jammunews: February 2005

Jammu Feb 12-The newly elected councillors in Jammu and Kashmir seem to have
become a soft target for the militants.

In a weeks time, two councillors from PDP and national Councillor have lost their lives
to the cold bullets of the militants.
Perhaps the politicians in the valley will have live upto this danger if they have to bring
back peace and democracy back to the valley.

Gun can never become a solution, however the ultras dictated by their mentors across the
border dont feel so. For them power flows from the barrel of the gun, by killing the corporators
they are not killing just few ordinary men but people who symbolize-a resurgent democracy in the
trouble torn valley.

National Conference Chief Omar obdullah has threatened to resign enmasse if security is not provuided
to the elected men.
This seems to be a plausible solution to save the corporators but wont it aggravate the situation.
A corporator with all the pharanphelia of security bandobast will perhaps become as aloof as the MLAs and MPs and
the Ministers.
This is going to negate the very purpose of the elections at the grass roots levels.
Perhaps, we should let the terror mongers do what they know best 'kill' but we should not fall into their game plans.

By becoming slaves to their own security the Corporations will loose their raison de etre! this is what the terrorits want.