Mr. Geelani has applied for an Indian passport to visit Jeddah or to meet with his supporters from Pakistan is a separate topic to discuss.  However, what is important here is to address the question of personal rights of an Indian citizen to acquire an Indian passport.  Though it is true for any Indian citizen to exercise his basic rights to get an Indian passport; it is also true that the ultimate power to issue this document rests with the Central government.  Unless the Central government is satisfied with the overall completion of necessary documents and the purpose of his visit overseas, the Central has the right to reject his application.  There are no two ways about it.   Also, this writer is apprehensive about the response from the PDP leadership.  Their open support for Mr. Geelani's application raises an eye brow and forces one to probe more into the ultimate intention of their commitment for the betterment of people in J & K.  Is PDP really concerned to uplift the lives of locals or do they still have some hidden agenda which could be easily interpreted as pro-Pakistani?  BJP while trying to resettle the Kashmiri pandits in J & K, it ought to be very sensitive to PDP's perceived Pro-Pakistani attitude.  This is not the time to let anyone play that card at the cost of national security.  Mr. Geelani and all other separatists ought to be treated as 'traitors' unless they change their ideology and evince their allegiance to India.