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| Chidambaram, Krishna reject ratification of accession by CA? | | Omar's historic speech | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Oct 20: The National Conference has been claiming that the Chief Minister presented Jammu Kashmir dispute in its historic perspective two weeks ago while addressing the Legislative Assembly. Surprisingly, the External Affairs Minister, SM Krishna found nothing wrong in his `historic' speech. The Home Minister also supported Omar Abdullah. However neither Krishna nor Chidambaram are aware of a historic reality.
Yes, the accession was temporary and conditional but on February 6, 1954, the Constituent Assembly (CA) ratified the accession by majority vote with Abdul Goni Goni being the only member to oppose the move.
On that day, the members debated the issue and in the process severely crticised personalities ranging from Muhammad Ali Jinnah to Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah. The Prime Minister, Bakshi Ghulam Muhammad in his concluding address quoted statements of Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah and Mirza Muhammad Afzal Beg to justify ratification of accession. He said: "Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah was very generous in the matter of giving statements and would issue not les than a thousand in a year. In this way he should have issued some six thousand statements during the six years of this office and if I take even a single minute for a statement I would require six thousand minutes for the task. So I would briefly quote a few statements of his." (SIC)
Bakshi quoted the statement of April 12, 1952. It reads: "The decision of the people of Kashmir to accede to India was irrevocable. Under no circumstances would Kashmir lower the Gandhian flag of secular democracy."
Bakshi also quoted a statement of Beg published in Hindustan Times on April 17, 1952. The statement read: "If Kashmir had gone to Pakistan the voice of `New Kashmir' would have been strangled. Kashmir today represents not a mere territory of natural beauty. She represents a progressive movement which is directed for the common people's good. If Kashmir ad acceded to Pakistan, this great movement would have received a set back for all time to come. The soul of Kashmir would have been crushed."
Bakshi also spoke about `sufferings of the people of Azad Kashmir under the feudal yoke'. He concluded his speech by saying: "Today is a day of fulfillment for all-a day when we finally and triumphantly assert our right to decide our own future, free from threats of force and outside dictation."
The Kashmiris loved Sher-e-Kashmir but never accepted his decision to join the union of India. They also rejected the decision of the Constituent Assembly which comprised of 75 members who got elected unopposed.
Omar Abdullah in a bid to woo Kashmiris also rejected ratification of accession by Constituent Assembly and not just its totality. Krishna and Chidambaram by supporting Omar Abdullah, therefore, acknowledged the stand of the people of Kashmir. Can they still say Kashmir is an integral part of India? |
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