatists' long-held antipathy and hostility to the central forces, including the Indian army's presence in the State for its safety and security. Strangely, the CM appears to overlook the fact that Kashmir is enjoying peace owing to the sacrifices and good work of the Indian army and the central para-military forces. How can he ignore intelligence inputs that Pakistan's terror infrastructure is still intact and active; 2000-2500 terrorists are under training in these camps; 700-850 militants are waiting to cross over. Nearly 70 terrorists-infiltrators have been killed in the last two years. By proclaiming certain areas in the Valley as safe havens, free from terrorists, is the CM not inviting these killers and bombers to shift to these peaceful zones to plan their heinous operations?
The Indian army is in J&K since 1947 when Pakistani invaders attacked the State to illegally annex it to the newly-created Muslim State-Pakistan. Having failed in its evil attempt, Pakistan engineered cross-border infiltration and terrorism with the help of separatist elements in the Valley. The security forces, including the army, had to be strengthened to counter the aggressive designs of the anti-Indian forces, aided and abetted by our hostile neighbour. The army had to operate under a protective, enabling legal framework. Hence, the AFSPA. It was not a licence to kill innocent people.Any excesses and aberrations were promptly looked into and action taken. The army was primarily there to come to the help of the civilian authority whenever required. It was not an army of free-booters and marauders.
Hence, it was ridiculous for a former Central Information Commissioner and one of the three centrally-appointed J&K interlocutors, to support the revocation of the AFPSA on the plea that it was a "draconian law" to "suppress people's voice". He wrote this in an article in the Indian Express of November 22, 2011. How can a J&K interlocutor who had visited the State several times on behalf of the Union govt., overlook the bitter reality of the cross-border infiltration and terrorism and Pakistani involvement in this criminal activity? Misgovernance and alienation of some sections of Kashmiris should be attributed to local leaders who have always been heading the State govt.
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