Topic Of The Day:-“Opposition within“
Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has already opposed Ms. Mufti’s proposal as have Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh and the State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)unit. Mr. Vajpayee was able to silence opponents within his party and alliance. There is little doubt that Mr. Modi could do the same, given that he is feted within the party and his allies in government would in any case support a ceasefire.
The question is, does he want to? The declaration of a unilateral ceasefire would undoubtedly be to his advantage in the Valley, where the BJP is reviled by many. But Mr. Modi is due to visit Kashmir on May 19, two days after Ramzan begins, and many in Kashmir hope that he might announce a ceasefire then. If he does not do so, he will again have shattered Kashmiri hopes and snubbed Ms. Mufti, as he did her father.
Yet Ms. Mufti also bears responsibility. If she has not done the groundwork to ensure that a unilateral ceasefire will soon be reciprocated, and a political process follows, then she too has played opportunist politics geared towards restoring the credibility of her failing administration. In that case she would have done better to seek common ground with her coalition partner to curtail the counterproductive counterinsurgency campaign and improve governance on the ground.
We can only hope that both the Chief Minister and the Prime Minister are in sync.
MEANINGS AND WORDS
1) Reviled
Meaning: Criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner.
Example: “He was now reviled by the party that he had helped to lead”
Synonyms: Criticize, Censure
Antonyms: Praise, Extol
2) Shattered
Meaning: Damage or destroy (something abstract).
Example: “The crisis will shatter their confidence”
Synonyms: Destroy, Wreck
3) Snubbed
Meaning: Rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully.
Example: “He snubbed faculty members and students alike”
Synonyms: Insult, Slight
4) Coalition
Meaning: A temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government.
Example: “A coalition between Liberals and Conservatives”
Synonyms: Alliance, Union
5) Counterproductive
Meaning: Having the opposite of the desired effect.
Example: “Child experts fear the Executive’s plans may prove counterproductive”
