Sincerity of BJP tribute to Lone doubted

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Confederation of Human Rights Organisations has questioned the sincerity of Prime Minister Vajpayee and Home Minister L K Advani who paid rich tributes to the assassinated Hurriyat Conference Leader Abdul Gani Lone.Confederation Leader Mukundan Menon said when Gani visited Kerala last year, the BJP and RSS had raised a hue and cry against the government for allowing "extremists" to visit the state.Now the same forces have described the late leader as a moderate voice among hawks and blamed Pakistan for his killing.The human rightist said only political solution can resolve the Kashmir issue and the Central government should make use of the Hurriyat for this purpose. The arrest of JKLF leader Yassin Malik under POTA recently was another folly the government had committed. His life too was in danger.