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OCTOBER 29:–  It is the time for the people of Jammu and Kashmir to dare and call spade a spade as the dual-face politics of leaders of almost all the political outfits especially the ones who feel elated in calling themselves ‘guardians’ of Kashmir although whatever stand they take in J&K turns damp squib when they represent the UT before the centre as they are bound to bow before their undeclared ‘Masters’ running the country from Indian Capital State.

It is a sodden state of affairs that not one, not two but so many political parties existing in J&K with same aim and motives to befool the people by promising moon and stars on the issues of common interests and daily amenities but soon after reaching Delhi they change colours exactly like a chameleon by becoming yes men or women of the centre forgetting all promises made with the people, whom they represent in the centre.

It is annoying that political parties active in J&K accuse each other of speaking one language in the UT and the other while in Delhi because unfortunately no party is wrong in saying this because the political leadership in J&K is hypocrite and can stoop to any level for satiating its interests no matter how far the people suffer and face hardships.

It is a known fact that the political leadership in Kashmir and also in Jammu has the first and foremost duty to fulfill the local aspirations but their deeds and goals are ‘weird’ especially in the last few years, when the political class in J&K feels comfortable in discussing the economic crisis of neighbouring countries and the sky rocketing fuel prices and inflation when the people in their own Union Territory are facing umpteen number of crises whether it is Valley, Chenab Basin or twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri.

There were number of issues which the common man in Jammu and Kashmir has been confronting starting from inflation, rising fuel prices, unemployment, inflated electricity bills especially after the installation of so-called smart meters, allegedly ‘unauthorized’ toll plazas, statehood, polls, and inhuman anti-encroachment drives to so many others but the apathetic political class from both the regions has no time to resolve these issues as it is more interested in demanding resumption of talks with the neighbouring country, etc. It is first and foremost duty of the local leadership in J&K to ensure that the people are getting the basic amenities and civic infra including Roti, Kapda Aur Makaan but except maligning other political parties and discussing issues which have no concern with J&K, the parties are doing nothing substantial which could prove helpful to the population. It is a great disservice to the people of the Union Territory and therefore people should take a note of this and jog the memory of these leaders reminding them of their duties. Irrespective of shades and colours of the political outfits in J&K, the leadership has no guts to ask for the rights of the people when in Delhi as on many occasions in the recent past the people have themselves protested to highlight their issues with the political parties shunning their responsibility to stand shoulder to shoulder with them to mount pressure on the government. Even the political party in power is proving fruitless in resolving the issues of the people of the UT and as a result has lost its credibility leading to its leadership allegedly asking centre to defer the proposed ULB polls in the Union Territory.

The weak and meek political class in J&K is nothing but a bad omen for the people of J&K as it is one of the main reasons behind the sufferings of the people because the local political parties have the solemn duty to act as the bridge between a state/UT and the centre to plug in the gaps but in case of J&K, the political parties seem to be spineless and therefore start speaking the language of centre as and when it was expected that they should raise voice of common man in J&K.

The number of protests and controversies which J&K saw in recent past shows the real bad picture of the region and it is time for the political parties to raise to the occasion and start projecting the genuine demands of the people before the centre and mount pressure so that two way communication between people of J&K and the centre begins as under present circumstances there is one way governance with LG Manoj Sinha’s administration carrying out things as directed by the centre as the voice of aboriginals seems to have been muzzled to a large extent. There is no scope for the people to thrive unless and until the local political leadership will shun the hypocrisy and will stand by the population like in the other states demanding welfare and rights of the people as per their aspirations and not on the sweet will of the centre.