Lt Gen
(Retd) Prakash Katoch
That Omar Abdullah is afflicted by chronic Armed
Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) viral is no secret. The last major attack he
had was in 2011 when one fine morning, he announced that the security situation
in J&K was most peaceful and serene and that he would lift the AFSPA, which
in turn meant the army too. Perhaps the fellow was holidaying in Iceland,
Denmark or New Zealand because these countries in descending order are assessed
the most peaceful in the world according to the Global Peace Index (GPI).
Frequent foreign jaunts are vital for our hardworking politicians but if Omar
did go, such rest and recoup was definitely warranted considering his delirious
state. That India ranks 141 out of 162 countries in GPI really does not matter
because J&K is so serene sine state elections were rigged in 1987, bringing
papa to power. And, our neighbours across the border were so thrilled they run 40
nurseries with 24x7 flower supplies across the border. Why some stupid guys term
these nurseries and flowers as terrorist camps and terrorists is beyond
comprehension.
Unfortunately, three days after Omar’s enlightenment
in 2011, there was this terrorist attack in Srinagar in which two policemen
were killed. But lo and behold, a rat
from Omar’s poultry appeared on national TV squeaking that army was behind this
attack. The sole aim of this rodent (claiming to be an MLA) was probably to
sweep the party office, akin to Charandas Mahant who is ready to sweep the
State Congress office on Sonia’s orders. But then Zail Singh too said if Indira
Gandhi wants me sweep the floors, he would do so, and note he didn’t even clarify
which floors! Well that apart, these two must be motivated witnessing domestic
helps in India get elevated to such exalted positions that Hitler would turn in
his grave, should someone tell him. Interestingly, Omar’s plan was to lift
AFSPA and army from the five most terrorist infested areas like Kupwara. As per
media reports, his fever only came down when the army told him that if he
removed AFSPA and army from these areas, they would cede to Pakistan within
next five years.
About a month ago, signs of Omar’s chronic viral started
aggravating, with ranting of removing AFSPA getting louder. He announced on TV that
he is working on Shinde, as if latter needs any working upon! When intelligence
reports came of threat to Amarnath Yatra, he guffawed it away. Then Mirwaiz
proclaims there is no threat to Amarnath Yatra. Does it matter if this fellow
has no clue about security? With his bum-chumming in Pakistan, perhaps Hafiz
Saeed appointed him Honorary Director of Terrorist Operations for Let-JuD. In that capacity, he would know that Amarnath
pilgrims would not be attacked this season. But then he can hardly vouch for Hijbul
Mujahedeen (HM) also because they have better links with PDP. The most amusing part
was the statement by CPI that there is no threat to Amarnath Yatra. Now where
on earth would they have such briefing from – honeymooning in Beijing or conveyed
with pay packets coming from China? But no one has asked Omar, why on earth is
the army being used for protection of Amarnath Yatra year after year if the
security situation is so peaceful?
The politician-mafia-terrorist nexus in J&K and
elsewhere in India is well known. Is Omar Abdullah or
Sonia-Manmohan-Salman-Shinde even bothered about the leeches in the Hurriyat
who, flush with ISI money, are openly sucking up to terrorists inside Pakistan,
visas facilitated by the Centre. Can Omar answer if anyone of the terrorist in
J&K jails has been tried and sentenced? Recent death sentence to 10
terrorists in Bangladesh should make our politicians at the Centre and Omar hang
their heads in shame. Then look at the PDP. Whenever and wherever, Mehbooba
Mufti is canvassing; her inner visible circle is always known HM honchos. Her sister Rubaiya was kidnapped within five
days of her father (Mufti Mohammed Saeed) becoming Home Minister of India, with
kidnappers demanding release of five hardcore terrorists. Incidentally, the
kidnappers included Yasin Malik who even now travels to Pakistan to clean Hafiz
Saeed’s you know what. Demands of the terrorists were met but there were pointed
allegations the Mufti had orchestrated the abduction of his own daughter to
facilitate release of these terrorists. Wikipedia also says that before he
moved as Home Minister to Delhi, Mufti had been making many fake claims of
terrorist attacks on himself.
On the eve of the Sonia-Manmohan visit to J&K,
terrorists killed eight soldiers and left 14 others wounded at Hyderpora. Later,
the fleeing terrorists injured a CRPF sub Inspector in another attack near
Barzulla. The HM claimed responsibility for both. Whether this was an
independent HM action to welcome Sonia-Manmohan or it also had the support of
PDP to do down Omar’s government is anyone’s guess. During the two day Sonia-Manmohan
visit there were no incidents in their proximity, as always. The
politician-terrorist mafia has its own rules and guidelines. Whenever Faroukh
Abdullah had occasion to unfurl the flag, the blasts were conveniently afar. SC
Jamir, during his 17 year rule in Nagaland was best placed with all Naga insurgents
based in Manipur, who could be summoned underhand to keep the insurgency live
and kicking.
Sonia-Manmohan did inaugurate the much publicized new rail
tunnel, which some TV channels aptly described as “Train to No Where”. That
apart, the public should know that the security forces will never ride this
train to Kashmir Valley and tourists will do so at risk to their lives. Terrorism
will not die down because the military holding the reins in Pakistan will not
let it happen especially with Beijing’s support and Americans looking the other
way, our politicians do not want terrorism to abate, and the army cannot
protect the railway line because it was not laid along the road, as it should
have been, so that the road opening parties of the army also protect movement
of the trains. So, the Congress might as well announce free travel to the
Kashmiris in the Valley as part of ‘political largesse’ before another feather
of gross inefficiency is pinned on their cap. Imagine the cost of construction
of the rail bridge to Baramulla from Jammu and how many people will travel to
Baramulla directly and not through Srinagar:
Apparently, Omar seems to have passed on the AFSPA
viral to Sonia-Manmohan too. Sonia-Omar talked
of the terrific peace in J&K citing successful Panchayat elections. But there
was no one to question why these Panchayats have not been given ‘any power’ even
in the smallest measure. This was the main grouse of all J&K MPs / MLAs at
the round table organized by the Delhi Policy Group last year and they
unanimously accused Omar Abdullah for this. So what success of Panchayat
elections are we talking about? Is the chest thumping because these politicians
feel they have fooled the population? Isn’t this why Omar is not bothered about
Sarpanchs and Panchayat members getting killed. If Panchayats are empowered and
there is development, insurgency may vanish, which is contrary to the political
desire. Don’t Sonia-Manmohan-Rahul know this? Have they ever asked Omar why he
is not empowering Pnachayats. But then this is state subject – how convenient!
In his book ‘The Dark Side of Foreign Policy’ Riaz
Mohammed Khan, former Pakistani Foreign Secretary has reveals how Pakistani
Military (Musharraf included) was and is raping Pakistan’s foreign policy,
taking the country down the hell hole. What should be of serious concern to
Indians is that something similar is happening in our country also. Both our serving
and former diplomats admit in private that the PMO (and who else – Congress
high command?) have a different agenda which is not disseminated and this mafia
(Salman Khurshid included) has not heeded advice of MEA officials on many
occasions. The recent Chinese intrusion in Despang Plains is a case in point.
The mafia claims they ‘forced’ the Chinese to remove tents but the fact is the
Chinese stayed put 19 kilometers (actually 30 kilometers measured from KK Pass)
deep inside our territory for full 25 days, displayed a 30 feet banner
(televised globally) saying this is Chinese territory, and in connivance with
the mafia made India demolish army constructions at Chumar, which they will
claim tomorrow as their territory. Then
was the plan to vacate Siachen – orchestrated by the PMO-mafia. Despite the
ignominy of the Chinese intrusion and furore, orders have still not been issued
for placing the ITBP under command the army. Is it to facilitate Shinde fly
overhead with his police hat and giggle, “We have no jurisdiction in the area?”
Now is the concentrated effort to morph perceptions that Pakistan
has turned Buddhist, J&K is totally peaceful and army and AFSPA should be
removed. Look at the ‘paid media’ professing that Pakistan has turned benign,
J&K is likely to gain first place in GPI and the like. The pattern is the
same when public opinion was being built as prelude to vacating Siachen. Look
at the variety of people that have been roped in. But the fact is that even an
article like ‘Revoke AFSPA Gradually’ fails to read the ground situation and
ignores the strategic reality that while both China and Pakistan have developed
advanced sub-conventional capabilities, we are lacking poorly in this domain.
It also fails to recognize why Kargil took place. Besides, the shuttlecock
suggestion that army on the border be ‘readjusted’ for counter-insurgency “should
indeed such a contingency come to pass” could not be more absurd. There are no
quick switches in such situations. An article to rectify the mis-governance in
J&K would have been more appropriate. All this despite terrorism,
infiltration, cease-fire violations continuing and Al Qaeda, Taliban, Mujahideen, Pakistan and Islamist
radicals declaring “India remains their
unfinished business.” Hasn’t Nawaz Sharif submitted to radicals already
with finances officially doled out to JuD? Has Pakistan shut the terrorist
camps? What about the warnings by General Parnaik? Are you so very shameless
that you want to play down violence despite two policemen killed in the heart
of Srinagar on 22 June, and eight army personnel killed and 14 injured on 25th
June?
As to our foreign policy, less said the better. Soon we will
have Bhutan in the Chinese camp with India as always ‘worried’. One wonders if
the long-term mafia plan isn’t to ‘lease’ out J&K to Pakistan (by extension
to Chinese sitting in Gilgit-Baltistan) for 50 years and Arunachal directly to
China similarly. Is this the brief given to the NSA for talks in Beijing today?
No wonder, Salman Khurshid says he would like to settle down in Beijing! Soon
Xi Jingping should be gifting him a polar bear. So, if the PMO-mafia has made up their mind to remove AFSPA and
the Army from J&K, the declaration may well come in the run up to the 2014
elections for peace is damned, only votes matter. What should the military do
with such a dispensation – take a cue from the US? US media says that Obama has
sacked many Generals but his favourite is General Dempsey heading the Joint
Staff because Dempsey perpetually whimpers like a kitten. That is the reason
the US is in a mess though the administration would not admit it. A combination
of Indian Dempsey’s and the political mafia can be suicidal for the country. Statements
like we have given our views and it is up to the government now cannot suffice
anymore where integrity and sovereignty of the country is involved. We don’t
need Dempsey’s in India. All we need is the likes of Parnaik who tell the mafia
implications of their plans. The media would do the rest.
Lastly,
one wonders if snoop dogs of PMO have shown Manmohan the compliments he is
receiving globally for inaugurating the “Mughal Road Project”, playing with national
sentiments and contempt to the murderous history of Mughal conquerors whose genocide against
Indians included putting Guru Nanak Dev Ji in jail; arresting, torturing and beheading
Guru Tegh Bahadur Singh Ji; killing two grand children of Guru Tegh Bahadur
Singh Ji (sons of Guru Gobind Singh Ji); stabbing to death the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji
(Guru Tegh Bahadur’s son); torturing, dehumanizing and ultimately killing the 5th Sikh Guru, Guru Arjun Dev Ji,
which are only few examples. The questions being asked is whether Manmohan is
actually a Sikh or a Mughal descendent masquerading as Sikh, also because he
chose to serve a party that butchered 3000 Sikhs in Delhi. If he is masquerading,
motivation may be because of others thriving in politics with fake surnames. Then
if he is a Mughal in disguise he might as well go pray at Babur’s grave in
Kabul, as Indira Gandhi did in the dead of night for whatever reason. On the
other hand if is not a Mughal, perhaps Manmohan could actually apologies to the
nation and make amends by renaming the Mughal Road as Guru Teg Bahadur Highway
(GTB Highway), as many are demanding. No one is asking him to rename India as
Bharat or Bharatvarsh because that may cause him, his colleagues and bosses
commit suicide. No matter that Burma and Ceylon shed their British names!
Prakash
Katoch is a veteran Special Forces officer.
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