[Reader-list] Army wanted Abdullah. Any surprises here?

[Aditya Raj Kaul]

yeah lol

Typical of Shivam!

Jai Hind!

On 12/31/08, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
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> yeah ...nothing surprising including the way you think...little Johnny....
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> pawan
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> On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 6:22 PM, Shivam V <lists at shivamvij.com> wrote:
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> > Army support is where the Abdullahs score over Muftis
> >
> > By Ashish Sinha in New Delhi
> > Mail Today, 30 December 2008
> > http://mailtoday.in/30122008/epaperhome.aspx
> >
> > NSG commandos protecting the Abdullah family, especially patriarch
> > Farooq, are a happy lot because the former chief minister takes good
> > care of them and has a more " mainstream" view of matters political.
> >
> > The contrast, mainly with the People's Democratic Party ( PDP), is
> > significant as Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's attempts to simultaneously ride
> > two boats — of " soft separatism" while sounding " national" — were
> > detested by the security forces, especially the Army.
> >
> > Any political decision on Kashmir — especially when the ball is in the
> > Congress's court — cannot afford to ignore the sentiments of lakhs of
> > troops stationed here because, at least for now, they appear to be a
> > more permanent fixture than any party, even the National Conference (
> > NC).
> >
> > Personnel who have fought militancy in Kashmir say the " return of
> > democracy" here cannot mean a retreat of the troops to the barracks.
> > It is here that the Abdullahs surge ahead of the Muftis, especially as
> > the PDP's plan of storming the assembly on a separatist agenda failed.
> >
> > Within the NC, the son scores over his father. Omar is seen as someone
> > who means business and is capable of addressing the concerns of the
> > youth, the most restless and wronged section of Kashmir today.
> >
> > When Farooq took over the NC from his father Sheikh Abdullah in 1981 —
> > he became CM the next year — he was a political novice and pedigree
> > was mainly why the baton came to him. But Omar, who represents the
> > eagerness of the babalog s of Indian politics to make a difference,
> > has a better track record. Only 38, he has been thrice elected to the
> > Lok Sabha and was a Union MoS for over three years, handling commerce
> > and external affairs in the NDA government.
> >
> > Kashmir is a society where the oft- promised dream of development-
> > driven good days ahead has not been realised.
> >
> > "Farooq was in control of Kashmir twice during the troubled times —
> > first from 1986 to 1990 and then from 1996 to 2002. But at the
> > grassroots, he is still seen as a typical politician," said a senior
> > BSF officer, adding " Omar is perceived as a firebrand leader
> > committed to making a difference within the operating principle of J&
> > K being an integral part of India. For a society ravaged by years of
> > violence, that promise means a lot."
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