Amarnath Land dispute - Jammu is boiling
by jamsheed abumohammed on Aug 06, 2008 03:25 PM
It is unfortunate that the situation in Jammu region is going out of hands due to unabated agitation over the refusal of the Kashmiri Govt to handover the land to the shrine board. The people on both sides are suffering due to unrest. The economic blockade has added to woes of the people of Kashmir. The people of Kashmir are known to be very hospitable to the Amarnath Yatris for centuries. But the unfortunate land dispute has made a division among them. The people who are taking advantage of the situation belong to political parties, who are out to encash the growing anger against the Congress and allies in Kashmir valley. The elections in the valley are round the corner and this situation is apt for the safron brigade to sway the public opinion in their favour. By doing this they are trying to divide the people of the region. The Jammu and Kashmir region was the symbol of Hindu-Muslim Unity and for centuries there was no unrest in the Amarnath shrine area. As a matter of fact, the Muslims of Kashmir have been helping the Yatris of Amarnath in large number as a demonstration of the communal harmony that existed there. This incident which was unfortunate should be taken advantage of by the militants who are waiting to cash in the mood of the people. This is the lurking danger of the continuation of the economic blockade by Jammu agitators. It is in the interest of the region that the unrest should be stopped and blockade lifted early to help people in Kashmir area.
