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India's Kashmir policy faulty: ex-governor Sinha
Friday September 21, 2012 08:15:13 PM,
IANS
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Aligarh: Former Jammu and Kashmir governor S.K. Sinha Friday accused the
Indian government of scoring "self goals" in the state but not
learning any lessons.
Addressing a lecture on "Kashmir: Genesis and Solutions" at
Mangalayatan University here, he said he did not favour lifting
the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from some parts of Kashmir.
He justified his decision to allot 100 acres of land to the
Amarnath Shrine Board, an issue that had sparked off widespread
streets protests in the Kashmir Valley and counter protests in
Jammu region.
'Kashmir has a composite culture called Kashmiriyat and it should
be reflected in every government decision," he said.
In response to a question from a student, Sinha said the Armed
Forces Act -- which gives sweeping powers to the military -- was
the need of the hour in Jammu and Kashmir.
The state police, he said, had "50 percent militant sympathisers
and we should take note of this ground reality".
He admitted that Indian soldiers committed "some violation of
human rights" but said the army had taken strict actions against
the guilty.
Sinha said the Indian Army had a more clean record in Kashmir than
the Pakistani Army in Balochistan or the American Army in
Afghanistan or Iraq.
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