[Marxistindia] BJP Political Failure in J & K

[news from the cpi(m)]

June 19, 2018

Press Statement

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

BJP: Political Failure in J&K

The decision of the BJP to withdraw from the coalition government with the
PDP in Jammu & Kashmir at this particular moment has the potential of
creating greater political instability in the state. It signifies the
total political failure of the BJP’s approach in Jammu & Kashmir

This alliance was untenable since the beginning. It was an alliance
between forces that never saw eye to eye on any issue but came together in
an act of sheer opportunism to share the spoils of office.

The BJP was party to all decisions of the state government during the past
three years and hence cannot absolve any responsibility for contributing
to a further deterioration in the state and towards deepening the
alienation of the people.

The BJP being a coalition partner of the state government and holding
office in the central government had promised the people of Kashmir: a)
immediate introduction of confidence building measures; and b) immediate
starting of a political process by initiating a comprehensive dialogue
with all stakeholders in the valley. Neither of these two promises which
were publicly announced by the Union Home Minister after the all Party
delegation visited the valley in September 2017 have been fulfilled. If
they were sincerely followed up the situation could have improved.

The BJP central government unilaterally announced, first, the ceasefire
and later, its withdrawal.

Under these circumstances, plunging the state into greater uncertainty and
the impending imposition of President’s rule may not help in addressing
the issue of the deepening alienation of the people.