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In a sudden move, Indian govt dissolves IHK state assembly
SRINAGAR: India’s government has dissolved the Kashmir state assembly in a sudden move that could lead to fresh elections and further turmoil in the region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hand-picked governor said he dissolved the legislature late Wednesday in the absence of stable government in Jammu and Kashmir. Satya Pal Malik said that elections would […]
SRINAGAR: India’s government has dissolved the Kashmir state assembly in a sudden move that could lead to fresh elections and further turmoil in the region.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hand-picked governor said he dissolved the legislature late Wednesday in the absence of stable government in Jammu and Kashmir. Satya Pal Malik said that elections would be held ‘at an appropriate time so that a government with a clear mandate is duly formed’.
Malik is the first politician to be appointed governor of Jammu and Kashmir in decades, with the role traditionally reserved for non-political figures.
The Indian-occupied region has been plagued for decades by political instability and an armed insurgency that has left tens of thousands dead, mostly civilians. Kashmiri groups have long fought half a million Indian troops stationed there, demanding an independent state or merger with Pakistan.
Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pulled out of the governing coalition in Jammu and Kashmir in June, because of what it called worsening terrorism and violence.
This latest move has agitated an alliance of local parties that claimed to have a majority in parliament, and a right to rule free from New Delhi’s control. Malik dismissed their claim, saying ‘extensive horse-trading and possible exchange of money’ had occurred and the alliance could not ensure stable government.
The BJP called for fresh polls ‘at the earliest’. “J&K needs a firm administration to deal with terrorism and not a combination of terror-friendly parties,” the ruling party declared in a Twitter post late Wednesday.
Analysts say the BJP hope to rule in their own right in the region, and this latest move could be aimed at appearing tough on Pakistan and militancy ahead of a national election next year. The Hindu-right party could exploit the sense of political instability as Modi campaigns for a second term in coming months, experts said.
“The BJP could sell it both ways across India, for gains in general elections,” said Noor Ahmad Baba, a political scientist at University of Kashmir. “Now, they would say they didn’t let the local parties come together against the national interest, didn’t bow down to them,” he added.
It is unclear when a fresh local poll will be held but historically ballots have lacked credibility. Last year just seven percent of voters turned out to elect a state representative to the national parliament. Another vacant seat in the lower house has not been filled in two years.
“This (latest) move by New Delhi confirms the lack of credibility elections in Kashmir have,” Prof Siddiq Wahid, a historian and political commentator said. “It also means more confrontation between the people and the Indian government in Kashmir.”
Published in Daily Times, November 23rd 2018.
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