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SCRAPPING OF KASHMIR AUTONOMY

Parties may be forced to ditch separatism
After abrogation of the special status conferred to Jammu & Kashmir by the Constitution, politics in the Valley is set to witness an "unprecedented recalibration” now. While some separatists are mulling over joining mainstream politics, some in the mainstream are on the verge of defecting to rival parties.
Insiders in both separatist and mainstream camps in Srinagar told TOI that after absorbing the initial shock of bifurcation of the state of Jammu & Kashmir into two Union territories and invalidation of Articles 370 and 35A
which granted J&K extraordinary privileges, all groups have begun discussions on the future of their politics.
In the last 30 years of violent insurgency and terrorism, while separatists refused to accept the legitimacy of the Indian Constitution and sought secession from India, Kashmir's grand old party National Conference demanded restoration of the pre 1953 autonomy J&K enjoyed. The other major political party in the mainstream fold, People's Democratic Party (PDP) pursued soft-separatism with religious
symbolism. Smaller Kashmir-centric parties followed
similar line of politics even as they aligned
with national
parties at one point or the other for government formation.
"Now that New
Delhi removed all ambiguity about J&K's relationship with the rest of India, everything has changed. We are now like the rest of the country, instead of a special state whose future was uncertain between India and Pakistan... The political agenda of all the regional parties in Kashmir stands irrelevant today," Mudassir, a young political activist aspiring to enter regional politics told TOI in Srinagar.
According to insiders in the Hurriyat, the conglomerate of separatist and Islamist groups, the younger generation among them is keen to join the mainstream. Sources in NC said party president Farooq Abdullah is ready to fight for the restoration of statehood of J&K, which is now a Union territory, but son Omar is reluctant as of now.
With the leadership of the pro-Pakistan banned organization Jamat-e-Islami behind bars, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti is also assessing her options. A politician who worked closely with the Muftis told TOI, "Jamat votes were fundamental to PDP's rise to power in Kashmir. But after the crackdown on separatists and Jamat, PDP is finished. As of today, it seems, the party will break into several factions. Mehbooba had already alienated senior leaders by handing over the reins of the party to her family members during her coalition government with the BJP. Also, very few in the party want to continue with her rabid anti-India politics now. Everyone knows that the old political game is over."
SOURCE: TIMES OF INDIA