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Bristlingtobelong HINDUSTAN TIMES, NEW DELHI 10 | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2010 THINKITOVER WORDOFTHEDAY SECONDHAND DRINKING The worst misfortune that can A negative effect that a happen to any ordinary man is to drinker has on a non-drinker have an extraordinary father comment AUSTIN O’MALLEY VOX POP Many chinks Bristling to belong [email protected] We need a new mindset to deal with in the shield Kashmir. Like other states, this state too must be allowed to have its The new Bill to protect whistleblowers is regional chieftain and regional pride Compassion in the face of vital. But its flaws must be ironed out first tragedy gives hope in humanity eyond the stone-pelters, a new voice is try- The report Leh turns ghost town n an interview to Time magazine, ing to make itself heard in Kashmir. A new (August 9) shows once again that in Julian Assange, the founder of ourtake century has brought a new generation, a spite of all the progress, we are still generation marked not by ideology but, like at the mercy of Nature’s fury. It’s WikiLeaks, said that only “transparency in government Byoung people all over India, marked by amb- only during crises like these, that leads to reduced corruption.” We agree with Mr Assa- ition and self assertion. Unless Indian polic- ■ Yearning for India’s embrace: A supporter greets J&K one gets to see the compassionate ymakers junk their Islamophobic security-centred Chief Minister Omar Abdullah (left) in Srinagar nature of people, which is rarely evi- nge wholeheartedly. To say that India is plagued with attitude towards Kashmir, we will fail to hear this new dent in this fast-paced world. It’s Icorruption would be an understatement; the rot has voice. The Kashmiri ‘intifada’ this time seems not to Delhi. Kashmir needs its Nitish Kumar. heartening to see people from differ- be totally centred on azadi. While azadi may be voiced Yet in times of galloping regional sentiment across gone much, much deeper. Even if we keep the Commonwealth ent parts of the country and foreign as a generalised sentiment or as a political lever by India, where regional parties are the norm, Kashmir tourists lending helping hand to Games funds fiasco aside, we have the telecom spectrum and the usual political players in the Hurriyat, much of is perhaps India’s only state where a single family has those who have been worst hit by the impetus behind the current youthful rage seems sought to monopolise the political space. However the recent flash flood in Leh. the mining scams to contend with. Plus, there are plenty more to be not to break away from India, but paradoxical- committed the Abdullahs may be to their home state, tucked away here and there. In such a scenario, the govern- ly, the urge to belong to India; the urge to be accept- the Kashmiri democratic space has to be widened and M.C. Joshi, Lucknow ed as children of India’s economic success — not as other players must be allowed to openly compete for Something’s got to give ment’s decision to provide a shield to whistleblowers is a posi- orphans to be held at gun-point behind the barbed political constituencies. The rise of the Peoples Demo- tive move. The Cabinet on Monday cleared the Public Interest wires of mental suspicion. cratic Party (PDP) and the successful government With reference to Pankaj Vohra’s Disclosure and Protection to Persons Making the Disclosure The teenagers pelting stones at the police are not that Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was able to deliver article It’s time to wield the stick, just the children of two decades of Kashmir violence. during 2002-05 shows what a difference a local chief- Mr PM (Between Us, August 9), the Bill, 2010. Among other provisions, it aims to protect the iden- They are also children of a globalising attractive India tain as chief minister can make. people gave their mandate to the tity of citizens who reveal information about the misuse of with its democratic process, its well-advertised prog- Accusations of the PDP’s flirtation with separatist UPA for a second term, but it has ress and its exploding media. They are teenagers act- elements may be true, but the slow process of draw- failed miserably. We have seen Rahul public authority and public money and empower the Central ive on social networking sites and anxious to be heard ing in all sections of Kashmiris into democratic poli- Gandhi make token gestures and Vigilance Commission (CVC) to penalise those who reveal the bloody in the mainstream media. Observers point to the tics is certain to be painful and grimy. Creating Kash- talking about progress and develop- degree of approval that some Kashmiris have for Atal miri pride and a Kashmiri local leader won’t be a pro- ment. However, UPA-II has hardly identity of whistleblowers or threaten them. The first step mary Bihari Vajpayee for the elections of 2002, J.M. Lyngdoh cess that will get approval from safari suit-clad babus done anything to alleviate the prob- towards protecting whistleblowers was taken in 2004 when who is perceived to have delivered a fair vote and even lems of people. From Naxals, SAGARIKA GHOSEfor Morarjee Desai for the elections of 1977. IF THE BJP CAN HAVE A BHARAT BANDH, Kashmir, scams, price rise, to the the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions There are new role models too. Among today’s young Commonwealth Games fund misuse, notified a resolution that empowered the CVC to act on the Kashmiris, there is 21-year-old Pervez Rasool, the IF THE LEFT CAN HOLD MASS RALLIES, the list is endless. Let’s hope the gov- complaints of whistleblowers and protect them. Kashmiri cricketer who, in spite of being wrongfully KASHMIRIS HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO TAKE ernment tries to solve these issues, detained by the police during a cricket tournament TO THE STREETS, RAISE SLOGANS, STAGE for our patience is running out. However, there are some issues that need to be ironed in Bangaluru, went on to score 50 runs in 47 balls, Prakash F. Madhwani, Bangalore out if the government is really keen on making this law a pow- smiling broadly raised his bat and said, “I am a crick- DHARNAS, CARRY OUT MARCHES — IN eter, not a terrorist.” There is 27-year-old Shah Faisal II erful and effective one. For one, the power that will be given to who topped the civil services examination 2009 and SHORT, DO WHAT MLAS ACROSS INDIA DO the CVC — to issue summons — will not be enough if there has already chosen to become an IAS officer. There Pankaj Vohra aptly pointed out that is 33-year-old novelist Basharat Peer, whose book accustomed to textbook solutions. No doubt, recog- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are no penal provisions. We all know how summons work in Curfewed Night is a bestseller at home and abroad. A nising Kashmiri pride could provide a breeding ground should be more decisive in his atti- this country — the entire operation is dependent on the police. small flickering flame of young Kashmir’s integration for separatist sentiments. But this is where the polit- tude. Despite his credentials he with India has already been lit. ical leadership, both at the Centre and in Srinagar, comes across as someone who lacks The Bill, as the draft indicates now, will cover complaints aga- So what then must be the building blocks of a ‘new’ will have to make a leap of faith. a voice. If he hopes to see India inst all central and state government employees as well as mindset towards Kashmir? The most important build- What will this entail? The leap of faith entails first, reach greater heights then he will public sector employees. Here is the important question: what ing block is to allow Kashmir to have its regional chief- using words like ‘separatist’ and ‘secessionist’ only have to adopt a zero-tolerance tain and allow the state its regional pride. Today, chief when there is good reason to do so. The leap of faith approach to corruption and laziness. about the politicians? Will a law with these provisions be able ministers across India evoke regional pride and region- entails recognising that Kashmiris — like Indians Rupesh Goel, via email to crack the nexus that exists between corrupt politicians and al nationalism. Nitish Kumar is the champion of Bihari across the country — have the democratic right to pride, Narendra Modi stands for Gujarati asmita, protest. If the BJP can have a Bharat bandh, if the Left Sensitive only to criticism corrupt bureaucrats? Activists are also asking for re-energis- M. Karunanidhi is the leader of Dravida sub-nation- can hold mass rallies, Kashmiris have every right to ing the Lok Pal Bill, which has been pending in Parliament alism and Naveen Patnaik symbolises an anti-Delhi, take to the streets, raise slogans, stage dharnas, carry Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee pro-Oriya cause. Across India, chief ministers are out marches — in short, do what MLAs across India should support his statements with since 1969. They say that a public-appointed Lok Pal can set embodying their regions’ culture and renaming their do. Democracy’s central mantra is ‘shout, don’t shoot’ actions when he claims that the matters right. The other issue is that the CVC is not bound to capital cities. Indeed, chief ministers increasingly and the Centre has to recognise that every Kashmiri government is sensitive to people’s stand forth as the champions of region.
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