TYAG N SAMARPAN - NEHRU & RSS ADVISE TO PERSECUTED EXILED HINDUS OF KASHMIR

Though there was nothing tangible or any major take away from the speech of Dattatraye Hoshbale considering his entire speech revolved around upholding the civilizational legacy which Pandits are equally mindful. 

However, two words he focused Tyag and Samarpan with regards to going back to Kashmir and reclaiming it. 

Again Sh Hoshbale ji missed a very moot point that it is purely attributed to Tyag and Samarpan of Exiled Hindi community that Kashmir continues to be part of India and Hoshbale ji proudly claim it from the dias. It was my Tyag and continued Samarpan for last 1300 years right since the days of Lalitaditya Mukhtpida that Hindus of Kashmir have been able to save the Himalayas from getting Islamized. It was the tyag and Samarpan which made the community loose 98 % of its population to conversion, brutality and Genocide. 

One of the worst Genocides in the history of mankind Mr Hoshbale but my Tyag and Samarpan to uphold the Sanatan nationhood in valley stood undetteted.

Mr Hoshbale when the entire nation was celebrating freedom, our first PM who happened to be a KP used the same words to pent up my sentiments. Tyag and Samarpan telling me to stay grounded in Kashmir and suffer because it my suffering which will save Kashmir for India.

Every day since then it is only tyag and Samarpan every day I have been offering like petals of flowers at the sacred feet of this nation. 

Hoshbale ji Just thought with you vast understanding and learning on subject you would be a bit more sympathetic towards the victims of Genocide languishing for last 30 years. In your entire speech you evaded to talk about any justice to the victims of Genocide. Tyag and Samarpan are my mates for last 1300 years and rest assured the Hindus of Kashmir will live these ideals to the last drop of their blood. 

BUT

Do you mean to say the Hindus of Kashmir should always be at the altar of sacrifice , Tyag N Samarpan to rescue this nation every time in Kashmir. Yes, the Hindus of Kashmir are under pledge but what about the pledge of 100 crore Sanatanis of Bharat varsh towards their Kashmir. Not even once Mr Hoshbale did you assure the supporting this mammoth population to reclaim Kashmir. 

Sir, it is time for your organization RSS to do some genuine and real soul searching over it. Kashmir is not the problem of Hindus of Kashmir alone, but entire Hindu samaj. Yes we have taken a pledge much before you asked us to so to uphold Sanatan nationhood in Kashmir but that doesn't mean you or 100 crore Hindus shy away from their respective pledges. 

GIRJA TICKOO and RETURN OF KASHMIRI PANDITS

Unfortunate! Tragic! Inhuman!

These are the words which come to my mind while going through a You Tube video being circulated by a wannabe Kashmiri Pandit activist advocating Return of exiled Kashmir Pandits today. Why? My readers might ask.

25^th June is the day written with Black letters in the gory and pathetic history of last 30 years. On this day the mutilated dead body of Girja Tickoo was found along a road side in one of the hamlets of valley. The badly mutilated body of Girja Tickoo as per post mortem report was gang raped and teared apart on a mechanical carpenter saw before it was thrown on the road to rot. What a shame that this gentleman posts a video on social media to showcase his Return and Rehabilitation plan for the same community which has not received justice for hundreds of brutally killed, maimed and raped brethren during those days. The murderers and rapists of our brethren are still roaming free, ruling the roost, and enjoying every morsel of their lives with no qualms or sense of guilt.  

What has changed? The armed terrorist killed get branded as Martyrs (Shaheed) by the government records even today and the fate and nomenclature of the brutalized KPs gets listed as MIGRANTS… How ironic!

The argument over Return and Rehabilitation ends with this last paragraph depicting the ground scenario, but since few quislings have now dared to touch the raw nerve of this brutalized displaced community, it is mandatory to tear through the video message with logic and reason for the community to understand that without a fool proof plan which guarantees life of dignity, security and Non refoulement as the cardinals of return , it is not only futile but will lead this exiled community in further peril.

RETURN AND REHABLITATION PLAN OF GOI, 2007

The video message talks about return of community as per R&R plan of 2007, which is a 13 year old plan and stands rejected by the community enmass. As per the governments own data only one family has returned to valley under this scheme. Needless to say this plan has been a miserable failure considering the cardinals of return have been grossly overlooked and not envisaged by it. As a natural response the community has rejected it outrightedly. Circulating consent forms for return under a plan which stands already rejected leads to confusion in community and exposes few ignorant people to devious designs.

Imagine, GOI has neither updated its previous plan of return nor made any official value additions, yet these quislings and desperate individuals have unilaterally decided to infringe upon the community resolve to stay away from valley till all the cardinals of return and rehabilitation are met by the government. Only these individuals can answer the desperation and hopelessness in their attitude.

NO REPRESENTATION BY COMMUNITY IN PAST DECADE

As per the video message the government of India claims that no community representation has been received laying a road map of return and rehabilitation other than the demand of Panun Kashmir. Though this claim by the undisclosed government representatives is far away from truth but it is pertinent to understand that the demand of a separate Geo Political dispensation stands registered as the only demand of the community. Instead of walking the talk and starting negotiations government has sidetracked this genuine demand and seems to be looking for manufactured representatives to break the resolve of the community. How ironical!

It is not hidden from the community that repeated representations have been made to the government of India about various issues impacting the exiled lot but the stoic silence of GOI over pertinent matters has acted as a damp squib. The community has been demanding IDP status as an interim mechanism and to do away with the humiliating nomenclature of MIGRANT. Repeated memorandums have been forwarded to PM Modi from scores of places in India and abroad. Just last year a detailed memorandum was forwarded to the Home Minister of India Rajnath Singh in person on Martyrs Day 14 September by Global Diaspora of Kashmiri Pandits which seeks:

1.       Constitutional arrangements for the return and rehabilitation of all seven hundred thousand Displaced Kashmiri Pandits in a separate, single, concentrated Homeland carved out in the Valley of Kashmir.

2.       The Constitution of India along with all associated laws and provisions be allowed to flow freely in the newly created geo-political territory without the shackles of Article 370 or Article 35A.

3.       A high-power Tribunal with constitutional authorityto establish which causal factors were responsible for the Genocide of Kashmiri Pandits and bring the perpetrators to justice.

4.       An immediate appropriate authority, vested with powers flowing directly from the Centre, to urgently implement suitable measures for protecting the millennia-old social, cultural and religious legacy of Kashmiri Pandits, which otherwise is fast facing obliteration at the hands of a radicalised mindset.

It seems that deliberate attempts are being made by vested interests to side track the genuine aspiration and demand of the community through some manufactured activists. It is not only intriguging but baffling to know how gross misrepresentations are being created by government if the contents of the video are true. We need to know and understand that community has always stood its ground in last 30 years and repeatedly sought the implementation of a separate Geo Political dispensation. Margdarshan Resolution 1991 of Panun Kashmir and the recent memorandum by GKPD to the highest echelons of power in India has established that nothing has changed as far as the genuine aspiration of community is concerned. It has stayed same and naturally so because the ground situation in valley has not improvised.

PANUN KASHMIR AS AN PLAN IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Should we be concerned? Understand that the displacement of Kashmiri Pandit community is the worst and gory human displacement after the partition of this country. Unprecedented situations need unprecedented responses. When the ruling political party of the state acknowledges and places in its manifesto the removal of Article 370, should we say they are doing an unconstitutional exercise. Kashmiri Pandits are simply demanding a territory which sans this article and constitution of India be made applicable in letter and spirit something akin to the aspiration of ruling party in India. It seems so stupid to object this demand of community at one end and uphold the same demand in manifesto.

It is the right of displaced community to decide upon the return plan and its fruition the responsibility of Government.

LAND TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR RETURN

A misleading statement since there is no formal land accusation proposal for return and rehabilitation. The land being procured is meant to construct transit accommodation for PM Package Employees in valley who are currently serving as bonded laborers under draconian SRO 412. It is a misnomer to club the presence of PM Package Employees in valley with return and rehabliation of entire community. Government is on record claiming only one family has returned availing the benefits of R&R policy 2007, which direcly means the PM Package Employees currently serving in valley have not returned. Being an interim mechanism to address the rising unemployment in valley the then Congress regime created this package. Another validation to this lies in the status of those Employees who continue to be registered as ‘Migrants’ in government records and their Ration cards are still intact.

Thus it is gross treachery and betrayal of the community sentiment to claim that lands is being allocated and even if they allocate land does this mean that the ethnic cleaning and genocide perpetrated upon this hapless community should be shrouded with this land and flats. What a pity!

SCOPE OF REHABILITATION IN GOVERNOR RULE

The proposition placed by this video message that we can get through the return plan in Governors rule only and not when a popular government is in place in the state of Jammu and Kashmir nips all the argument in favor of return in bud. Imagine, how naïve and ingenuous can one be to treat the issue of this exile community with such immaturity and crudity. Such a cosmetic approach in dealing with the gruesome and brutal displacement speaks volumes about the sincerity and integrity of few minds. Internal displacement finds a higher listing in human travesty than refugees under United Nations. Principles related to Return and Resettlement are gradual and flowing and it can only be possible in accordance with the community sentiments and support of the government. Any mechanism which does not address the principle causes of displacement is purely cosmetic and sans any sanctity.

MAHARAJA HARI SINGH'S LETTER TO MOUNTBATTEN

The prime purpose of publishing this letter here is to break the myth that Maharaja Bahadur had opted for signing the treaty of Accession with India before the Tribal raids and it was Indian Dominion which refused the accession. There is another myth doing the round that State of Jammu and Kashmir could not accede to Indian Dominion owing to absence of a road link to India.

Nowhere in his communication does the erstwhile Maharaja Bahadur offers any mention to either of the two myths, infact reiterating "I wanted to take time to decide to which Dominion I should accede, or whether it is not in the best interests of both the Dominions and my State to stand independent, of course with friendly and cordial relations with both." 

Would appreciate if the readers go through the letter in an unbiased manner and arrive at a conclusion.

Text of letter dated October 26, J 947 from Sri Hari Singh, the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir to Lord Mountbatten the Governor-General of India.

My dear Lord Mountbatten,

I have to inform your Excellency that a grave emergency has arisen in my State and request immediate assistance of your Government. As your Excellency is aware the State of Jammu and Kashmir has not acceded to the Dominion of India or to Pakistan. Geographically my State is contiguous to both the Dominions. It has vital economical end cultural links with both of them. Besides my State has a common boundary with the Soviet Republic and China. In their external relations and Dominion of India and Pakistan cannot ignore this fact. I wanted to take time to decide to which Dominion I should accede, or whether it is not in the best interests of both the Dominions and my State to stand independent, of course with friendly and cordial

relations with both.

I accordingly approached the Dominions of India and Pakistan to enter into Standstill Agreement with my State. The Pakistan Government accepted this Agreement. The Dominion of India desired further discussions with representatives of my Government. l could not arrange this in view of the developments indicated below. In fact the Pakistan Government are operating Post and Telegraph system inside the State. Though we have got a Standstill Agreement with the Pakistan Government permitted steady and increasing strangulation of supplies like food, salt and petrol to my State. Afridis, soldiers in plain clothes, and desperadoes with modern weapons have been allowed to infliter into the State at first in Poonch and then in Sialkot and finally in mass area adjoining Hazara District on the Ramkot side. The result has been that the limited number of troops at the disposal of the State had to be dispersed and thus had to face the enemy at the several points simultaneously, that it has become difficult to stop the wanton destruction of life and property and looting. The Mohara power-house which supplies the electric current to the whole of Srinagar has been burnt. The number of women who have been kidnapped and raped and makes my heart bleed. The wild forces thus let loose on the State are marching on with the aim of capturing Srinagar, the summer Capital of my Government, as first step to over running the whole State.

The mass infiltration tribesman drawn from the distant areas of the North-West Frontier coming regularly in motor trucks using Mansehra-Muzaffarabad Road and fully armed with up-to-date weapons cannot possibly be done without the knowing of the Provincial Government of the North-West Frontier Province and the Government of Pakistan. In spite of repeated requests made by my Government no attempt has been made to check these raiders or stop them from coming to my State. The Pakistan Radio even put out a story that a Provisional Government has been set up in Kashmir. The people of my State both the Muslims generally have taken no part at all.

With the conditions obtaining at present in my State and to great emergency of the situation as it exists, I have no option but to ask for help from the Indian Dominion. Naturally they cannot send the help asked for by me without my State acceding to the Domination of India. I have accordingly decided to do so and I attach the Instrument of Accession for; acceptance by your Government. The other alternative is to leave my State and my people to fee-booters. On this basis no civilized Government can exist or be maintained.

The alternative I will never allow to happen as long as I am Ruler of the State and I have life to defend my country. I may also inform your Excellency's Government that it is my intention at once to set up an interim Government and ask Shaikh Abdullah to carry the responsibilities in this emergency with my Prime Minister.

Yours Sincerely
Hari Singh
The Palace, Jammu
26th October, 1947.

SOURCE: KASHMIR
CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY AND DOCUMENTS, kASHMIR LEGAL DOCUMENTS, Mohan Krishen Teng
Ram Krishen Kaul Bhatt
Santosh Kaul, Light & Life Publishers, 1977

PLEBISCITE! THE MYTH

It has been long since I turned to this page penning down something on K – Yes! My beloved chaotic Kashmir! Wonder why all beloveds create chaos, confusion and agony. I must confess most of my write ups are instinctive and today my instinct was incited by none other than a school time friend who like me has suffered the pangs of exile and displacement, yet carrying the same syndrome of Stockholm keeping him captive and prostrated at the mercy of our adversary like many amongst us. However, intriguingly, he has moved a notch ahead of general masses in league sounding like mouth piece of Azadi mongers. What is more amusing here connects to his benighted and ignorant attitude towards the issue. In absence of even the rudimentary knowledge of contemporary geo political scenario evolved over last 80 years, my friend presumably entangled and confused by the concocted and farce discourse of adversary lost the narrative of his own state of existence. In an effort to post some sense of truth and logic in him and all those who find themselves in similar precarious situations, I am compelled to bust the myth of PLEBISCITE.

While debating today he came up with a Wikipedia article on Instrument of Accession forming it as the basis of his argument of the so called Freedom/Azadi demand by the Majority section of Kashmir Valley. The article mentions the condition of Plebiscite or Referendum in Kashmir and quotes Lord Mountbatten,  “it is my Government's wish that as soon as law and order have been restored in Jammu and Kashmir and her soil cleared of the invader the question of the State's accession should be settled by a reference to the people.” Considering that this argument has been prevalent in Kashmiri separatist society ever since and it has solidified as the bed rock of the narrative based on which azadi mongers claim a separate territory, I promised my friend that he will get a logical and legal scientific argument as rebuttal to this farcical claim. This argument can be blown to smithereens with more than one counter argument considering it sans any legal validity.

UN RESOLUTION ON J&K

To begin with, I would first like to draw the attention of the readers towards the most important UN Resolution, On January 5, 1949, the Security Council came up with a new resolution on J&K focusing on the holding of plebiscite. The resolution goes ahead and says,

PART II: TRUCE AGREEMENT

A.1. As the presence of troops of Pakistan in the territory of the State of Jammu and Kashmir constitutes a material change in the situation since it was represented by the Government of Pakistan before the Security Council; the Government of Pakistan agrees to withdraw its troops from that State.

2. The Government of Pakistan will use its best Endeavour to secure the withdrawal from the State of Jammu and Kashmir of tribesmen and Pakistani nationals not normally resident therein who have entered the State for the purpose of fighting.

3. Pending a final solution, the territory evacuated by the Pakistani troops will be administered by the local authorities under the surveillance of the commission.

B.1.When the commission shall have notified the Government of India that the tribesmen and Pakistani nationals referred to in Part II, A, 2, hereof have withdrawn, thereby terminating the situation which was represented by the Government of India to the Security Council as having occasioned the presence of Indian forces in the State of Jammu and Kashmir, and further, that the Pakistani forces are being withdrawn from the State of Jammu and Kashmir, the Government of India agrees to begin to withdraw the bulk of its forces from that State in stages to be agreed upon with the Commission.

Thus, it is evidently clear who has betrayed the UN resolution on Kashmir considering Pakistan never adhered to the Truce Agreement for the referendum to take place. Also noteworthy to mention here is Kashmir question was profiled at the UN as a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan and not a struggle of the people of J&K for full freedom and Independence.

UN GENERAL SECRETARY STATEMENT IN PAKISTAN

Drawing our understanding straight, we must know that over past 60 years since UN resolution, enough water has flown down Vitasta / Jehlum. In light of contemporary understanding and pragmatic approach to issues internationally, the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan’s statement during his official visit to Pakistan rests all notions connected to plebiscite. He publicly said that these resolutions were un-implementable and obsolete. Annan’s comment was carried by the reputed Pakistani newspaper Dawn on the next day. Kofi Annan on Pakistani soil stopped short of saying that the debacle of most important UN resolution on Kashmir laid upon the shoulders of Pakistan, considering the onus of acting on it first and primarily laid upon Pakistan.

PARTITION, LEGAL ASPECTS OF ACCESSION AND BRITISH INTRIGUES

After understanding the above facts let us try to understand the legal validity of the clause of Plebiscite laid down as a condition by Lord Mountbatten. Though Mountbatten made a categorical mention “it is my Government's wish that as soon as law and order have been restored in Jammu and Kashmir and her soil cleared of the invader...." the possibility of Plebiscite can be explored. The argument of Plebiscite does not arise considering the state of Jammu and Kashmir has always been in conflict since Pakistan sent its tribal raiders and regular army men to attack and capture the pricely State of Jammu and Kashmir. In addition to this Pakistan has not cleared the territory of tribals and various settlers from neighboring Punjab. However we will still try and understand how   the issue of Plebiscite does not hold and water on legal aspects. 

We know that the partition of British India was done purely under India Independence Act 1947 and roughly around 534 Princely states which did not form the part of British India merged in Indian Dominion or the dominion of Pakistan through Instrument Of Accession which finds its roots to Government of India Act 1935. Independence or Sovereign rule was never an option assigned to any Princely State. Noteworthy to mention that neither of the two Acts talk about plebiscite or peoples consent in event of Accession of Princely States The Government of India Act 1935 vividly mentions in Part II (6)– The Federation of India that “ A state shall be deemed to have acceded to the Federation if His Majesty has signed his acceptance of the Instrument of Accession executed by the ruler thereof….” Noteworthy is the mention of word “Ruler”. 

Thus legally the IOA signed by the princely states vindicates that the suzerainty of these states lied with the Ruler and not the Subjects/People. When the governor general Lord Mountbatten made the insertion of reference to people, he deliberately wish to keep the cauldron boiling at least in one Indian state to keep the sub continent involved in chaos and conflict at the behest of his mentors for reasons better known to all. British unleashed a very vicious and deceitful campaign right since 1930 to destabilize the ruler of state of Jammu and Kashmir exploiting the sentiments of religious sentiments of Muslims against a Hindu Monarch. 

Here one needs to understand a very pertinent point which connects us to 534 princely states in fray for acceding to either of the dominions.  All the princely states signed the same format Instrument of Accession signed by Maharaja Hari Singh of J&K. The only thing which differed was the name of the Ruler and the date of accession. While the rumble rousers today claim only four powers rested with the Indian Dominion must know these four powers root to the SCHEDULE OF INSTRUMENT OF ACCESSION and were A)Defense B) External Affairs C) Communications D) Ancillary, and were connected with all the IOA documents signed by Princely states. So, Jammu and Kashmir didn’t not assign any specific condition with its IOA.

RELIGIOUS BIASES AND REGIONAL DISCONNECT

Never wish to sound biased and prejudiced in something which I claim as an analytical piece of write up based upon logic and reason, let us now try to give due credence to the argument of Plebiscite and consider it from the angle of separatist leadership. Over years the separatist leadership of Kashmir are crying hoax about Indian domination and subjugation of a territory called Jammu and Kashmir cornering their argument on the promise of Plebiscite and blaming India for all the ills of Kashmir without even giving a thought to the hara-kiri and blatant disregard to International laws by Pakistan, the separatist leadership has unleashed mayhem and turbulence in valley. It is both ironic and unfortunate that the bogey in utmost disregard of truthful understanding claims Pakistan as a friend in this struggle when it is the Islamic state of Pakistan which is squarely responsible for trampling their sentiments. This vindicates the argument of India that the so called freedom struggle in Kashmir is merely an camouflage to the larger ulterior motives of creating an Islamic dispensation along theo-fascist and religious lines. The Indian argument further receives fuel with the often repeated discourse of separatist regime upholding religious ties as the prime reason of connect with Pakistan. Had the separatist bogey been fair and just in its approach and understanding, they would have trained their guns upon Pakistan and not India.

The separatist bogey nurturing the sentiment of freedom and self determination is acting in isolation and disconnect with the other two major regions of State. Jammu and Ladakh which comprises a major stake holder in the state of Jammu and Kashmir have unequivocally and repeatedly defeated the designs of Kashmiri separatists in their demand for self determination or plebiscite. In light of this drift in state polity the separatist class of Kashmir based on a totalitarian and religious mind set needs to do a soul searching of the whole movement and their argument of Plebiscite.

Readers of this write up need to understand that the points mentioned above are strictly in coherence of the Plebiscite demand of separatist bogey and they have been dealt with detail purely on legal aspects of Accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India, UN Resolution on Kashmir, India Independence Act 1947 and Accession of Indian states under Government of India Act 1935. I will soon come up with the facts which narrate treachery and back stabbing of consequent ruling dispensations in state, deliberately keeping the state of Jammu and Kashmir under tender hooks with sole motive to preserve the Muslim domination and theo fascit character of state for larger ulterior motives.

LET POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT DRIVE OUR SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT HOME

While appreciating the concerns of our community about the dire state of our places of worship in Kashmir, we must understand that our temples or the monuments of faith cannot be isolated from our political struggle. All the issues which mire our community be it the places of worship, pitiable living conditions, education, health care, employment and other allied issues are directly related to our schemed marginalization in political sphere of Kashmir. I appreciate the efforts of all those who are putting up a brave affront for these issues, and in past 25 years various small and big time organisations took these issues as per their convenience and style.

We are at a juncture where we need to assess why our efforts on various fronts have borne least positive dividends, why are we no better if not worse than what we were 25 years during the times of our exodus, inspite of various positives at individual fronts, why the community is still unable to strike the best blow.

 

I believe, it is not the realisation of the goal but the path which leads to the goal which determines the success or failure. It is the path which must be perfected to attain the desired result. And based upon this universal truth, I say with finite accuracy that our path was never right. We always tried to isolate our political struggle from social issues like living conditions, health care, relief, education, temples et all, least bothering to analyse that these social issues were always connected with our political marginalization. Most of the organisations be it APMCC, AIKS, JKVM, YAIKS, various KPSs, all Ashrams and other small time organisations dealing with social issues treated politics as a taboo and carried non political or apolitical approach all their life.

The result is in front of us, we have miserably failed on all fronts purely because our path / approach was never right. Whatever little we have achieved is purely due to efforts of few individuals. While working upon social issues we allowed our energies to wither away striking against the system which has always been biased against our community. Had we encompassed our social struggle which has multiple contours and where our energies were sure to get withered away considering the magnitude of work and established marginalisation under Political struggle which has only one contour, we would have converged our energies upon one goal of realising our political empowerment which in turn would have empowered us socially as well.

Having said this, I donot deny that efforts were not made by the above organisations in their respective fields, but since these efforts have not produced desired results they have produced counter results and proved detrimental for the general good of the community. A general message has gone to the masses of the community that our community has gone to dogs, and we have miserably failed which I do believe is not true. But the sentiment of failure has caught the nerve centre of masses, and the community is seeing negativity all around.

Unity, is most abused word in Kashmiri Pandit community, and I attribute the hue and cry about unity to the same reason of treating social and political contours of our struggle separately. While talking about hundreds of organisations, we must know we are talking about hundreds of socially radical groups working upon social issues which I have explained above has multiple contours where our energies were sure to get withered away wastefully, considering the magnitude of work / parameters and established marginalisation of our community. So, it will not be improper to say that path which we choose has brought our community to the current levels of desperation.

At this juncture when things are slipping out of our hands and sinister designs are shaping to end the resilience of our community by way of forcible return to ghettos or original habitations, we must reassess our strategy and do some sincere course correction. We must now reaffirm our resolve and faith in the only political idiom of  a Separate Geo-Political dispensation as envisaged in Margdarshan Resolution 1991. Let the community with one voice reject all means and mechanisms of our return which do not encompass respect, dignity and non Refoulement. Let this political idiom drive us into realisation of unity and let the political empowerment drive our social empowerment home.

 

 

WHAT IS PANUN KASHMIR !

What is Panun Kashmir? A member in one Panun Kashmir group on whatsapp retorted back when I was trying to pull the attention of members towards this Geo Political entity. Well, even before this I have encountered many people who have built their own understanding of Panun Kashmir. Some refer to it as a party of KP's, some call it a separate homeland for Pandits in Kashmir, some even, and interestingly even Pandits describe it as a response to azadi tahreek of KM and think it as an equal sedition towards this nation. And very importantly certain page three Pandits very frequently refer to Panun Kashmir as its activists as a lunatic fringe who are selling a fantasy to the community.

With all this, it has been my endeavour in social media and my personal interactions to try and make my brethren understand the real meaning of Panun Kashmir, which though has been explained by many before as well, but as a general habit in humans we cannot seek the highest ideals from our state of existence. And maybe this is one of the reasons why Hindu worship idols. But I believe it is natural for humans to behave in this manner since most of us are bereft with limitations attributed to our respective mental capability. So, it becomes our responsibility to clear the cob webs and connected mis-understandings. In light of this observation, I would like to explain my understanding of Panun Kashmir.

Panun Kashmir can best be described as the Geo-Political entity under the ambit of Constitution of India, which came into existence through MARGDARSHAN RESOLUTION 1991. Incidentally the organisation which undertook to shoulder the responsibility of achieving this ideal also came to be known by the name of Panun Kashmir. Taking nothing away from the members of this organisation and with due regards to their selfless contributions we must however understand that the Ideal - Panun Kashmir is supreme, over and above anything else.

Though most of us know the necessity of this Geo-Political entity however for the section of community and the rest of Indians who are not aware about the back ground which led the KP community to demand separate Homeland, I would like to give a brief back ground.

This geo-political entity generally understood by the certain quarters as simply a separate political enclave for Pandits and nothing else is far from reality and gross dilution of the basic ethos of this ideal. With this understanding a scenario is being built by vested interests that it is sheer selfishness of the community which has led to such a demand. Some even think that it is a treason against the nation. So, before we make our mind about this Geo-Political entity as something exclusive for Pandits we must analyse the Kashmiri Pandits are the aboriginals of Kashmir with a known historical existence of more than 5000 years . Kashmir and its inhabitants are connected with Indian nation like flesh and bones. Pandits have been the baton holders of Sanskrit Hindu civilization, nourishing and safe guarding its strategic interests and the connected civilizational moorings and anchors along Northern frontiers of this mighty civilization. Our contribution and sacrifice to Sanskrit Hindu Civilization is second to none.

Islamic onslaught in Kashmir has changed the dynamics of this equation to a great degree and this religion has done everything to delineate the our sacred land from its original civilizational moorings thereby creating a new dispensation which is grossly contrary not only to our civilizational ethics and practices but defeats most widely held basic ethical and behavioural patterns world over. It unleashed a brute force to spread its tentacles and forcibly occupied the Kashmir valley - our sacred land. Forced conversions, Religious executions, inhuman treatment of the aboriginals and everything which constitutes barbarity was employed by these zealots using religious expansion as the state policy to annihilate the Indian Civilization and its representative - the Kashmiri Pandit.

Now we are at a juncture where the valley has been cleansed from the representatives of Indian Nation. The Islamic onslaught, we must know is not confined to KP community only, it is through this community that a larger and more potent attack is being planned on this nation and its civilization. Pandits being in the front line of this attack are the first collaterals of this civilizational conflict. 

It is in light of this understanding that Pandits have decided to take a lead once again and shoulder the responsibility of being the front runners of this civilizational conflict and re-establish the lost Sanskrit Hindu Civilization along with its moorings and anchors in Kashmir.  Thus, we must know the Geo-Political entity named Panun Kashmir was never and will never constitute the selfish intent of this community. The Ideal of Panun Kashmir will and shall always remain a selfless endeavour of this exiled community to re establish INDIA back in KASHMIR.

Ending with a humble plea to my community and the concerned souls of this mighty nation to draw the correct understanding of PANUN KASHMIR through above lines and shoulder this responsibility with us. India can be re-established in Kashmir only through its aboriginals and their GEO-POLITICAL ENTITY - PANUN KASHMIR.

HOW ARTICLE 370 CAN BE REPEALED !

A friend of mine while discussing Article 370 suddenly retorted back by saying, why cannot we abrogate this article since this is an article present in the constitution of India. If we can have hundreds of amendments in our constitution, why not amend this one as well. I always believed that it is always in the scope of the
Indian Parliament to remove or amend this Article. I could have replied to my friend in boxing the details, but I thought to share it here on my wall for all my friends to know and evaluate. I am reproducing the same here for the esteemed readers to read and evaluate.


How was the fraud committed?

Powers to make any amendments in the COI rests ordinarily rests with the Parliament through Article 368, PART XX
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION' which says "An amendment of this Constitution may be initiated only by the introduction of a Bill for the purpose in either House of Parliament, and when the Bill is passed in each

House by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting, [it shall be presented to the President who shall give his assent to the Bill and thereupon] the Constitution shall stand amended in accordance with the terms of the Bill.

Thus, in ordinary terms even with the Temporary provisions with respect to the State of Jammu and Kashmir through Article 370, the Parliament of India still reserved its rights to alter or amend the Article 370 through Article 368. In utter disregard to the Constitution of India and to please the separatist elements of Valley, through Sheikh Abdullah, the then Government of India made changes in Article 368 through a simple Presidential order which ironically didn't find its way into the main body of Constitution of India ( For obvious
reasons that it was illegal to tamper with the COI in this manner) but as an Appendix to the Constitution, which remained away from the eyes of nation and was not discussed or brought to light. The Appendix I of the COI says: 
[To clause (2) of article 368], the following proviso shall be added, namely:—


“Provided further that no such amendment shall have effect in relation to the State of Jammu and

Kashmir unless applied by order of the President under clause (1) of article 370.”

Thus when analysts say that this Article can be amended or even abrogated, they actually mean to undo this fraud through the same Presidential order, which means the President of India can pass an order and declare the Appendix I of COI null and void. Even the consent of the Parliament is not necessary since a precedence has been set by the then President through his presidential order. Once the Appendix I is provided null and void, Article 370 becomes just another article of COI and will stand prone to amendments.

In nut shell, we must understand that it was just the will of the then central government to introduce this Article and accord special status to J&K through Art 370, even after facing stiff opposition from the architect of constitution, Sh B R Ambedkar , Maulana Hasrat Mohani, Pt Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and many others, but Sardar Patel and Pt Nehru went ahead with the article and made future safe guards for it.

Now it is the same will needs to be exercised by the current Central Government to undo this fraud. Just the matter of will and sheer guts. Will our NaMo bell the cat, is the million dollar question.

Rendezvous WITH NAMO December 1ST , 2013

Rendezvous WITH NAMO December 1ST , 2013

We humans gather experiences in the form of events and incidents of life and these in turn formulate our opinion which eventually leads to conduct. Being a part of this exiled community, our lives have been eventful thus experiences have never eluded us. They are part and parcel of our lives and have shaped our conduct to a larger extent. Today again was a day of yet another experience and shaping, and I must acknowledge that I had my set of prejudices connected with this rally and they were heavily loaded in favour of Sh Narender Modi, whom, in the succeeding lines, I shall address as my hero or more preferably NaMo.

I was accompanied by a person younger than my age, but much more season and experienced than anyone double my age.  He has been my mentor on issues concerning our community, but I am a kind of entity who believes in taking a first-hand experience on most of the issues. I have done it in past, am going to do this today and in future as well. Having said this, I still hold the views and opinion of this person very seriously, however, today, I decided to put his views on rally at a back burner.

As the event progressed, I could see the local BJP leaders raising their voice and concern for a horde of issues miring our state, issues regarding rights, plights, agony of west Pakistan refugee, Shia's of Kargil, Boarder migrants and people, Ladhakis , and Yes, I could also hear them speak about the gruesome murder of Sarabjeet Singh and Chamail Singh orchestrated by Pakistan in their jails. The lack lustre response of the state govt and those at helm in centre came under severe criticism. Leaders one after the other were boosting about the presence of 5000 members of Muslim fraternity from valley. Amidst all this and further swelling of the stadium, the chants and roars for NaMo were growing louder and louder. I was wondering, how could any of the leaders on the dais forget to utter even a word about my exiled community which has lived amongst them for last 23 years and who currently comprise a very important constituent of the Jammu society. My belief was thinning as the leaders one by one were culminating their address. Strange thoughts were creeping in and I was thinking if the sacrifices made by all the mentioned communities were so great and profound that an easy miss could be given to this exiled community. I was repeatedly training my mind with the thought that these leaders after all have to leave something for NaMo to deliberate upon. They are purposely giving a miss to the plight and pathos of my community, since, I had always believed that Pandit and their plight is a trump card in the hands this nation, and best is always used with care and caution.

I had now pinned my hopes upon my hero to deliver not on pandits but pass a terse message to all those who are hell bent to bleed India through thousand cuts, to balkanise India, to terrorise India and finally to those who blackmail India by keeping the bogey of separatism alive. After some while my wait came to end, and we could see NaMo suddenly appearing on the dais with Sh Rajnath Singh. The euphoria and the ecstasy of the crown was a sight which we always desire to behold in our imagination. People seemed to have gone crazy and wild. This ecstasy had enveloped me as well, and chants and yells came out of my conscious mind.

As it took a while to settle down things, I again got submerged in my thoughts. Lolz! Here is my hero, the hero for whom, I had created an event on face book and made sure it reached far and wide on social media. The hero who I believe has that innate capability to change the destiny of this nation, and putting it in the words of NaMo, transform this nation from the state of begger-hood  to Better-hood.

My cherished desire to listen to our future PM had to rest for a while as the party president Sh Rajnath ji stood up to deliver a customary speech. I found a resonance of the same speech delivered by local BJP leaders. He too boosted off about the presence of valley Muslims, was very concerned about the voting rights of west pakistand and POK refugees, discussed at length Sarabjeet and Chamail Singh. And yes, in the foot notes he did mention something about the rehabilitation of Pandits, but in a very cursory manner, seemed as if he had been advised or rather say tutored about not dabbling in detail about this languishing community. Though my confidence was thinning and my conscious mind was ringing alarm bells in my sub conscious, yet, I had pinned great hopes with the man of the moment, our hero, our NaMo to speak on issues very dear to the heart of a nationalist.

And then, our wishes were granted, NaMo stood up to deliver his address to a vast and mammoth gathering. NaMo along expected lines and in a manner befitting a person aspiring to be the PM of India covered all the aspects and issues affecting the common man, economy, unemployment, inflation, our weak-kneed approach to our ever aggressive neighbours. Every thing, I must say, but I could also see the same resonance of speech which I saw in previous speakers. NaMo too showed his concerns about Shai's of Kargil, People of Ladakh, West Pakistan and Pok refugees, Sarabjit, Chamail Singh, Gujjars, and yes! a new addition - Saba, the sister of Omar Abdullah, who lost her rights of inheritance after marrying to a non-state actor, Oops! A non-state subject.

Trying to keep myself fixed and glued to chair, and desirous of hearing at least the same 'passing remark' about the plight and pathos of Pandits, I was shocked instead by something which I least expected from my hero. NaMo started emulating Vajpayee ji by branding his formula as the only solution to K-issue. He went on to say, Insaaniyat  (Humanity), Jamhooriyat ( Democracy), and Kashmiryat , the three pillars upon which the resolution of Kashmir has to be reached. Lolz! was I hearing this farce notion again. The word Kashmiryat, reminiscent of torture, pain, heart-breaks, genocide and perpetual exiled state of this community. And my hero was trying to make me believe there is no other way out. That the Pandits must again be held up at the altar of Kashmiryat and sacrificed to uphold the Indian nationhood in KAshmir, and to further upon the plans of holding on to Kashmir through the sacrifices of Pandits. No way! This resilient Batta in me was feeling humiliated, let down, and completely shattered. Now, I was reading the events of the rally in continuity of what Indian state has been doing  post Independence in Kashmir and with Kashmiri Pandits.

I again feel it pertinent to mention that I being a Kashmiri Pandit had attached least personal {read community} with this rally, since, whatever I was doing was in a state of sleflessness, however, being a mortal, I too now began to think, when sacrifices, plight, pain of other communities can find mention in the speech of all the leaders, why this humble pandit is always ignored and forgotten. Why the sacrifices made by pandits to uphold the Indian Nation and Indian state in Kashmir amidst all odds, humiliations, conversion , mass murders and exiles are so conveniently brushed under the carpet and ignored. Are Pandits so unwanted?

But then, I got the answers from the same conscious mind which until now sitting on the edge of chair to stand up in endorsement and affirmation of what NaMo said. Buddy! You are not a vote bank, thus completely dispensable and unwanted. But again as they say, it is the poor which keeps his conscience alive. My sub conscious mind jolted my conscious one and delivered a verdict.

Let this be the last sacrifice this humble Pandit is making, Let us not let NaMo down. Let us still act selflessly caring least if NaMo remembers us or not. Still as a staunch nationalists  least caring about the self of our community, we will selflessly continue to work as his soldiers. The lines of Pablo Neruda fit in the milieu of things, "Though this be the last pain that she makes me suffer; and these the last lines I write for her".

THE CIVILIZATIONAL CONNECT

While I was contemplating a response to an email, a prejudiced and ill-informed KM came calling on my wall in face book and I preferred to respond him. He was adamant to prove that Kashmir has always been an separate country and shares no connect with India and India is a colonial power like British. I had to type a customised response which I am sharing here.

Magray Rafi, since you have dropped in on my wall it is my civilization ethic to respond you in the most cordial manner and deal with you as one learning entity deals with other. While maintaining the ethos I will try and respond you in all truthfulness.

You have to understand that the men you have named were fighting against the oppressor and alien occupier i.e British who colonised India primarily for their business pursuits and India was not the only colony being held by them. While talking about Indian Independence you should know that British being outsiders had no historical connect with India nor shared any of civilizational moorings like art, literature, philosophy, way of life, religion and other allied things which could have established a link between British and India. In the back drop of this we must analyse and know  the anchors which comprise and bind a nation in one single entity and things which are considered as a threat to the identity of a nation.

While talking of British we should know they belonged to an entirely separate set of belief system which made India and England poles apart. Their presence in India was not natural and their continued presence in was purely for strategic and business terms with a sole purpose of establishing their might in world since they had other competitors like Portuguese , Spaniards , and other European nations . For your reference and better understanding I am defining colonialism so that you with all fairness of though and without any prejudiced mind can apply your mental faculty and arrive at some conclusion.

'Colonialism is the establishment, exploitation, maintenance, acquisition, and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory. It is a set of unequal relationships between the colonial power and the colony and often between the colonists and the indigenous population.
Now let us take a ride back home and make a thorough understanding of the relationship shared by India and Kashmir (though I had no intention of segregating them, since there exists no difference between the two, but to assist you with a fair analysis and make you understand the connect between the two, I am compelled to segregate them for a moment)

If you go through Nilamat Puran, it is a Kashmiri Purana ( Puranas are the sacred texts of Sanatan Dharma) referred to by Kalhana - the writer of one of the most chronicled history of India - The Rajatarangini or The wave of Kings, in 11th century, as one of the sources of the ancient history of Kasmira. Buhler, whom goes the credit of saving its manuscripts, states on page 41 of his Report, "It great value lies therein that it is a real mine of information regarding the sacred places of Kashmir and their legends which are required to explain the Rajatarangini and that it shows how Kalhana has used his sources". But as a matter of fact the Nilamata gives besides, the account of sacred places, a lot of information about the Kasmiri way of living, its art, literature, science, philosophy and other allied things.

Applying your mind further in reading The Nilamat and The Rajatarangini , you will know Kashmir has always been a contributor to the Indian Civilizational moorings like any other state of India. In fact if you make a deeper study you will know Kashmir has always been a front runner attributing meaning and ethos to Indian Civilization and has timely received its share of recognition from its fountain head - India or the Bharat varsha.

Applying your mind further in reading The Nilamat and The Rajatarangini , you will know Kashmir has always been a contributor to the Indian Civilizational moorings like any other state of India. In fact if you make a deeper study you will know Kashmir has always been a front runner attributing meaning and ethos to Indian Civilization and has timely received its share of recognition from its fountain head - India or the Bharat varsha

Here is a list of great Kashmiri Pandits who have immensely contributed to Indian Civilizational moorings :

•Kalidasa - the great poet
•Anandavardhana, Philosopher
•Bhatta Kallata
•Abhinavagupta, Philosopher
•Kshemaraja
•Utpaladeva, wrote a commentary on the book Samhita
•Bhaskara
•Lalleshvari, mystic and poet, 14th century
•Jonaraja, Historian, 15th century
•Shrivara, Historian, 15th century
•Prajna Bhatta, Historian, 16th century
•Lalitaditya Mukhtpida - The great King, 8th century

When one goes further and make a thorough study of Indian Philosophy and thought process, one will know the contributions made by these great men have percolated deep into the Indian civilization, it will not be a wrong assessment to say that India and Kashmir are inseparable.

CONTOURS OF SEPRATE HOMELAND FOR PANDITS AND QUADFURCATION OF J&K

Over last more than half a decade, I have gone through varied opinions and thought process revolving around the creation of a separate Homeland for Kashmiri Pandits. Among various arguments and discourse's some of which are for the creation of Homeland and some against it. Those who stand for the creation of separate Homeland for Pandits have based their argument over the repeated abysmal failure of compromises made by Kashmiri Hindus to accommodate with Kashmiri Muslims in one composite society, and those who stand against are either of the view that no genocide has taken place or brand it as sheer natural activity thereby of the opinion that Kashmiri Pandits should go back to Kashmir and start living in the same society.


However, I have come across a peculiar segment of Indian Nationalists who while acknowledging the genocide meted to the Kashmiri Hindus over last 7 centuries in Kashmir and the repeated compromises made by the community to uphold the Indian civilizational moorings in Kashmir under Islamic theo fascism, but are against the creation of Homeland for Pandits.

I believe the nationalists need to be answered and the discourse for creation of Homeland set in proper perspective. We are aware that Pandits are the aboriginals of Valley, however we have come to such a pass and cross road of history where the aboriginals have been reduced to a minuscule minority through perpetual genocide.
We are aware of the fact that there are around 6 million Muslims in Kashmir and majority of them due to their religious fanaticism donot want to be part of Indian state, though we are aware that their desire and aspiration is based on sectarian and religious lines which fails the principle of coexistence and religious tolerance combined with liberal though process which accommodates other opinions, but at the same time we cannot wish away their present claim over their land. They have numbers and need to be accommodated.
Thus along these lines, let the state of J&K be quadfurcated with a separate statehood for Jammu, a UT for Ladakh and one for Panun Kashmir, and let the fourth part accommodate all those who aspire to stay out of Indian State. I donot recommend seceding the fourth part from Indian state, let the Indian state continue to hold on to it as Pakistan is holding on to POK areas, like Mirpur, Sialkot, Gilgit, Baltistan.
This proposition will solve multiple issues as far as the state of J&K is concerned.
1. The current claim of separatists over the whole state will be nullified automatically thereby breaking the spine of secessionism which is arm twisting the Indian state over the accession of J&K with Indian dominion.
2. The other parts of this state which are currently under Kashmiri Muslim hegemony will receive justice in terms of development and a persistent threat of uncertain future will go away. Nationalists in these regions deserve it badly.

3. Since the problem area will be reduced to just the fourth portion left with separatist ideology, Indian state can concentrate better in terms of logistics involved in maintaining the region and various options can be exercised which hitherto have not been explored by Indian state considering the majority of nationalist populace in Jammu, Ladakh and KP's.

I know the nationalists might be disheartened with this proposition which I believe is a general sentiment of most of the Indians, however, I have one more proposition connect with this which if exercised with conviction by Indian state will lead to India acquiring more geographical area which will be more than the fourth portion as proposed above.

The fourth portion must be further clubbed with the rest of erstwhile J&K state which is under the control of Pakistan. If you look into the map this portion is almost equal if not more than the three portions of J&K, Jammu, Ladakh, Panun Kashmir. Indian can further claim portions of that area and pursue its legal right over it, however disputed it may be. Our military has the might to hold on to portions of that region.

A BLATANT LIE!

While few Kashmiri Muslims are crying hoax over the human rights abuse in the valley of Kashmir by the Indian armed forced, have we ever given a thought to the fact that the amount of Recovery of Ammunition Rounds in Jammu and Kashmir just from 1990 to 2000. Let me give you some figures, which I am sure will set many heads rolling.

AK 47/ 56 / 74 = 28.95 LAC

PISTOL / REVOLVER = 1.84 LAC

UMG = 1.9 LAC

SNIPER RIFLE = 41 K

BELTED AMMO = 1.2 LAC

TELESCOPIC RIFLES = 24

Thus we have roughly 35 lac of ammunition rounds which were seized by the security forces, and it can be safely assumed that an equal amount has been used by the terrorists in Kashmir valley just in one decade. Assuming the success rate of the ammo used in Kashmir by the terrorists @ meagre 5% which means around 1.75 lac casualties. Putting the figures of Kashmiri Pandits @ 1000 and security forces @ roughly around 10000, which means we have a figure of 1.64 lac still left.
Thus we are at the cross roads where after 24 years of armed rebellion, we have around 1.64 lac Kashmiri Muslims killed by terrorists, who infact were Muslims fighting liberation of Kashmir, instead liberating their own men.

This dashes to ground the mis conceived notion and blatant lies of some Kashmiri Muslims who blame Indian security forces for atrocities and killings of KM. Can there be any bigger lies which some Kashmiri Muslims are projecting and thinking the world will buy their arguments.
Yes, initially the world was caught into falsely believing that Indian security forces are committing atrocities, and killing KM's, but gradually as the truth came out, the terrorists of Kashmir and their handlers got unmasked and now they are at the juncture where they have indeed lost around 2 lac but gained nothing.

NA KHUDA HI MILA NA VISAAL-E-SANAM
NA IDDAR KE RAHE NA UDAR KE

Caught between the devil and the deep sea, but self manifested and self created, with an irony that they cannot not shun the gun for they have gone away too far !!

ARTICLE 370 - A FRAUD

A friend of mine while discussing Article 370 suddenly retorted back by saying, why cannot we abrogate this article since this is an article present in the constitution of India. If we can have hundreds of amendments in our constitution, why not amend this one as well.

I always believed that it is always in the scope of the Indian Parliament to remove or amend this Article. I could have replied to my friend inboxing the details, but I thought to share it here on my wall for all my friends to know and evaluate.

We have to understand in the politics that is being played around Art 370, the separatist class of Kashmir and the main stream parties like NC and PDP have created an euphoria about this article in Kashmir and are breeding separation while invoking this article. They have over these years weaved a web of lies about this article to keep their hegemony alive, so if in other words we should know that all those who are opposing the abrogation of this article are actually directly deceiving the people of J&K and not the Government of India.

We know that this article has nothing to do with the Permanent Resident certificate or State Subject Certificate which hinders the Indian citizens who are not the subjects of this state to purchase any immoveable assets in this state. It is a matter of separate concern that it was Sheikh Abdullah who trespassed PRC laws to allocate the Tibetan refugees in Hari Parbat region. However this is not the point of our discussion here, Our discussion is only related to the Misuse of the Artcile 370 by the Abdullah Dynasty.

Here we need to understand that Article 370 is not the bridge which is connecting J&K with the rest of India, as said often by the sepratists and politicians of this state and in all naivety repeated by the Union ministers, we need to know that it is the Instrument of Accession signed by the legal heir, and the Maharaja Hari SIngh Bahadur with the government of India which acts as the actual bridge. It is also pertinent to mention that Maharaja signed the same IOA which the other princely state totalling aroung 535 in number signed with the Indian Dominion.

With the election of new regime in India the discussion and debate on the relevance of  Article 370 for the state of Jammu and Kashmir we need to know if this Article has indeed benefited our state or kept it backward on grounds of Economic growth, Infrastructure development, Governance and other allied fields. After evaluate its benefits, I came across none, but the upholding of the hegemony of the elitist and hindered the complete Indianization of J&K. And as far as its misuse is concerned we can easily pin point certain grave demerits.

 

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act or Right to Education Act (RTE), is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted on 4 August 2009. This central law has earmarked Rs. 2310 billion for RTE for five years and the center pays 70 % out of it. In the height of political upmanship our State government did not incorporate this Act in the constitution of J&K. This if analysts in the ministry of HRD, GOI,  are to be believed , our state is losing around 5000 crores from the central funds to implement this scheme of free and compulsory education.

While our CM, Jenab Omar Abdullah voices his concerns about Autonomy to the state, he seems to be missing  something in his back yard. While talking high on rhetoric and low on logic he has not incorporated the 73 rd and 74 th amendment of the constitution of India which provide autonomy to the grass roots of the governance - The Panchayats. If analysts are to be believed our state is losing around thousands of crores worth funds meant for the development at the grass root of governed units. That what would have led to genuine autonomy has been reduced to a liability by this state. How Shameful?  These are just two miniature examples about the misuse of this article by our political bosses.

We the Subjects of this state have to decide, if this is needed or not in the current times which can be only evaluated with one yard stick and that is the betterment of the Subjects of this state. If we go back into the days when this Article was being incorporated in the COI, it was decided that this article can be revoked with the presidential order , the same order which gave it life. However , this Article turned out to be a fraud with the constitution of India. There was also an understanding that before the end of the Constituent Assembly of the State, this will be abrogated by the constitutional assembly. However, Sheikh Abdullah back stabbed the trust which was entrusted in him by the Parliament of India. He endorsed the Accession signed by Maharaja but declined to abrogate it. Thus, the only plea to the policy and law makers of this nation is to understand this Article has led this state back to dark ages and its continuance is nothing but a fraud played by the then Wazir e Riyasat Sheikh Abdullah. We need to understand that it is always just to correct the fraud and no debate should be deemed necessary for it.

AN OPEN LETTER TO SH OMAR ABDULLAH

 

 

Through this letter,  I - The Kashmiri Pandit, aboriginal  of the valley living in a state of perpetual exile for last more than 700 years, scattered across the globe with a hope that someday I will return to my abode to settle permanently and peacefully upholding the spiritual, social and literary ideals established by me before turmoil broke in valley.

 

It is this Kashmiri Pandit who was listening to your speech in K K resort , Jammu on January - The Fifth of this year with rapt attention trying to understand the crux of your speech. This Pandit appreciates your addressing the community with the salutation so dear to our heart ... Namaskar! Since we have buried any expectations from the majority community long back, but you seemed to break the ice well with this address. In the opening remarks when you said, “If I really deserve your Ashirwad and I have not done enough to deserve this Dastar (Head gear) you were more candid and truthful. Your candid and truthful expression was at its zenith when you admitted that the return of 1500 unemployed youth of the community is not the barometer of peace. 

 

However after this statement you changed tracks and switched over to accusative mode without applying logic to your statements you contradicted most of your thoughts in the rest of your speech.  To Begin with you were in a sort of hurry to denounce and negate the preceding speaker Pt R K Bhat-your host, who said, he doesn't have any mandate from the community for return, adding return must go through the process of consensus and the whole community should be involved in this act. I am sure this comment didn't go well with you and you hastened your reply by saying that our community is using the word ‘consensus’ to evade return. This seemed to be utterly unjustified for the reasons well known to you. You further went ahead and said; KP community in entirety does not wish to / will not return.

 

This statement pierced my heart since not even a singe day elapsed in last 23 years when I didn’t have visions of my Homeland. I further received a shock when you said, ‘we cannot wait for consensus’ thus dashing all my hopes of a dignified return. I firmly believe the decision of leaving the valley was my own and I reserve the right to set of terms and conditions of my return now.  Thus with this remark you exchanged tracks from a truthful person to a dictatorial entity who for all obvious reasons wants to prove that your government has brought back peace in valley and return is an important component in that claim.

 

I second you over the fact that most of the community members do not wish to return now, even though in the heart of their hearts they long to, but with your hastened conclusion you did not lay even a single thought as to why, this pandit is not willing to go back now. Did you place your “evasive” comment in the context of the historical records and evaluate the rejection of return formula by our community. Nay! Mr Abdullah you did not, you evaded instead to venture into troubled waters of time since in your innate self you know the answer to this as I believe you have surely read Mahroom Sheikh Sahib in Aatish-e-Chinar when he equated Kashmiri Pandits as fifth columnists. I will not dwell into past history since I don’t wish to make this letter rhetorical otherwise there is ample to convey.

 

Then as your speech progressed, you seemed to realize the folly and tried to correct it by saying , ‘No one can take the community back forcibly as it is the lacking sense of security which is keeping the pandits away from valley’ This was another truthful admission that you have not been able to improve the security scenario of the valley, which in your thoughts will be the barometer of return, though I beg to differ.  You lambasted your won arguments with your truthful admissions, since you have already taken 1500 youth back to valley and the same number is in offing. Should we construe that those taken back to valley are being used as guinea pigs in your experiments of bringing peace.

 

In your address you made a very illogical and insensitive reference towards the pitiable condition of Jagati Dwellers. It seemed you were lying when you said, ‘we never wished to put jagati in trouble’ since as per your admission just after making the above remark you said that you were told by your officials that there are “FEW AIRCONDITIONERS” in jagati . How do we justify making 95% of dwellers suffer just because there are few air conditioners in there? Alas! You never knew that this hapless lot belongs to the cold climes and living life in hot and humid climate is not in our blood. You could have been more humanist while dealing with these few air conditioners.

 

I – The Kashmiri Panit congratulate you for completing 5 years in governance and appreciate your gesture of celebrating this day amongst this exiled community. However, I would humbly request you to leave this battered community in their current state of uncertainly and agony, since I firmly believe that this state is far batter than the state of repeated and forced exiles. We donot not wish to continue with this vicious cycle of EXODUS and RETURN. We want a permanent settlement of fate through the realisation of this Geo-Political Aspiration. We want Homeland! Nothing less; Nothing more!