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| Whose flag is this by the way? | | `Nobody can become an Indian by chanting jana gana mana’ | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 15: Even as a verbal duel between National Conference (NC) and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) over the `state flag’ continues to monopolize the mainstream political discourse; the commoner in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh seems totally indifferent to the issue. A question arises. Whose flag is this by the way? A senior BJP leader denounced the state flag last week. His statement evoked severe reaction from the National Conference and the Awami National Conference (ANC) headed by Sher-e-Kashmir’s daughter, Khalida Shah.
Both ANC and NC have said that the people of state had laid down their lives for the flag. “People of Kashmir identify themselves with the flag”, Khalida said in a statement issued last evening.
A visibly angry leader of the NC and MLA Hazratbal, Dr Mustafa Kamal lashed out at BJP leader for his remarks over the state flag. “The flag has been accepted by New Delhi and Article 370 of the Indian constitution makes a mention of it”, he said.
“Nobody becomes an Indian by chanting Jana gana Mana.” Kamal said. “Every Indian must have faith in secular principles that form the very foundation of the country”, he said. A seemingly angry Kamal used words like `anti-national element’ and `anti-Muslim’ for BJP. Amid all this political drama, the
commoner in all the regions of the state has remained indifferent much to the
disappointment of NC and ANC. There is no denying the fact that Kashmiris, by
and large identified themselves with the flag during Sher-e-Kashmir’s life.
But contemporary Kashmir has a different story to tell. “The priorities in
Kashmir have changed.
Today Kashmiris perceive the flag as a symbol of enslavement”, said a Kashmir
University teacher preferring anonymity. Jammu people did not like the flag
from the day one. They even launched an agitation against it. And as far as
the people in Ladakah are concerned, they are as indifferent to the flag as the
present day Kashmiri. Then whose aspirations does the
red flag with three white lines and a plough represent? Can the NC and ANC do
some explaining please?
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