SrinagarA member of the former Jammu and Kashmir Interlocutors Group believes that the 2016 unrest may not have emerged, had the Congress government implemented their recommendations.
Academician Radha Kumar, who was part of J&K Interlocutors Group that submitted a report on the reasons behind that violence and ways to prevent its recurrence, believes that Congress part lost an opportunity by ignoring the groups recommendations when the UPA was in the power at the centre.
The Congress party lost an opportunity by not implementing recommendations of our group. Had the Congress party implemented our recommendations, the situation would have been different today in Kashmir and the 2016 unrest may not have happened, Radha said. Unfortunately our reports recommendations especially on dialogue and cross LoC trade were not implemented. It should not have happened, she said.
However, she welcomed the appointment of Dineshwar Sharma, the former IB director, as a special interlocutor to restart the dialogue process for a solution on Kashmir.
New representatives appointment was very important. It should have happen very earlier. Still it is good, she said.
Radha expressed hope that the recommendations of Dineshwar once submitted are to be implemented. But unfortunately our political recommendations were not implemented. We have mentioned in our report that encroachments on article 370 should not have happen over the years, she said.
The former interlocutor said there was a general feeling in Kashmir that government of India was not concerned about their sufferings.
There is a need on reform in human rights violations and governance. It is not possible in one go but would take some time.
She said that the new representative should hold talks with all stakeholders including the Hurriyat.
I always advocate talks with Hurriyat and will be fruitful. The Hurriyat leaders should come forward for the dialogue. They lost several opportunities in the past but not engaging in talks. If they are representative of alienation they should talk, she said.
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