HURIYAT'S ROLE IN KASHMIR
ARVIND K PANDEY
In ' Shalimar The Crown' Salman Rushdie rightly observes that: 'There were six hundered thousand Indian troops in Kashmir but the pogorom of the Pandits was not prevented ,why was that ' .Such selective approach has led to appaling situations in the Kashmir.The haste shown , ignoring the traumatic past of Kashmiri pandits, in inviting Huriyat which does not enjoys rapport with the Kashmiri people speaks volume about the government's intentions.Geelanis and Sabir Sahs do not enjoy an unblemished image.So I am bit apprehensive about Huriyat's motives as time and again their leaders have been found trapped in dubious activities.However ,looking at the positive side of the talks I think the dialogues would certainly dilute the villification campagain run by the Pakistan which thinks India does not heed to Kashmiris sentiments.The beter way to provide crediblity to its motives would be to lend ears to various other representatives of Kashmir besides taking immediate steps to stop exploitation of people there.
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i being a kashmiri agree with you that Hurriyat has a dubious role in kashmir. i want to add that Hurriyat is actually profiting from the kashmiri movement of freedom in terms of money, limelight and publicity.
i feel terrible pain for our kashmiri Pandit brothers who are also suffering because of the parties like Hurriyat, ANd NAtioanl Conference