Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Ready for dialogue, PM tells Kashmir leaders

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Reaching out to troubled Jammu and Kashmir for the first time since the latest uprising, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said his government was ready for dialogue to solve the problems in Kashmir and bring out a political solution 'that addresses the alienation and emotional needs of the people' of the state.

Addressing an all-party delegation from Jammu and Kashmir, led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, at the Panchvati conference room adjacent to his residence, Manmohan Singh said the dialogue to solve the Kashmir issue should be held within a democratic framework.
This is for the first time in two months that Manmohan Singh expressed his views on the turbulent situation in Kashmir, rocked by a cycle of violence triggered by stone-pelting street protests and retaliatory firing by security forces resulting in the death of 50 people, mostly young civilians, since June 11.
'The events in Kashmir over the past few weeks have caused me great pain. I share the grief, the sorrow and the sense of loss of every mother, every father, every family and every child in Kashmir,' Manmohan Singh said.
While the ruling coalition partners - the National Conference and the Congress - and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), the Jammu and Kashmir National Panther's Party (J&K NPP) and smaller parties attended the meet, the main opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) boycotted the meet.
Reaching out to the young protesters of Kashmir, Manmohan Singh said: 'I can feel the pain and understand the anger and frustration that is bringing young people out on to the streets of Kashmir. Many of them have seen nothing but violence and conflict in their lives and have been scarred by suffering.'
'Today I wish to share with you my sense of hope for the people of Jammu and Kashmir that I have long nurtured,' he added.
Stating that the state is only now emerging from the shadow of more than two decades of a deadly insurgency, he appealed to the youth to resume studies.
'Let us make a new beginning. I appeal to the youth to go back to their schools and colleges and allow classes to resume. I ask their parents: what future is there for Kashmir if your children are not educated,' he said.
Declaring that his government was ready for a dialogue, Manmohan Singh said he was convinced that the only way forward in Jammu and Kashmir is the path of dialogue and reconciliation. He said that the UPA government has 'invested heavily in the peace process in Kashmir' more than any other government in the past.
'The brave rejection of militancy by the people opened the door for us to pursue an unprecedented and intensive internal and external dialogue on the issues that have bedevilled Jammu and Kashmir for six decades,' he said, speaking in Urdu.
He also stressed the need for holding local body elections as early as possible 'to increase peoples' participation in democratic governance and ensure political empowerment at the grassroots level'.
He indicated a review of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, or AFSPA, which gives the army legal immunity for their actions, saying that his government was aware of the 'public sentiment' in the state on the issue.
Political parties, including separatists, have been strongly urging the central government to review the AFSPA. But the BJP is against any changes in the law.
Manmohan Singh listed the 'bold initiatives and historic decisions' his government had taken with Pakistan. 'A bus service was started. We facilitated trade across the LoC. We facilitated arrangements for divided families to meet. We changed the policy on allowing people representing different shades of opinion to visit Pakistan because we wanted to involve all sections of the people in the peace process,' he said.
Regarding the dialogue, he said: 'We are ready for this. We are willing to discuss all issues within the bounds of our democratic processes and framework.' Appealing to the youth in Kashmir to maintain calm, he said the political process 'can gather momentum and yield results only if there is a prolonged peace'.
The prime minister announced the formation of a six-member committee led by C. Rangarajan, chairman of PM's Economic Advisory Council, to prepare a plan for employment opportunities in the state. The panel will submit its report within three months.
The meeting was also attended by Home Minister P. Chidambaram, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Defence Minister A.K. Antony.
The meeting began with the observance of a minute's silence for those 'who lost their near ones' in violence in Kashmir and flashfloods in Ladakh.
'I welcome you today with grief in my heart and hope in my mind,' Manmohan Singh told the state's leaders.

LAL SLAM

- 'Coming here and talking about peace is an achievement: Mamata'

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Lalgarh, Aug. 9: There she stood on the frying pan of a platform, a slip of a figure in the sun filling a void inexplicably left unmanned by a 33-year-old monolith.

Peace and development fought for space on Mamata Banerjee's lips in Lalgarh today but her overriding accomplishment was she did manage to step into a void — an uncharted vacuum for the symbols of power in Bengal for around one and a half years.

A restrained Mamata did not want to put too fine a point on it but she did acknowledge the import of keeping her date with Lalgarh that has fallen off the map of governance for months.

"Coming here and talking about peace and democracy is an achievement," Mamata told The Telegraph after addressing an apolitical rally organised under the aegis of her party.

Thousands of PCPA supporters from villages like Punnapani, Bamal, Gohomidanga, Lakshmanpur and Jharnadange and Trinamul foot soldiers from nearby towns like Haldia, Dispur, Garbeta, Ghatal, Midnapore and Tamluk attended the rally, the plan for which was announced during Mamata's July 21 meeting at Esplanade in Calcutta.

In the backdrop of continued violence in Jungle Mahal, today's rally was one of the biggest political events in the area, on the boil since an attack on Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's convoy on November 2, 2008.

By turning it into a success in what is considered a Maoist stronghold, Mamata has dealt another blow to the beleaguered Bhattacharjee government.

Mamata rolled out a two-pronged formula — the Maoists shunning violence and coming to the talks table and the Centre withdrawing the joint forces after the talks start — for the peace process, although she did not elaborate how she planned to attain the twin objectives.

Echoing Mamata, other speakers at the rally — Swami Agnivesh and Medha Patkar — laid stress on the same points as necessary conditions for peace. But none came up with a specific roadmap to restore normality in one of the most underdeveloped regions in the state, covering parts of Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore.

"The main thing is the peace process has to start," said Mamata, as she sat next to Swami Agnivesh after her 30-minute speech under a merciless August sun.

When the process will start, who will steer it or who will take Mamata's missive to the Maoists — all these questions remained unanswered even as Trinamul leaders congratulated each other for the success of the rally.

Over 10,000 people could make it to the venue — Lalgarh Ramkrishna Higher Secondary School — while 40,000 were stuck on the approach roads.

"They tried to scare me to prevent me from coming here. But I have still come and I want to bring an end to the politics of violence and killings," said Mamata, with a white uttariya wrapped around her head, as she started her speech a few minutes after 2pm.

With the administration unable to deliver development in the area, she chose the occasion to grab what the Left Front government has conceded to her with years of inaction in the deprived belt.

The Left committed another blunder: once rebellion erupted in Lalgarh, war-horse politicians who could once connect with the masses turned their back on the terrain. Even after Union home minister P. Chidambaram landed in Lalgarh, neither chief minister Bhattacharjee nor any other CPM leader of similar stature chose to make a trip. An irony of today's meeting was the state government had little option but to foot Mamata's security bill and allow her to reap the political dividends.

"Tell me, what do you want? I will try to ensure whatever is possible for me. But the democratic process in a peaceful environment has to start," she said.

In an attempt to prove that she did not come empty handed, Mamata announced a grant of Rs 20 lakh from Mukul Roy's MP funds for the school premises that hosted the meeting. As a majority of those who attended the rally were from the tribal communities, she also promised that she would fight for their right to forests and continue her opposition to the Centre's proposed land acquisition bill and special economic zones.

"The government has done nothing for us.... Nobody cares about this area. We are happy that Mamata at least came here. We don't know whether she will deliver, but we all know that she is a brave woman," said Nantu Mahato, an unemployed youth in his early twenties, who came from Goaltore to attend the rally.

Mamata refused to use a bullet-proof car but that was not the only risk she took today. She rolled a political dice by urging the Maoists to shun violence and come to the talks table to restore peace in Jungle Mahal and assuring withdrawal of the joint forces if the talks start.

"I urge my Maoist friends to take part in the dialogue. Once the talks start, you must stop violence and come for democratic negotiations. If necessary, the joint forces will be withdrawn," Mamata told the rally.

In a statement last week, Maoist leader Kishan had extended his support for the rally and lauded Mamata's peace attempts. The reaction to Mamata's call for an end to violence, however, was not available till late in the evening.

Her peace formula will also have to face another test — the response of the UPA government, which does not have any immediate plans to abandon its offensive against the Maoists.

BJP makes common cause with Left, attacks Mamata in LS

New Delhi, Aug 10 (PTI) BJP today found unlikely allies in the Left parties as it attacked Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's alleged support to the Maoists and her questioning of the encounter in which naxal spokesman Azad was killed. As soon as the House assembled for the day, BJP Deputy Leader Gopinath Munde got up and sought permission from Speaker Meira Kumar to raise the issue of Banerjee questioning the encounter.

Kumar asked Munde to raise the matter during Zero Hour but the BJP leader insisted on speaking immediately. Even as the Speaker called for the Question Hour, Munde began speaking on the issue.
At this point Trinamool Congress members started protesting prompting the Left members to rise in their seats and back the BJP in attacking Banerjee. Trinamool member Sudip Bandopadyay was seen gesturing in the House suggesting that the BJP has made common cause with arch ideological rivals - the Left parties.
"They do not want Question Hour to run," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said, pointing towards the Opposition benches as BJP and Trinamool members continued to raise slogans against each other. Congress members were on their feet demanding smooth functioning of the Question Hour.
As the Speaker continued with the Question Hour, the BJP members took their seats acceding to the Chair's request to raise the matter during Zero Hour. Yesterday, at a rally in the Maoist stronghold Lalgarh in West Bengal, Banerjee condemned "the manner" in which Maoist spokesperson Cherukiri Rajkumar, alias Azad, was "murdered" in Andhra Pradesh last month.

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Every day, Valley waits for the night FE - Mon, Aug 9
For the past five weeks, Srinagar has been caught in a different time zone. Signs of normal life begin only in the silence of the dark night, when security personnel implementing curfew restrictions have retreated to their fortified bunkers and protesters have finally gone home.
The long fight for Lalgarh FE - Mon, Aug 9
"All our important leaders are being either arrested or eliminated. How is this possible? Police have penetrated our ranks. We have to disown the PCAPA (People's Committee Against Police Atrocities). We have to convince the media that PCAPA and CPI-Maoist are different organisations with different political agendas... that neither Chhatradhar Mahato nor Asit Mahato has any links with us.
It's the level of competitiveness that matters FE - Mon, Aug 9
International involvement of Indian companies from 1950 to 2000 was usually marked by the setting up of joint ventures or subsidiaries in foreign countries.
The gains outweigh the risks for India Inc FE - Mon, Aug 9
Indian companies have been on a takeover spree abroad in the last five years with Tata's leading from the front by Tata Steel's $12.1 billion deal for Corus, the British steel company.
Greater synergy is the goal FE - Mon, Aug 9
Overseas acquisitions, which started with Tata Tea acquiring Tetley, a company twice its size, in 2000, have now developed into a major marker for the confidence of Indian companies.
Job scheme boosts rural household income 74% FE - Mon, Aug 9
The employment guarantee scheme has resulted in a big spurt in not only wages but also household income in the rural areas, an analysis of the data since the beginning of the programme in 2006-07 show.
Visa fee hike should be at lower rate and across board FE - Mon, Aug 9
The US Senate has passed the Border Security Bill that seeks to fund the US-Mexico border security through H1B and L-1 visa fees.

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Karnataka Bank ups its PLR by 25 bps

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Mangalore-head quartered private sector lender, Karnataka Bank Limited, has raised its Prime Lending Rate (PLR) by 25 basis points to 14 per cent with effect from August 16, 2010.

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