By: – Omkar Dattatray
Uncertainty is an undesirable phenomenon and this characteristic is rite large on the face of Jammu and Kashmir and thus political uncertainty is the fait accompli of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. There is no elected government in Jammu and Kashmir and thus people’s government is the demand of the people. Governors rule or the centre rule is not the answer of the people’s problems and the LG administration is a temporary arrangement and is not the alternative of the democratic government and only the duly elected government of the people is the need of the hour but the people of Jammu and Kashmir are denied a democratic government from so many years and there is no guarantee of the democratic government in near future and so the political uncertainty is staring us in the face. People of the troubled union territory face the worst kind of political instability and uncertainty thanks to the rigid attitude of the centre government and the main stream political parties of the Jammu and Kashmir. The political uncertainty of Jammu and Kashmir is neither in the interest of the Jammu and Kashmir nor in the interest of the centre government or the country. So, all efforts should be made to install a duly elected government in the union territory. Therefore to end the political deadlock in the union territory the much needed elections of the UT assembly should be held to usher a democratic era in Jammu and Kashmir. So to end the political uncertainty and instability the elections in the union territory should be held as early as possible and the people should be given their right of vote to elect their government. Since a peoples government is definitely superior to the central arrangement and so the centre government should not wait for long to install a democratically elected government to address the problems of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Thus efforts on a war footing should be made for the ushering an era of true democracy in Jammu and Kashmir so that the people do not experience a political vacuum and the uncertainty for long. Hence the centre government should take necessary steps to hold the much due elections in Jammu and Kashmir and wipe tears from the eyes of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The people of the troubled union territory have seen many ups and downs during the last over three decades and now the uncertainty should cease and for this the only condition is the initiation of the political process in the union territory to redress the genuine problems of the people. As a first step the delimitation of the assembly constituencies should be taken to its conclusion as this should precede the political process of elections. So after the delimitation exercise the much due elections should be held to give the people a democratic government as the people’s government is the sine qua non for all the ills and troubles of the people. Thus there is urgent need to have the people’s government in Jammu and Kashmir so that the problems of the people are solved by their representatives. The gap between the people and their elected representatives is bridged in the democratic government and such a government is alive to the issues and problems of the people. Therefore all efforts should be made in the direction of the democratic process so that the political uncertainty will end in the union territory and the people will have their own government which is more responsive to the problems of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Since a governors rule or the centre rule is no alternative to the democratic government and thus the people’s government should be installed in the Jammu and Kashmir to end the political instability and uncertainty as soon as possible. The political uncertainty in Jammu and Kashmir is not in the interest of the union territory and also is not in the interest of the country. So, all the required steps should be taken to give the people of the troubled Jammu and Kashmir a democratically elected government at an earliest so that the people will heave a sigh of relief. The governor’s rule or the centre rule is a temporary arrangement or a stop gap arrangement and is not the alternative of the democratic government. Therefore the need of the hour is a people’s government which can redress the genuine problems and issues confronting to the people. Thus various stakeholders of the union territory should shun their rigid stands and urge the centre government to hold the elections so that a democratic government is given to the people who can solve the problems and issues of the people. Therefore without wasting the time the centre government should start the democratic process in Jammu and Kashmir so that the people who are denied their own government are given their right to elect the government of their choice. So different political parties whether national or regional should stand up and demand the political process in Jammu and Kashmir. Force should be exerted on the centre government to initiate political process in the union territory so that the genuine problems and issues of the people are solved and the people’s government is formed. Thus the centre government, LG’s administration, political parties national and regional should play their role and initiate the much needed political process in Jammu and Kashmir so that a duly and democratically elected government is given to the people who will be responsive to their problems and issues. A responsive and people friendly government is needed in the union territory which can address the problems of the people. Such a government is only the democratic government of the people and the centre rule is no answer in the ultimate analysis. Therefore the mainstream political parties national and regional should work in unison and urge the centre government to initiate the political process in Jammu and Kashmir at the earliest so that the people of the troubled union territory are given their own government which can wipe the tears from the eyes of the people and redress their genuine problems. Since in a centre rule or the governors rule there is big gap between the people and the government and so the people feel orphaned .Therefore the political hibernation, confusion and chaos should end and this is possible only when a duly elected government is given to the people. So to end the political uncertainty the elections to the assembly of Jammu and Kashmir should be held at an earliest to give the people a democratically elected government which is more responsive and transparent and the gap between the rulers and the ruled is bridged. To be brief the assembly elections should be held at an earliest for government formation which will give them a healing touch and relieve them of their problems and ills. Thus assembly elections are needed in the union territory to end the political instability and uncertainty and give the alienated people their own government and remove their alienation.
(The writer is a columnist and social activist).
