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The process has to go on and the power has to go to the people.That is my promise to them and that is what I am going to do.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Farooq Abdullah, Chief Minister, Jammu and Kashmir state\u003cbr/\u003eKashmir's main separatist alliance, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, says it will continue its peace attempts.\u003cbr/\u003eIt has decided to send a team of representatives to Pakistan to talk to government leaders and Islamic guerrilla groups fighting the army in Indian-controlled Kashmir.\u003cbr/\u003eBut Hurriyat has urged people to boycott the village council elections in the insurgency-wracked province, calling it an \"undemocratic drama\" by the government aimed at sabotaging Kashmir's freedom struggle.\u003cbr/\u003eThe alliance has 23 member groups.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Hurriyat, which doesn't accept Indian control over Kashmir, has boycotted previous state and federal elections in 1996 and 1999.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (Urdu)\u003cbr/\u003e\"The people of Kashmir are not interested in these elections. We want a solution to the Kashmir issue.Hurriyat conference as well as the Kashmiri people do not want to contest the elections for Panchayats or for state assembly. And we are not prepared to take any step under the Indian constitution that would affect our struggle.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Mirwaiz Omar Farooq, Hurriyat leader\u003cbr/\u003eThere has been no local democracy in Kashmir since the insurgency began in 1989.\u003cbr/\u003eBefore that, although nominated village councils functioned off and on, no direct elections to the panchayats have been held since 1969.\u003cbr/\u003eMany observers see this as a reflection of a serious political malaise.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think what it reflects is that no government in Jammu and Kashmir has been serious over the years of promoting grassroots democracy or about empowering the people of Kashmir. As it is, the Panchayati Raj act under which these elections are going to be held is deeply flawed. Most of the people who are going to be part of the panchayati system are going to be nominated, including the seats reserved for women.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Amitabh Mattoo, Jawaharlal Nehru University professor\u003cbr/\u003eA unilateral ceasefire has been in operation in Kashmir since November 28.\u003cbr/\u003ePakistan responded to this initiative by reducing artillery shelling on the Indian side of Kashmir and withdrawing several hundred troops from the disputed border.\u003cbr/\u003eBut although guns at the border may have fallen silent, the cycle of militant violence within Kashmir continues unabated.\u003cbr/\u003eThe Pakistan-based guerrilla groups have rejected the ceasefire and are continuing their attacks.\u003cbr/\u003eOfficials say attacks on civilians and army installations in Kashmir have actually increased since the ceasefire was declared.\u003cbr/\u003eLess than six per cent of voters exercised their franchise when Abdullah's National Conference came to power in the state in 1996, and the turnout was less than 12 per cent when voting was held for parliamentary seats in 1999.\u003cbr/\u003eAnalysts say the prevailing conditions aren't conducive to holding any elections in the state and would only lead to more strife.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"People of Jammu and Kashmir have become increasingly cynical about elections in the state - precisely because a large number of elections have been rigged over the years , sometimes with the centre's collusion. So I suspect that cynicism is going to translate into cynicism about these elections as well. On top of it you have the militants calling for a boycott , threatening violence... you have the Hurriyat calling for a boycott. I would imagine that the ordinary Kashmiri under these circumstances would be deeply skeptical about voting in the election.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Amitabh Mattoo, Jawaharlal Nehru University professor\u003cbr/\u003eAuthorities say the staggered voting in Kashmir will allow security forces to move to various districts and guard against attacks by the guerrillas.\u003cbr/\u003eSome areas in the Himalayan territory are snowbound, where voting will be possible next month or in March.\u003cbr/\u003eVoter turnout will be a test for pro-India Farooq Abdullah, the state's top elected official who has demanded autonomy for the state within the framework of the Indian constitution.\u003cbr/\u003eIndia accuses Pakistan of fomenting and backing the insurgency in Kashmir - the only Muslim majority province in overwhelmingly Hindu India.\u003cbr/\u003ePakistan, which is an Islamic state, denies the allegation and says it provides only ideological support to the militants.\u003cbr/\u003eNew Delhi and Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir state, India - 3,5,9,12,13 January 2001 and file \u003cbr/\u003eSrinagar, Jan 9 \u003cbr/\u003e1. Close-up of soldier\u003cbr/\u003e2. Various of armed soldiers on street\u003cbr/\u003e3. Various of soldiers walking\u003cbr/\u003eNew Delhi, Jan 5 \u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide shot news conference by Farooq Abdullah \u003cbr/\u003e5. Close-up of Farooq Abdullah\u003cbr/\u003e6. Cutaway of camera\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Farooq Abdullah, Chief Minister, Jammu and Kashmir state\u003cbr/\u003eSrinagar, Jan 12 \u003cbr/\u003e8. Various of Hurriyat leader Omar Farooq at Friday prayers at mosque, man standing next to him shouting pro-independence slogans\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide shot of crowd in mosque chanting slogans\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide shot of Farooq speaking to crowd\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE: (Urdu) Mirwaiz Omar Farooq, Hurriyat leader\u003cbr/\u003eFile - Kashmir, 9 Sept 1999\u003cbr/\u003e12. Mid shot of soldiers guarding polling booth\u003cbr/\u003e13. Various of voters registering with election officials before casting vote\u003cbr/\u003e14. Mid shot of man voting\u003cbr/\u003eNew Delhi, Jan 13\u003cbr/\u003e15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Amitabh Mattoo, Jawaharlal Nehru University professor\u003cbr/\u003eSrinagar, Jan 9\u003cbr/\u003e16. Low angle shot of blast aftermath\u003cbr/\u003e17. Mid shot of man standing outside broken window\u003cbr/\u003e18. Wide shot of damaged building of telecom office\u003cbr/\u003eSrinagar, Jan 3\u003cbr/\u003e19. Various of crowd at funeral procession of two Kashmiri youths killed by unidentified gunmen\u003cbr/\u003e20. Female relatives weeping\u003cbr/\u003e21. Wide shot of funeral procession\u003cbr/\u003eNew Delhi, Jan 13 \u003cbr/\u003e22. SOUNDBITE: (English) Amitabh Mattoo, Jawaharlal Nehru University professor\u003cbr/\u003eSrinagar, Jan 9\u003cbr/\u003e23. 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