A hectic day for Kashmir

Today is the day of reckoning for the electors in Kashmir. The counting of votes is in progress and by evening the position about the winners and losers will be clear. The initial indicators suggest that there will again be a hung Assembly with no single party getting a suitable majority to make a government independently. However in all cases it is a win win for the nationalist forces and a slap on the face of separatists who are once again bent upon singing their lyrics of separation from the mainstream. Now the ball is in the court of the authorities at the centre. All the eyes will be on the Central Government in Delhi as to how they are able to handle the situation in Kashmir under the changed circumstances and respect the emotions of those electors who fearlessly braved all the threats from the terror machinery and voted for the development, peace and democracy of Kashmir. If the authorities at the centre are able to deal the situation tactfully without undue harrassment of the masses the time won't be far when Kashmir will restore its glory for all times to come, so let's see which way the wind blows---------