Tuesday 27 November 2018

OPPORTUNISTIC POLITICS OF J&K

       In politics, they say, "When politics is no longer a mission but a profession, politicians become more self-serving than public servants". And this quote somehow justifies the political scenario of Jammu & Kashmir these days.

       In a sudden development, the J&K governor Satya pal Malik dissolved the state assembly, soon after both PDP and PEOPLE'S conference staked claims to form the government.
       As politics is too serious to be left to politicians, there are many questions arise.

       Just after the J&K governor dissolved the assembly, the first question that arises was, has the governor dissolved it under any political pressure from the center? We have seen a similar scenario in Bihar where cm of the state Nitish Kumar withdrew from the alliance with RJD and formed a new alliance with BJP which is declared unconstitutional by the supreme court on the basis of the controversial report of the governor Buta Singh. Recently, at an engineering college event, senior journalist Ravish Kumar raised this question sarcastically in front of the dignitaries and students present in the event. As Satya pal Malik was present in the same event, he answered the journalist by saying "If I had heard of Delhi (central govt) then I would have had to install Sajjad lone as cm and I would have become dishonest forever. And if I had given permission PDP, NC and CONGRESS to form govt then it would have an unfair affair." Still this statement can be questionable but for now, people got their answer to form an updated opinion.

   The whole scenario in J&K makes us think of politics without ethics, as BJP claims itself to be a hardcore nationalist. It is difficult to digest that they were ready to form govt with People's conference. Forming an alliance even after knowing their political bias towards separatists and militants is a matter of pondering. The conflict in the mind also arises when PDP and NC were ready to form an alliance. Was the rivalry between them just a matter of opportunity?

  William Clay once stated "This is quite a game, politics. There are no permanent enemies, and no permanent friends, only permanent interests." which is quite relatable with today's politics.
   


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