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| Will Eid peace package assuage |
| Will Eid peace package assuage Kashmir anger?
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| INDIA
, 9-September-2010
4:47:39 AM |
| As the Centre works on a special Eid peace package for Kashmir, political parties in the Valley have welcomed it with caution.
The Cabinet Committee on Security will meet on Friday to consider the lifting of AFSPA from four districts and other measures to get some normalcy back to the state. (Read: Areas in Kashmir under Armed Forces Special Powers Act could be reduced)
On Wednesday, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi - his second one-on-one with the PM in less than a month. He also met with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Defence Minister A K Antony on Thursday to seek their support ahead of a crucial meeting. Stating that "status quo is not an option," Abdullah wants to end the cycle of violence in his state with an economic and political offering that coincides with Eid.
And both parties believe the Centre needs to follow it up with more measures to assuage the anger in the Valley and respond to the aspirations of the people.
"It's a good beginning if they are diluting or amending the Arms Force Special Powers Act. It has been our endeavour and effort, I mean National Conference's effort, that this should be done. It was way back in the 1990s, when Kashmir was hit by militancy that there was an extraordinary situation where you needed extraordinary acts like Armed Forces Special Powers Act. Now it has declined, so the government of India even now...let's accept...that even if it is late but now if beginning has been made, we should all cooperate and see that Kashmir comes out of this turmoil," says Mehboob Beg of the ruling National Conference.
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