As the unrest continues in Kashmir for 12 days now, separatists have asked all the members of J&K assembly to abandon chief minister Mehbooba Mufti and join the `people's resistance movement'.
The appeal assumes significance as all MLAs, including Opposition members, have gone into hiding and are not even visiting their constituencies after protests erupted across Kashmir in the wake of the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8. One of the ruling PDP's MLA Khalil Bandh, injured during the protests, could not be admitted in a civilian hospital and is being treated at 92 Army base hospital.
J&K chief minister is convening all party meeting on July 21 to discuss the protests and the general security situation in the Valley , which the Omar Abdullah-led largest opposition party , National Conference, has decided to boycott. BJP's Ram Madhav, who is the main architect of BJP-PDP alliance, has also arrived in Srinagar and is scheduled to meet Mufti.
The problems for the `invisible' PDP-BJP government are only amplifying as influential Hurriyat leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Yasin Malik are not only asking the MLAs to `introspect and come back to be with people' but have also extended the strike call to July 25.
“Mehbooba Mufti has failed, as did Omar Abdullah in 2010, and she can't stop loss of life. The red line of such brutal killings transcends political and ideological differences,“ read the joint declaration of separatists.
Senior National Conference leader and former minister Ali Muhammad Sagar, in a statement, said the recent turn of events has weakened the image of the chief minister, who is seen as a `mute spectator and immune to the bloodshed and suffering'.
“Until such time a credible, effective and humane leadership is reestablished in the state, this all-party meeting will prove to be a meaningless exercise,“ said Sagar.
Army chief Dalbir Singh, who also visited the Valley , complimented the troops for showing maximum restraint in the face of provocation.
Meanwhile, another civilian injured in the protests succumbed to his injuries at SMHS hospital in Srinagar, taking the death toll to 46, while more than 3500 people are injured.
Local newspapers have decided to resume publishing after assurances from CM, who said there was `no deliberate attempt to ban'. To control the flow of information, the government has blocked internet and mobile phone service across Kashmir (except BSNL postpaid).
The appeal assumes significance as all MLAs, including Opposition members, have gone into hiding and are not even visiting their constituencies after protests erupted across Kashmir in the wake of the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8. One of the ruling PDP's MLA Khalil Bandh, injured during the protests, could not be admitted in a civilian hospital and is being treated at 92 Army base hospital.
J&K chief minister is convening all party meeting on July 21 to discuss the protests and the general security situation in the Valley , which the Omar Abdullah-led largest opposition party , National Conference, has decided to boycott. BJP's Ram Madhav, who is the main architect of BJP-PDP alliance, has also arrived in Srinagar and is scheduled to meet Mufti.
The problems for the `invisible' PDP-BJP government are only amplifying as influential Hurriyat leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Yasin Malik are not only asking the MLAs to `introspect and come back to be with people' but have also extended the strike call to July 25.
“Mehbooba Mufti has failed, as did Omar Abdullah in 2010, and she can't stop loss of life. The red line of such brutal killings transcends political and ideological differences,“ read the joint declaration of separatists.
Senior National Conference leader and former minister Ali Muhammad Sagar, in a statement, said the recent turn of events has weakened the image of the chief minister, who is seen as a `mute spectator and immune to the bloodshed and suffering'.
“Until such time a credible, effective and humane leadership is reestablished in the state, this all-party meeting will prove to be a meaningless exercise,“ said Sagar.
Army chief Dalbir Singh, who also visited the Valley , complimented the troops for showing maximum restraint in the face of provocation.
Meanwhile, another civilian injured in the protests succumbed to his injuries at SMHS hospital in Srinagar, taking the death toll to 46, while more than 3500 people are injured.
Local newspapers have decided to resume publishing after assurances from CM, who said there was `no deliberate attempt to ban'. To control the flow of information, the government has blocked internet and mobile phone service across Kashmir (except BSNL postpaid).
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