BJP calls for Jammu bandh today

NDTV Correspondent
Monday, June 30, 2008 (Jammu)
The BJP has called for Jammu bandh on Monday and protestors have burned tires on the Jammu Pathankot highway.While J&K government's Sunday move to take over the Amarnath yatra may have helped in bringing some respite to the Valley after the week-long protests, anger is still brewing in Jammu.Other Jammu-based parties such as the Lok Jana Shakti, Panthers Party and Panun Kashmir, the party of Kasmiri Pandits, have accused the government of bowing to pressure from parties from the valley and not keeping the sensibilities of Hindu minority in mind.

Congress Government’s decision to take over the Amarnath shrine reminds me of Advani's famous remark regarding Indira Gandhi's emergency - when asked to bend they crawled. The Muslims of Kashmir only wanted a rescinding of the 100 acre allocation to the shrine. But the congress not only rescinded the allocation, but virtually took over the temple itself. This is a record in the annals of appeasement.