Srinagar, Sep 05 (KNS) J&K Peoples Conference President Sajad Gani Lone today issued a sharp statement questioning the political coherence and intent behind Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's conduct over the past week, saying that the sequence of events had reduced the sacred institution of protest to little more than a theatrical exercise.
Lone said that the Chief Minister appeared to have no grasp of political timing, stating, "CM sahib it seems has no sense of timing."
Drawing attention to the events of September 2nd, Lone said that the National Conference and the BJP were both out on the streets of Srinagar, apparently protesting against each other, with visuals showing senior leaders forcing their way through crowds, climbing vehicles, and shouting with visible fervour.
"All the visuals conveyed assertiveness and defiance. For a moment even I thought that they may repeat the Gen Z protest of Delhi," he said.
Lone said that what followed left him stunned. He noted that barely 48 hours later, on September 4th, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was in New Delhi calling on Home Minister Amit Shah — bouquet of flowers in hand.
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"I am in wonderment," he said. "If CM sahib had to pose with HM sahib on the 4th of September in Delhi, why indulge in the theatre of the absurd and do all the song and dance in Srinagar on the 2nd of September?"
Questioning whether the leadership was even aware of the contradiction it was projecting, Lone asked, "Do these leaders like making fun of themselves when they are negated the very next day? Or does CM sahib love having some fun and masti at the cost of his colleagues?"
Lone reserved his sharpest words for what he described as the systematic degradation of the institution of protest in Kashmir.
"The institution of protest, which has ushered in economic and political revolutions worldwide, has been literally assaulted here in Kashmir and rendered unrecognisable. It has been relegated to photo ops in Kashmir," he added.
Concluding his statement, Lone said, "Common sense it seems is not very common. Or it seems collectively we have little common sense to not understand what should not have been uncommon." (KNS)
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