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| J-K Status -- I New Delhi, not Kashmir, is the real problem | | | NEHA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 14: Yes, Kashmir has been creating troubles for the country since decades. But everyone knows that the problem in Kashmir is the rise of communalism and separatism. Everyone knows that those who are demanding the state's merger with Pakistan or independence or those demanding greater autonomy or self-rule are the ardent believers in the pernicious concept of two- nation, or even three-nation. Everyone also knows that these champions of Pakistan, independence, autonomy and self-rule do not represent the general will of the people of the state. In fact, everyone knows that they represent only themselves and a few other vested interests. They can be tackled in no time.
If India could tackle Pakistan in 1947-1948, 1965, 1971 and 1999 and inflict a crushing defeat on the Pakistani Army, why can't it tackle the handful of Kashmiri leaders who have been vitiating the state' atmosphere since October 1947, notwithstanding the fact that it is Kashmir that has been ruling the state and exploiting to the hilt the people of Jammu and Ladakh. If New Delhi could make over 90,000 soldiers, including generals, to raise their hands and surrender before the brave Indian Army, why can't New Delhi tackle the handful of Kashmiri separatists? New Delhi can tackle the protagonists of Pakistan, independence, autonomy and self-rule in no time. There should be no doubt it.
It would be no exaggeration to say that the problem in Kashmir is not that serious. It may appear serious to many. The people may say that the fanatics in Kashmir rid the Kashmir Valley of almost all the non-believers and they can say. After all, it is a fact that today's Kashmir has become the sole preserve of the followers of one particular religion. But the real culprit is New Delhi. The fanatics in Kashmir could accomplish their dubious game-plan because New Delhi not only watched the nefarious activities in Kashmir as a mute spectator, but also backed to the hilt those who believed, and continue to believe, in exclusiveness. New Delhi has never been clear as far its stand on Jammu and Kashmir is concerned.
Ever since October 1947, when Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir took a historic decision on the state's political future and threw in its lot with New Delhi, the authorities in New Delhi have been groping in the dark. However, still it can be said that the situation was never alarming in Kashmir as it has been since P Chidabaram became the country's Home Minister. Right from day one, he has been making statements which have not only been providing oxygen to the otherwise unpopular and defeated Kashmiri extremists and separatists, but also demoralizing the nationalist forces in the state. He is perhaps the first Union Home Minister who has repeatedly described Kashmir as a political problem and recommended umpteen times a political solution to the so-called political problem in Kashmir.
Is it not a fact that he described Kashmir as a unique problem that needed a unique solution? He did so and he did so in Kashmir itself in the presence of leading journalists from across the country. Is it not a fact that he described the geography of Kashmir as a unique geography? He did so and he did so in Kashmir. What was unique with the geography of Kashmir? There was nothing unique with it. Kashmir consists of a valley surrounded by mountains from all sides. Was it something unique? The Himalayan belt has innumerable Valleys. Is it not a fact that he described the Kashmir's history as a unique history? What was unique with the Kashmir's history? The uniqueness of the Kashmir's history lies in the fact that it was ruled over by foreigners including Hunas, Kushanas, Mughals, Pathans, Sikhs, Dogras, Poonchis (Queen Dida), to mention only a few, and that Avantivarman (ancient times) was the first indigenous ruler of Kashmir to be followed by Sheikh Abdullah in 1947. The uniqueness of the Kashmir's history lies in the fact that the Kashmiri leaders continue to repose faith in Pakistan and want Islamabad to rule over Kashmir. There is hardly any leader in Kashmir who doesn't sing the Pakistani song and asks New Delhi to take on board Pakistan. (To be concluded) |
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