KASHMIR- JIS THALI MEIN KHAO, USI MEIN CHED KARO

In kashmir defiance without logic is reigning. Lunacy prevailing. A decade of hard work has been reversed in the quest of votes.The failed state of Pakistan is yet considered a " friend ". Last week kashmiri muslims mindlessly marched again calling for Azadi. It seems thet they have forgotten the arithmetic. They think that like always, india will pick up their bills. In 12 years , between 1990 and 2002, Jammu & Kashmir got Rs.35,000 crore in grants assistance from " New Delhi ", as they call it. Numbers were doubled to touch Rs.38,000 crore in just only 5 years from 2003 to 2008. This is too much of pampering.Its own revenue of Rs.2200 crore will not cover the salary bill of Rs. 4300 crore. Even without Jammu & Ladakh, Azadi is unsustainable.The sum of Rs.16000 crore spend last year, two-thirds or 65 paisa out of every rupee, came from the centre. This year too, the state will spend Rs. 17000 crore, of which Rs. 12,000 crore or Rs.12,000 per person will come from the centre.Compare this with the Rs.700 per capita that uttar pradesh gets.

Where has all this money gone ? Azadi sounds more romantic and many across the border will revel in the rebellion. But those chanting slogans in the valley need to wake up to one critical question. Can they afford Azadi ? Will a failed state like pakistan afford to pamper them like india does ? Will they get susidised rice and wheat ? They should introspect.