The announcement came just ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Srinagar on Saturday, and his remarks will be closely tracked.
The ceasefire has brought back memories of the 2000 Ramzan effort of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. That initiative set in motion a series of developments towards dialogue, despite the still-fresh wounds of the 1999 Kargil conflict. There are parallels between those days and today. In terms of violence, Kashmir is quickly spiralling out of control to the level seen 15 years ago.
Even as the security forces have gunned down 64 suspected terrorists in 2018, a large number of young Kashmiris have taken up arms. According to the latest data from the State police, 69 local youth have joined militancy, 35 of them in the wake of the April 1 operations in which 13 locals were killed. But just a temporary halt to security operations in Kashmir is not enough. At best, it can be the first step in a long and difficult road to recovery, and eventually peace. Currently, the 2003 ceasefire on the Pakistan border is in tatters. It must be urgently restored. But most important, a political outreach, possibly unconditional, is required to help Kashmir get back to normal. As Mr. Vajpayee did back then, Mr. Modi must take political ownership of the outreach. Else, the Ramzan ceasefire could remain an isolated outreach.
Its a homegrown separatist movement.
Not really , the same old great game which we are seeing even during the heights of cold war. Keeping ports and dumping weapons , now aircraft guns are being deployed in larger numbers and several enemies satellite transponders are being placed which have been successfully knock down by Indian military, Enemies Transponders monitoring Command Core (ETMCC).
You have ISIS sympathisers in Kerala and Bengal.
Kerala is not having that menace but in Bengal province due to the maoists who are coming in uncounted units of Myanmar, Bhutan, Vietman, Laos and China militants. These are even no state actors even when the Indian security forces have killed higher level up to brigadier.
Brigades can range from 3,000 to 5,000 troops, generally three-plus battalions, led by a colonel.
High-speed mobile telephony were suspended, educational institutes closed and restrictions imposed in parts of the Valley ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to
Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Khan, who chaired a meeting on Friday evening, decided to close down all educational institutes and impose restrictions in Srinagar's old city "as a precautionary measure".
Separatists have called for a shutdown and demanded to be allowed to hold a rally during the Prime Minister's visit.
"The problem in Kashmir is not related to roads, inaugurating of tunnels, power projects or jobs. It's a dispute directly linked to the political future of tens of millions of citizens of Jammu and Kashmir and it needs to be resolved as per the will and aspirations of these people," said the Mirwaiz.
He said people of Kashmir should be given a chance to say their “mann ki baat” to Mr. Modi peacefully at Lal Chowk Srinagar on Saturday.
"People of Kashmir want the fulfillment of the promise made by the predecessors of PM Modi not only in Lal Chowk but in the Indian parliament," he added.
Meanwhile, police sources said all separatist leaders will either be arrested or detained in their houses on the occasion.
Modi's agenda
PM Modi is scheduled to attend the commencement of work on Zojila Tunnel on the Srinagar-Leh National Highway at Leh first. The 14-km long Zojila tunnel will be India’s longest road tunnel and Asia’s longest bi-directional tunnel.
It will provide all- weather connectivity between Srinagar, Kargil and Leh and reduce travel time from the present 3.5 hours to just 15 minutes.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari will also be present at the events.
