FairPoint: Who takes the baton in J&K, that’s crucial

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The baton has been passed on to the people of Jammu & Kashmir. The announcement of elections is the first step towards restoring the right to choose the government and it is now over to the people to elect a dispensation they deem fit to carry them forward. But it is here where the real challenges lay.

J&K needs the right leaders at this defining moment who can bridge several divides, put a lid on separatist tendencies and steer the masses to the nationalistic course.The question is are there any leaders to do this? The UT has mostly been ruled by certain dynasties since 1947. The Abdullah and Mufti families have long held sway over the erstwhile state’s