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JAMMU, Mar 28: In reply to Pandit Maitra, Ayyangar said: "Kashmir means Jammu and Kashmir". He also justified his motion saying "in the Draft Constitution, the Schedule mentions the State of Kashmir" and "in the list that is attached to the Constituent Assembly Rules, it is already described as Kashmir". He urged the members not to make this an issue and "let this description of the State of Kashmir stand, because if you change it, we will have to change other things which are already in our Statutes and Rules". In other words, Ayyangar expressed his unwillingness to insert the words "Jammu and" before Kashmir for reasons better known to him and which failed to carry conviction with Pandit Maitra and Prof. Shah. This is evident from the questions they raised in response to the lengthy statement of Ayyangar on the nomenclature of the State.
Convinced that Ayyangar would not be in a position to convince Pandit Maitra and Prof. Shah, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru himself took the stage. He defended Ayyangar and said that his stand was "correct". He said that "I have been connected with Kashmir in many ways, and, in a sense, I belong to Kashmir more particularly than to any part of India. I have been connected with the fight of freedom in Kashmir…And so, if I venture to say anything in this House, I do so with greater authority than Prof. Shah can presume to have on the subject…" After saying so, he made a lengthy statement to counter the arguments of Prof. Shah and in praise of Sheikh Abdullah and his NC and the Quit Kashmir Movement. At the same time, he suggested "a small change in the wording of the motion" with a view to "removing" what he called "a slight confusion in the people's mind". What he actually suggested was that the "State be described as Kashmir State, and then putting within brackets, the words otherwise known as the State of Kashmir and Jammu".
It needs to be recalled that the State at no point of time during 1846-1949 was styled as the "State of Kashmir and Jammu". It was always known as the State of Jammu and Kashmir, with Jammu as its permanent capital. It should also be underlined that the practice of moving the State Secretariat from Jammu to Kashmir and back was started during the time of maharaja Ranbir Singh (1857-1885) for reasons political, the most noteworthy being the British design to cause anti-maharaja stir in the Valley and establish their foothold there and in and around Gilgit in order to check the Russian activities across the border.
Anyway, Prime Minister Nehru's formula did not click. Nor did it discourage Prof. Shah in his efforts to enlist the support of the Constituent Assembly in favour of his amendment. With the result, the deadlock continued. Ultimately, Ayyangar moved an amendment to his motion and suggested that the name of the State be read as the State of Kashmir (otherwise known as the State of Jammu and Kashmir)". The Constituent Assembly adopted the amended motion. Thus, Jammu, which had ruled over Kashmir for 101 years, found space in the nomenclature of the State, though within brackets. This happened primarily because of the efforts put in by the unyielding Prof. Shah, with Pandit Maitra extending him full support. Had they, like other members of the Constituent Assembly, remained mum or toed the official line, Jammu would have totally disappeared from the nomenclature of the State.
It is indeed shocking that we still have in the administration elements who outrage the sensitivities of the people of Jammu province by terming Jammu and Kashmir State as State of Kashmir and Government of Jammu and Kashmir as Kashmir Government. The JKNPP MLA did a right thing by taking on such elements in the government. However, one will have to wait and see if the intervention of the said MLA has any impact on the biased authorities. (Concluded) |
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