Manhandling, house arrest of CM Omar Abdullah are an act of disrespect
Martyrs' Day has both historical and political significance. It marks the killing of 22 protestors by the Dogra monarch's police in 1931. Sheikh Abdullah, his successors, separatists and even leaders in PoK and Pakistan have invoked the moment for political ends. After the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, the holiday was scrapped by the J&K administration. The CM's insistence on visiting the cemetery where those killed in 1931 are buried can be seen as a political statement — a way to distance himself from the Centre and the L-G. But why should that invite this bizarre spectacle of punishment choreographed by the L-G's office, its strings evidently pulled by the Centre?
The UT administration's actions risk denting the people's trust framed in the heartening turnout of 63.9 per cent in last year's polls, among the highest in the region's electoral history. The Centre has long claimed that, since August 5, 2019, the erstwhile state has made strides across sectors, including in law and order and security. It has made it clear that the question of statehood is not if but when. An overzealous Raj Bhavan, and its political masters at the Centre, should not undo the hard-won gains in the UT. It is now for the L-G's office to make amends.
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