Dialogue Process :Circumstances Compell Farooq Abdullah ask Delhi talk to Separatists
Daya Sagar Sharma
November 19, 2009
To day we are not to look for a solution to Kashmir Problem but we must assess the direction in which New Delhi is leading the affairs of Jammu and Kashmir. No doubt 1947 Accession of J and K with Dominion of India does have intricate relationship with the Kashmir problem as is so commonly discussed today. WHAT is the Problem ? Is it a problem or a Dispute ?
As on date Jammu and Kashmir affairs have become a subject free for discussion by all. Some people in JK have been forced by the circumstances to think about their nationality. Those who have been questioning the accession of Kashmir State with Indian Dominion too have survived successfully. No doubt USA and UK have been indirectly backing Pakistan demands since 1948.
Claims of India over the years have weakened in the eyes of international community. Indian leadership far last six decades has provided enough time and opportunity to Pakistan. The extent of damage could also be read in the words of Lt. General ( Retd ) S. K. Sinha when he In an interview to Srinagar Doordarshan on 5-04-2005 { speaking on proposed running of Uri Muzaffarabad bus ( Carvan e Aman 7 April 2005 ) said that the " Bus" will also carry the historical and spiritual message of Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Noorani and Lala Ded. One would ask was the bus going to some other country ? Hand the people of Muzafarrabad separated on their own?
Pakistan did not acknowledge the trueness of 1947 accession. USA and UK too toed the line of Pakistan. But India for quite some time , directly or indirectly , did not agree to call 1947 Accession a matter of Dispute. The people of J and K too acknowledged J&K as an integral part of India. No doubt inview of the events from 1946 to 1947 some people did have inclinations towards Pakistan but the number of such people was very less . More over such view points did not fall within the purview of Indian Independence Act . Therefore inspite of New Delhi bad handling of affairs by Delhi people of JK considered Pakistan as the AGGRESSOR. The same was the stand taken by India in UNO on I Jan 1948. But by 2009 bad handling by New Delhi has made JK look like a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan in the eyes of the world.
Earlier the political stream people in JK if atall used to say some thing different , it was only demanding some special treatment for the State of JK. But New Delhi had been taking JK affairs very casually and on the advice of some local leaders New Delhi kept on pumping in economic benefits / favours thinking that this way the Kashmiries could be allured. What this has proved wrong.
On the other hand t those who were against JK acceding to India kept on working seriously for misleading and influencing the innocent common Kashmiri masses. Main stream leadership who held the reins of power or otherwise also , some under local separatist pressures, kept on questioning the intentions of New Delhi { and drew some personal benefits also }. With this doubts in the minds of common people too kept on growing. Resistance to pro Azadi or pro Pakistan or slogans for Autonomy kept on reducing.
Accession was made questionable by Nehru Government at New Delhi on 27 October itself . Till then neither Maharaja and nor the GOI had gone to UNO. India had made a complaint against Pakistan in Security Council on 1-1-1948 only . This act of New Delhi is being used by the Anti India forces for last over 60 years to impress the common Kashmiri and world community against 1947 Accession. Where as New Delhi has not worked for carrying right answer / explanation in this regard to the world.
Separatist and anti 1947 Accession elements have used { effectively} after 27 Oct 1947 the manner in which the Instrument of Accession was signed and accepted by Government of India in 1947. Maharaja Hari Singh in his letter dated 26 Oct 1947 addressed to Lord Mountbatten GGI explained circumstances as prevailed in his State like " The people of my State, both Muslims and non Muslims , general have taken no part at all " { in disturbing peace in State }. Where as Lord Mounbatten of Burma, the then Governor General of India wrote to Maharaja on 27 Oct ," In consistent with their policy that in the case of any State where the issue of accession has been the subject of dispute, the question of accession should be decided in accordance with the wishes of the people of the State, it is my Government´s wish that , as soon as the law and order have been restored in Kashmir and its soil cleared of the invader, the question of State´s accession should be settled by a reference to the people." So strangely on the on set itself Government of India did not accept the instrument of Accession as signed { 26 Oct }by Hari Singh in full . Lord Mountbatten laid down the condition of final settlement of the Accession by reference to the people and classified J&K State as a State where the issue of Accession was a dispute. What was the basis for Government of India to call the issue of accession a dispute as when Maharaja Hari Singh in his letter dated 26 Oct 1947 had clearly informed that the people of his State ( J&K) were not by and large involved in the disturbed conditions as then prevailed in the State. Hari Singh did have preference for India over Pakistan. Surely Maharaja did not relish handing over power to Sheikh Mohd Abdullah like the British was to hand over to Congress .
Those who advocate negation of Instrument of accession or / and ask for ascertaining the choice of People of Jammu & Kashmir under the supervision of some independent agency quote the condition laid down in the letter of Mountbatten ( GGOI) . They contest that the said letter is part Instrument of Accession since it was part of accession documents sent by Hari Singh. Nothing has been/ is being l done to remove the confusions/ misgivings at the social levels. No doubt it is hard reality that the secessionists have been able to sow seeds of distrust against the 1947 Accession of J&K with India
So strangely most of the areas of JK that fell to raiders and are under the control of Pakisten, fell after October 27 Oct 1947. Bhimber town a Tehsil of Mirpur District 2 miles inside State border fell on 10th November, Baramulla was recaptured on 8 November 1947 Mirpur fell on 25 November 1947. The Chib Rajputs of Deva Baytala villages of Bhimber Tehsil fought the enemy with crude weapons for two months . The Punjabi speaking areas of Mirpur, Poonch, Bhimber and Rajouri of Jammu Province were though muslim majority areas ,had some loyalty to Maharaja Hari Singh. Muzaffarabad too could not be termed as Kashmiri Speaking area, It could be alleged that under the changed circumstances/ ideologies/ ambitions and the confusion that prevailed in J&K from 1946 June till October 1947 Sheikh Abdullah might have felt his future more secure and sure in the majority support of non Punjabi Muslims/ areas of J&K and Kashmir Valley in particular hence it could be a justifying argument of some who say that Indian troops did not advance for recovering territories to the liking of Sheikh Abdullah who was so favourite of Jawahar Lal Nehru.
In earlier years the Kashmir problem did have low tones. But now the issue has obtained higher notes. So this day the technicalities of accession are not standing that convincing before the propaganda of those who talk of Kashmir dispute / problem / issue. Inspire of internal weaknesses, Pakistan has taken lead over India in projecting 1947 Accession as a dispute. Simultaneously anti India elements too have been setting their roots. The result has been that the Kashmir society known for high secular credentials kept mutely seeing the exit of Kashmiri Hindu from Kashmir valley . And this day even after 20 years Kashmiri Hindu is out of the Valley. From this the world gets a message that Kashmir is not in the social control of India . All claims on Kashmir being normal are falling. It appears that Kashmiri pundits who are migrant in their own land for last 20 years are not in the sight of New Delhi . It is strange that no one seriously appears questing New Delhi in this regard. People from other India States too do not appear taking it that seriously. If at all any worry is there it is for territories, that has some relation to keeping the seat of power at center secure.
Even after 1990 political parties that were in the power seat as well those outside the power seat had been looking for securing normalcy in JK through structures / buildings made out of steel, mitti, cement and bricks . They did not do much to check the fragmentation of the social structure of JK.
Manner in which every Indian leader this day addresses JK affairs as Kashmir affairs has been sending messages to other world that all Kashmiri muslims do not endorse the 1947 Accession. Where as the facts are otherwise.
New Delhi appears having pushed the elected representatives of the people to the back ground. The result is that some people in Kashmir valley who do not acknowledge accession are being considered the representative leadership of JK by the other world. This has helped insurgents and militants. The doubts and confusions in the minds of common subject of JK have hence grown. Local resistance to anti India forces is hence reducing..
It appears that what was a problem is getting accepted even by India as a dispute between India and Pakistan. Kashmir ki local problems aura am admi ke man mein yo chote chote confusions thae boe aaj J&K ka accession disputed tha ki shakal akhteyar karte jaa rahein hain. It appears that efforts of New Delhi had instead lead to wrong directions and appear making the 1947 Accession as irrelevant. The claims and complaint made in UNO too appears to have been forgotten.
Kam se kam aane bale 5 to 10 saal tak naa to Pakistan sarkar aur naa hi Bharat sarkar J&K ki territory par koi permanent agreement karna afford kar sakti hai.
Pakistan calls Kashmir a CORE for securing normal conditions. Where as Bharat calls talks with Pakistan leading in positive direction even when the 22 February 1994 ke Parliament Resolution is still in place.
Socio Communal matrix of JK is weakening. Rumors are in air for making LOC a permanent border. But this an international game plan being played since 1948 . Aaj Aam admi ke mann ko shankayon se bhar diya gaya hai.
Those who considered Accession to be total and themselves as Indian National have started questioning their own self since those of a few Kashmiri leaders who do not accept accession are freely moving within India and outside India to advocate their view points. Even a core nationalist like Dr. Farooq Abdullah who had been offering to open the borders for those who do not like to remain in India has been forced by the political compulsions on the ground to ask New Delhi to talk to anti accession/ separatist leadership.
daya sagar Sr Coloumnist Kashmir affairs and a Social Activist dayasagr@yahoo.co.uk }
As on date Jammu and Kashmir affairs have become a subject free for discussion by all. Some people in JK have been forced by the circumstances to think about their nationality. Those who have been questioning the accession of Kashmir State with Indian Dominion too have survived successfully. No doubt USA and UK have been indirectly backing Pakistan demands since 1948.
Claims of India over the years have weakened in the eyes of international community. Indian leadership far last six decades has provided enough time and opportunity to Pakistan. The extent of damage could also be read in the words of Lt. General ( Retd ) S. K. Sinha when he In an interview to Srinagar Doordarshan on 5-04-2005 { speaking on proposed running of Uri Muzaffarabad bus ( Carvan e Aman 7 April 2005 ) said that the " Bus" will also carry the historical and spiritual message of Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Noorani and Lala Ded. One would ask was the bus going to some other country ? Hand the people of Muzafarrabad separated on their own?
Pakistan did not acknowledge the trueness of 1947 accession. USA and UK too toed the line of Pakistan. But India for quite some time , directly or indirectly , did not agree to call 1947 Accession a matter of Dispute. The people of J and K too acknowledged J&K as an integral part of India. No doubt inview of the events from 1946 to 1947 some people did have inclinations towards Pakistan but the number of such people was very less . More over such view points did not fall within the purview of Indian Independence Act . Therefore inspite of New Delhi bad handling of affairs by Delhi people of JK considered Pakistan as the AGGRESSOR. The same was the stand taken by India in UNO on I Jan 1948. But by 2009 bad handling by New Delhi has made JK look like a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan in the eyes of the world.
Earlier the political stream people in JK if atall used to say some thing different , it was only demanding some special treatment for the State of JK. But New Delhi had been taking JK affairs very casually and on the advice of some local leaders New Delhi kept on pumping in economic benefits / favours thinking that this way the Kashmiries could be allured. What this has proved wrong.
On the other hand t those who were against JK acceding to India kept on working seriously for misleading and influencing the innocent common Kashmiri masses. Main stream leadership who held the reins of power or otherwise also , some under local separatist pressures, kept on questioning the intentions of New Delhi { and drew some personal benefits also }. With this doubts in the minds of common people too kept on growing. Resistance to pro Azadi or pro Pakistan or slogans for Autonomy kept on reducing.
Accession was made questionable by Nehru Government at New Delhi on 27 October itself . Till then neither Maharaja and nor the GOI had gone to UNO. India had made a complaint against Pakistan in Security Council on 1-1-1948 only . This act of New Delhi is being used by the Anti India forces for last over 60 years to impress the common Kashmiri and world community against 1947 Accession. Where as New Delhi has not worked for carrying right answer / explanation in this regard to the world.
Separatist and anti 1947 Accession elements have used { effectively} after 27 Oct 1947 the manner in which the Instrument of Accession was signed and accepted by Government of India in 1947. Maharaja Hari Singh in his letter dated 26 Oct 1947 addressed to Lord Mountbatten GGI explained circumstances as prevailed in his State like " The people of my State, both Muslims and non Muslims , general have taken no part at all " { in disturbing peace in State }. Where as Lord Mounbatten of Burma, the then Governor General of India wrote to Maharaja on 27 Oct ," In consistent with their policy that in the case of any State where the issue of accession has been the subject of dispute, the question of accession should be decided in accordance with the wishes of the people of the State, it is my Government´s wish that , as soon as the law and order have been restored in Kashmir and its soil cleared of the invader, the question of State´s accession should be settled by a reference to the people." So strangely on the on set itself Government of India did not accept the instrument of Accession as signed { 26 Oct }by Hari Singh in full . Lord Mountbatten laid down the condition of final settlement of the Accession by reference to the people and classified J&K State as a State where the issue of Accession was a dispute. What was the basis for Government of India to call the issue of accession a dispute as when Maharaja Hari Singh in his letter dated 26 Oct 1947 had clearly informed that the people of his State ( J&K) were not by and large involved in the disturbed conditions as then prevailed in the State. Hari Singh did have preference for India over Pakistan. Surely Maharaja did not relish handing over power to Sheikh Mohd Abdullah like the British was to hand over to Congress .
Those who advocate negation of Instrument of accession or / and ask for ascertaining the choice of People of Jammu & Kashmir under the supervision of some independent agency quote the condition laid down in the letter of Mountbatten ( GGOI) . They contest that the said letter is part Instrument of Accession since it was part of accession documents sent by Hari Singh. Nothing has been/ is being l done to remove the confusions/ misgivings at the social levels. No doubt it is hard reality that the secessionists have been able to sow seeds of distrust against the 1947 Accession of J&K with India
So strangely most of the areas of JK that fell to raiders and are under the control of Pakisten, fell after October 27 Oct 1947. Bhimber town a Tehsil of Mirpur District 2 miles inside State border fell on 10th November, Baramulla was recaptured on 8 November 1947 Mirpur fell on 25 November 1947. The Chib Rajputs of Deva Baytala villages of Bhimber Tehsil fought the enemy with crude weapons for two months . The Punjabi speaking areas of Mirpur, Poonch, Bhimber and Rajouri of Jammu Province were though muslim majority areas ,had some loyalty to Maharaja Hari Singh. Muzaffarabad too could not be termed as Kashmiri Speaking area, It could be alleged that under the changed circumstances/ ideologies/ ambitions and the confusion that prevailed in J&K from 1946 June till October 1947 Sheikh Abdullah might have felt his future more secure and sure in the majority support of non Punjabi Muslims/ areas of J&K and Kashmir Valley in particular hence it could be a justifying argument of some who say that Indian troops did not advance for recovering territories to the liking of Sheikh Abdullah who was so favourite of Jawahar Lal Nehru.
In earlier years the Kashmir problem did have low tones. But now the issue has obtained higher notes. So this day the technicalities of accession are not standing that convincing before the propaganda of those who talk of Kashmir dispute / problem / issue. Inspire of internal weaknesses, Pakistan has taken lead over India in projecting 1947 Accession as a dispute. Simultaneously anti India elements too have been setting their roots. The result has been that the Kashmir society known for high secular credentials kept mutely seeing the exit of Kashmiri Hindu from Kashmir valley . And this day even after 20 years Kashmiri Hindu is out of the Valley. From this the world gets a message that Kashmir is not in the social control of India . All claims on Kashmir being normal are falling. It appears that Kashmiri pundits who are migrant in their own land for last 20 years are not in the sight of New Delhi . It is strange that no one seriously appears questing New Delhi in this regard. People from other India States too do not appear taking it that seriously. If at all any worry is there it is for territories, that has some relation to keeping the seat of power at center secure.
Even after 1990 political parties that were in the power seat as well those outside the power seat had been looking for securing normalcy in JK through structures / buildings made out of steel, mitti, cement and bricks . They did not do much to check the fragmentation of the social structure of JK.
Manner in which every Indian leader this day addresses JK affairs as Kashmir affairs has been sending messages to other world that all Kashmiri muslims do not endorse the 1947 Accession. Where as the facts are otherwise.
New Delhi appears having pushed the elected representatives of the people to the back ground. The result is that some people in Kashmir valley who do not acknowledge accession are being considered the representative leadership of JK by the other world. This has helped insurgents and militants. The doubts and confusions in the minds of common subject of JK have hence grown. Local resistance to anti India forces is hence reducing..
It appears that what was a problem is getting accepted even by India as a dispute between India and Pakistan. Kashmir ki local problems aura am admi ke man mein yo chote chote confusions thae boe aaj J&K ka accession disputed tha ki shakal akhteyar karte jaa rahein hain. It appears that efforts of New Delhi had instead lead to wrong directions and appear making the 1947 Accession as irrelevant. The claims and complaint made in UNO too appears to have been forgotten.
Kam se kam aane bale 5 to 10 saal tak naa to Pakistan sarkar aur naa hi Bharat sarkar J&K ki territory par koi permanent agreement karna afford kar sakti hai.
Pakistan calls Kashmir a CORE for securing normal conditions. Where as Bharat calls talks with Pakistan leading in positive direction even when the 22 February 1994 ke Parliament Resolution is still in place.
Socio Communal matrix of JK is weakening. Rumors are in air for making LOC a permanent border. But this an international game plan being played since 1948 . Aaj Aam admi ke mann ko shankayon se bhar diya gaya hai.
Those who considered Accession to be total and themselves as Indian National have started questioning their own self since those of a few Kashmiri leaders who do not accept accession are freely moving within India and outside India to advocate their view points. Even a core nationalist like Dr. Farooq Abdullah who had been offering to open the borders for those who do not like to remain in India has been forced by the political compulsions on the ground to ask New Delhi to talk to anti accession/ separatist leadership.
daya sagar Sr Coloumnist Kashmir affairs and a Social Activist dayasagr@yahoo.co.uk }
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