At last, Govt. to initiate dialogue in J&K

Centre has rightly decided to start a sustained dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir. Former Director of Intelligence Bureau Dineshwar Sharma will be the Govt. representative in the dialogue. Since the Narendra Modi-led NDA govt. came to power, the situation in Jammu and Kashmir went from bad to worse. Infiltration, militant violence, ceasefire violations and killing of civilians and military personnel increased without any check. All the promises of improving the situation in Jammu and Kashmir made by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Lok Sabha elections in 2014 proved to be hollow ones. The situation in Jammu and Kashmir got worse and worse. It appeared that the Narendra Modi-led NDA govt. had no Kashmir policy. The BJP which was ideologically dead against the People's Democratic Party of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti lost no time in sewing coalition with it to form govt. PDP-BJP coalition govt. is in place in Jammu and Kashmir. BJP is ruling at the Centre in Delhi. In the given situation, the deteriorating condition in the trouble-torn state of Jammu and Kashmir is the result of prevailing confusion in the Govt. at the Centre. Earlier, Centre was against any talks with separatist conglomerate Hurriyat Conference. The faction-ridden Hurriyat Conference is playing in Jammu and Kashmir to the tune of Pakistan. Hurriyat leaders are openly financed and supported by Pak Govt. to create trouble in the Valley. With the revelation of money being received by Hurriyat leaders from Pakistan, the common innocent people of Jammu and Kashmir now can easily be impressed that the separatist leaders are only using them for their personal gains. This is possible only in talks with all the shareholders in Jammu and Kashmir. The Govt.'s interlocutor on Jammu and Kashmir may even try to talk with the youth of the state who have been misled by the separatist leaders. The people of Jammu and Kashmir are required to be dealt with delicately so that they could feel that they are also part and parcel of India. They are as much Indian as anyone else belonging to any corner of the country. At last, Prime MInister Narendra Modi has taken very good decision to start dialogue process in Jammu and Kashmir. Any difference, grievance and complaints can be resolved through sustained dialogue. The govt.'s special representative Dineshwar Sharma is an expert hand to deal with the separatists. He is already involved with the dialogue process with different separatist leaders of different northeastern states. Dialogue process is the only option to resolve Kashmir problems. No problem can be resolved at gunpoint. The majority of the youth in Jammu and Kashmir has been misled. They must be brought to the national mainstream. The major announcement was made by the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh while addressing a press conference in New Delhi. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that former director of Intelligence Bureau, Dineshwar Sharma will be the Government's representative in the dialogue. The Home Minister said that the Govt. is serious about the issue of Jammu and Kashmir. It would be better if the Govt. had shown seriousness about Jammu and Kashmir a little earlier. Though the start is already late, still there is much time left with the Govt. to initiate the sustained dialogue process with all the stakeholders in Jammu and Kashmir within the ambit of the Constitution of India.