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Crisis Rift between Jammu and Kashmir regions is widening day by day because of agitations that has put people of both of the regions against each other. Agitations in Kashmir region are being spearheaded by  separatists Hurriyat while in Jammu radical Hindu sects are leading the agitations. Present situation in the state has arisen because of government’s failure to tackle it in time. Center as well as the state governments failed to properly handle the Amarnath land transfer issue which was exploited by Hurriyat. Coalition government of the state led by Congress had tied the hands of police and para-military forces by not allowing them to use force to handle violent mobs which resulted in the downfall in the moral of the security forces and frequent skirmishes between police and violent mobs. On the other hand Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his party Congress was busy in playing political games. He intervened only when the situation had slipped out of hands. People in Jammu region were agitating for more than one month but no one cared to talk to them. They were complaining that they have always been neglected by all of the governments and priority is always given to the Kashmir region.

Reasons When in Kashmir, tri-colors were being burnt, Prime Minister just called the all-party meeting to find a solution to the problem that has arisen because of  contradictory religious interests. Thousands of people in both of the regions are agitating against the government. though their motifs are totally different while the reasons are same. Some people are trying to project that the current situation has arisen because of religious reasons. But the reality is totally different. People of Jammu have risen against the anti-national people of Kashmir who are being misguided by Pak backed Hurriyat. It is because of government’s mishandling of the issue that Hurriyat has succeeded in getting the center stage in whole of the crisis.

Facts It is the history that congress led governments have always mishandled the Kashmir issue. They have always applied a soft approach to the issue. But the present situation indicates that it can be handled only with a strict approach. There are some  questions that congress will have to answer in future. One of the main  question is its forming of an alliance with PDP that follows anti-India hidden agenda. Was it a common minimum program or just its lust for power?

Best Olympics Beijing Olympics turned out to be India’s best Olympics as for as the medal tally is concerned. India won three medals in the Beijing Olympics that includes One gold and two bronze medals. It is the second time that India has won more than one medals in an Olympic. Before it, it had won a gold and a bronze in 1954’s Helsinki Olympic games. The winners were freestyle wrestler Kashabha Jadhav (bronze) and the hockey team (gold).

Politics It is being projected by various Indian sports chiefs that the present success is just a sign of starting and in future India will emerge as a major sports power. Indian medal winners became national heroes in a very short span of time. They were given cash awards. It is being said that it will encourage the youth to participate in the games and which will result with some more successes on the International level. But former sports persons have expressed opposite views. According to them, success of some players at the Beijing Olympics is the result of their rigorous training and personal interests. A very little credit goes to the government’s funding and sports bodies. Various sports bodies are trying their best to take the credit by politicizing the achievement .

Selection It is being said that India will emerge as a major sports power in the future. But every Indian doubts it. Almost all the heads of the sports bodies are political leader and some of them are those who have never participated in any game even at the school level. Coaches and players are selected by these politicians. In most cased selection remains controversial as we have seen that related people have always raised voices against the selection process. Monica Devi case is the perfect example of it. In the past many players have made allegations of biased selection.

Problems Presence of bureaucrats and politicians in the sports bodies have always ruined the future of players. The present situation of the Indian hockey is the result of prevalent system. Poor planning and meager funding are the two other major problems. Prevalent corruption, biased selection and inadequate funding have cut short the careers of many budding players. In such circumstances it sounds like a joke that India will emerge as a major sports power.