Articles by Daya Sagar Sharma
Bharteeon ke liyae Sarkari naukarion mein aur shiksha sansthanoan mein aarakshan ko rajnetaon ne aksar charcha aur baad vivaad ka Vishay banayae rakha hai.. Par yeh Vishay ab aur bhi chinta janak ho geyaa hai keon ki ab dharm adharit aarakshan ki baat kush logoan ne shooru kar dee hai. Pichl...
The story of injustice to and exploitation of the youth looking for government jobs is not ending. The recruitment exercises for government jobs to are inordinately delayed. Those who could hope for direct entry into limited number of available regular government jobs are being stripped of even rare...
Some Doctors not taking lessons from 1986 & 1995 bans has let down many Truthful Doctors
It appears that the PIL by Vichar Kranti Manch International in J&K High Court had been necessitated since the Doctors did not take signals from earlier bans to put a check on commercialization. Instead ...
The debate on religion based reservations for "minorities" in India ( muslims / Christians/ jains / Parsi/ Sikh /others ) need be ended. Rather it has to be forcedly ended. But in the culture as it prevails in 2012 it can not be done so unless mass pressure is mounted on the politicians to stop p...
J&K State Vigilance Commission was Constituted vide notification SRO 59 dated 15th February, 2011. The Chief Vigilance Commissioner and two Vigilance Commissioners have not been appointed yet. NO doubt J&K State Vigilance Commission (SVC ) needs to be made functional without any loss of time. J&K...
This 25th November The J&K High Court has quashed the relaxations in the government service conduct rules allowed to the Doctors in the Government service as well as the school teachers permitting them to do private practice before or after normal duty hours. In the relaxation given by Governm...
25th November 2011 The J&K High Court has quashed the relaxations in the government service conduct rules allowed to the Doctors in the Government service as well as the school teachers permitting them to do private practice before or after normal duty hours. In the relaxation given by Governm...
Bharat ki Rajay Sabha mein The Lokpaland Lokayuktas Bill 2011 par voting taal deeyae janae ke baad 29 Dec 30 Dec ki maday ratree ke baad ek kendriyae mantri se ek electronic channel nein baat karate huyae oon ko kush easa kehtae huyae deekhaeya "jab tak hum hain ( bahumat mein) tab tak hum jo cha...
This day Is it possible to punish a criminal & corrupt element through normal rules and procedures in India ?
This day the issue of corruption is being trumpeted in debates not because all the politicians and government servants have gone corrupt, it is being talked because the corrupt element...
The position in "2014" Lok Sabha elections would not be like 2009. Corruption has surely now become a more cause for action even for a simple two meal earner. The UPA-2 allies too are feeling suffocated. Common man holds the present government more responsible for the corrupt order that WE have to...
Like Doda area ( Kishtwar, Doda and Ramban Districts ) of Jammu Province of J&K (India) Rajouri and Poonch Districts too have remained neglected. The fate of Mugal Road started in 1978/ 79 is enough to explain the neglect. Even Agriculture and Horticulture have not been given a fair treatment. The...
Claiming credit for agitation against Dogra Certificate Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq had said on 28 April that the state government wants to divide and sub-divide the State. Umar Farooq´s intentions were exposed when he indirectly inferred that with the issue of D...
National Conference led Government in Jammu and kashmir ( India ) had come up in 2011 with the plan for issue of Dogra Certificates for the welfare of the residents of J&K outside Kashmir Valley .Revenue Minister J&K had come up with a statement that all those who belonged to Jammu Division of J&...
There appears not much logical relationship between the existing power tariff and proposed tariff as laid down in the petition filed by Power Development Department Government of Jammu and Kashmir through its Development Commissioner ( Power) before J & K State Electricity Regulatory Commission ...
Political debates on AFSPA are not new , issue was hot in 2005 also. It has also to be answered that why even six years after 2005 the Kashmiri migrants are still outside Kashmir valley, they are being paid migrant salary and migrant relief / migrant concessions that could be paid / extended only...
Jeh Jammu Kashmir ke logoan ka durbagay hi hai ki 1947 ke bharat ke saath accession ke baad bhi jahan ke log har din ek neyee bhool bhuleyeian mein apnea aap ko khada patae hain. Lucknow ke badae emaam badaa ki bhulbhuleyeian ka to raasta kush soch vichaar ke baad koyee khoj sakta hai par jo khel ja...
Provisions of the like of AFSPA are absolutely essential to tackle externally sponsored insurgency in a country. Without such like tools Army will not be able to function effectively in proxy war like insurgency situations. For special circumstances prevailing like that we had / have in north eas...
Jeh Jammu Kashmir ke logoan ka durbagay hi hai ki 1947 ke bharat ke saath accession ke baad bhi jahan ke log har din ek neyee bhool bhuleyeian mein apnea aap ko khada patae hain. Lucknow ke badae emaam badaa ki bhulbhuleyeian ka to raasta kush soch vichaar ke baad koyee khoj sakta hai par jo khel ja...
People of Jammu & Kashmir have suffered six decades of uncertainty
A Look through the Mist
Daya Sagar 10/26/2011 2:03:03 AM
Maharaja Hari Singh , the only designated authority under the Indian Independence Act 1947 and Government of India Act 1935 as adopted by the then Governor Gen...
In an interview to Doordarshan on 5-04-2005 Srinagar Lt.(Retd) S. K. Sinha , the then , Governor of J&K, describing the then proposed opening of Uri Muzaffarabad road as an event of great personal significance to him as he was among the few who witnessed its closure on 14 November 1947, had also r...
It could be inferred that it was on Pandit Nehru´s instructions that even Kashmir day was observed in Srinagar on 2nd June 1946 and Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel a week later had while addressing the General Council of the All India State People's Conference in the afternoon of 8 June 1946 advi...
Indian Independence Act 1947 of Parliament of UK provided an Indian ( Princely) State may accede to Dominion of India by an Instrument of Accession executed by the Ruler thereof. Accordingly the Instrument of Accession as signed by Maharaja Hari Singh of the Princely State of J&K read ::: " Now ther...
Power supply management no doubt is not that good in almost all Indian States. But position in J&K is more disappointing. Power Development Department Government of Jammu and Kashmir has filed a petition through its Development Commissioner ( Power) before J & K State Electricity Regulatory Com...
Indian Independence Act 1947 of Parliament of UK provided an Indian ( Princely) State may accede to Dominion of India by an Instrument of Accession executed by the Ruler thereof. Accordingly the Instrument of Accession as signed by Maharaja Hari Singh of the Princely State of J&K read ::: " Now t...
Indian Independence Act 1947 of Parliament of UK provided an Indian ( Princely) State may accede to Dominion of India by an Instrument of Accession executed by the Ruler thereof. Accordingly the Instrument of Accession as signed by Maharaja Hari Singh of the Princely State of J&K read ::: " Now ther...
Even one who gets old age pension / a beggar pays indirect taxes when he buys goods and services. Corrupt government machinery eats into these taxes unfairly ( directly or indirectly).Need has emerged for demands like Jan Lok Pal / suggestions because in 2011 CORRUPTION in the Government / PUBLIC...
PDP does not refute 1947 accession of J&K with Indian Dominion in plain words. But it has asked some thing like joint control of India & Pakistan over J&K well knowing that it is not possible without undoing 1947 accession with India. It was a day before 26 October ( date on which Hari S...
A new leaf had been added to anti accession ideologies indirectly by Nizamudin Bhatt MLA by unsuccessfully attempting to privately move an un constitutional resolution in the J&K Legislative Assembly Session beginning 26 September 2011. The request of PDP MLA that was rejected on 15th September...
New Delhi as well as J&K Government have to change their approach towards the national issues. Otherwise may be now a need has arisen to even rework the definition of a main stream political party.
PDP does not refute 1947 accession of J&K with Indian Dominion in plain words. But it has asked ...
New Delhi as well as J&K Government have to change their approach towards the national issues. Otherwise may be now a need has arisen to even rework the definition of a main stream political party.
PDP does not refute 1947 accession of J&K with Indian Dominion in plain words. But it has asked ...
" main aap ko chaar lakh rupaye doongi , aap mere pati ko bapis la deejiyae" kush eis dang se divangat Sh. A. K. Sahrma jee ki patni Sangeeta jee ne apni vayatha aur riosh ko vayak keeya. Delhi High court ke gate no 4 aur 5 ke beech swagat kaksh ke paas 7 September ko huyae bomb blast ke baad ...
Is not The " CORRUPT" is Crown Prince" of the day "?
::True corruption can not be pulled to level ZERO, but surely RULE of THE CORRUPT can be Dismantled:
::: J&K State Vigilance Commission Act too needs a relook:::
Indian Parliament too has expressed no less concern as regards corruption on...
Even ECONOMIST "No 1" can not free Indian people from the Daeyan ( she demon) of Mehngayee unless the Rule of Corrupt is demolished. To be brief Shri Rahul Gandhi has on 26th August suggested on the floor of Lok Sabha that the problem of corruption in India is so monstrous that it can not be demo...
Pradhan Mantri ji ne 15 August ko Lal Qilae ki prachir se Bharashtachar ko aek ghmbhir samasaya maana . Par saath mein yeh bhi kaha ki oon ke paas koyee jadoo ki shadee nahin hai jis se bhrashtachar ke atank ko door keeya ja sakae. Eis prakar ke vaktabay peechalae keyee saloan se soonnae jatae r...
Anna Hazare jee ko 16 august ki subah 0730 bajae ke karib mayor vihar dehli se etehatan girftaar kar leeya geyaa. Anna ne kaha tha ki bo Jai Prakash Park mein dafa 144 lagae honae ke babjood bhi 16 august se INDEFINITE un-shan par baethaein gae jab tak sarkaar LOKPAL bill ke masodae mein sansad mei...
The people have come out against corruption on their own. No busses or cars or trucks or paid messengers have been sent by ANNA or his team to collect the "people ´ . Surely it has frustrated all most all the politicians in their hearts on date.
ANNA team appears to be getting good respons...
People like Anna Hazare are asking for making a Law to effectively rein and punish the Corrupt. What problem is there in making such law ? Even those who are asking for such law could be investigated under the same law , if needed. Anna Hazare has been taken into custody in the early hours of the ...
Like any other Indian State , J&K too has not been able to check the unfair practices in the trade of medicines and health services. These days with the improving and growing medical facilities, drugs and investigations the money required by common man for the treatment of the patients too h...
It is 64 years today since the " Angrej" left India. Pakistan too has observed its birth anniversary yesterday, I would not say independence for Pakistan since Pakistan has yet to taste democracy.
Now people have started asking ( may be in feeble tones ) whether the common man of India has reall...
Bharat se angrej ko geyae huayae eis sombaar ( Monday ) ko 64 saal poorae ho jaein gae. Pakistan ke 64 saal eitbaar ko poorae hongae.
Ab log yeh poochnae ( dabee aawaz mein hi sahee ) lagae hain ki keyaa bharat kae aam nagrik ko bo mil geyaa hai jis ki aas mein angrej ke khilaaf hinsak aur ahi...
JK PDP admits :: PDP is not presenting a solution :: Nor does PDP pretend to have One
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Daya Sagar
Valley media very hopefully reported on 26 Oct ( 2008) that PDP`s Chief Patron Mufti Mohd. Sayeed and party President Ms. Mehboba Mufti had unveiled suspense over PDP`s Self Rule vision for...
1 . No one appears to be serious for immediate settlement of J&K turmoil :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
How fair Is PDP as "mainstream party" posing to compete with NC´s Greater Autonomy in the name of Self Rule ?
In Jammu and Kashmir Mufti Mohd Sayeed has the first rival in National ...
While introducing the Self Rule concept in Oct 2008 , J&K Peoples democratic party has initiated a extra territorial discussion. How far such approach as adopted by PDP was justified as regards the interests of India ( as long as PDP is regarded as a mainstream party by Union of India ) sh...
More and more questions on "NATIONALITY" have been drafted by people belonging to Kashmir valley. The Self Rule draft released by Mufti Mohd Sayeed´s PDP on 25 October 2008 at a press conference has attempted to add a new leaf to the questions on nationality of "Kashmiries" ( I would not say ...
The Self Rule draft released by Mufti Mohd Sayeed´s PDP on 25 October 2008 has attempted to add a new leaf to the questions on nationality of "Kashmiries" ( I would not say J&K).
Mufti Mohd Sayeed has borrowed the logics like 1952 Delhi agreements and questioning alleged undue extension of...
The Self Rule draft released by Mufti Mohd Sayeed´s PDP on 25 October 2008 has attempted to add a new leaf to the questions on nationality of "Kashmiries" ( I would not say J&K).
Mufti Mohd Sayeed has borrowed the logics like 1952 Delhi agreements and questioning alleged undue extension of...
The political pressures on the government servants could only be reduced by making the politicians more responsive to the real needs of the poor and this could be done by taking the socio political awareness programmes to the RURAL India. Ofcourse this would also make the government servants to r...
PDP heading for competing with NC´s Greater Autonomy in the name of Self Rule ?
In Jammu and Kashmir Mufti Mohd Sayeed has the first rival in National Conference. No doubt so far NC has held firm to 1947 accession of J&K with India. No doubt NC has been expressing reservations regardi...
No doubt Omar Abdullah Government deserves all appreciations for its proposals for creating professional and technical education infrastructure in the public sector likes its approvals for opening 22 more Government degree Colleges in different districts of J&K State as well as 17 more Polytechn...
J&K Constitution Part IV Directive Principles of State Policy Section 24 lays down ::: " The State shall make every effort to safeguard and promote the health of the people by advancing public hygiene and by prevention of disease through sanitation, pest and vermin control, propaganda and other ...
The 2008 SASB Land controversy arose after Ghulam Nabi Azad Government in J&K took away the rights of about 800 kanals of land at Baltal from SASB and transferred the Yatra duty to J&K tourism Department. This yea ( 2011) a controversy has arisen as regards the duration of the Sri Amarnath Yatra. Sr...
Jammu Kashmir riyasat ke vidham mein kaha geyaa hai ki riyasat ke logoan ko vishvidayaly ( PG ) tak ki shikhsha SARKAR bina shulk ke denae ka praband karae ghee ( PART IV DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY Section 20 Subsection ( a) The State shall endeavour: to secure to every permanent ...
The 2008 SASB Land controversy arose after Ghulam Nabi Azad Government in J&K took away the rights of about 800 kanals of land at Baltal from SASB and transferred the Yatra duty to J&K tourism Department. This yea ( 2011) a controversy has arisen as regards the duration of the Sri Amarnath Yatr...
J&K State Vigilance Commission was Constituted vide notification SRO 59 dated 15th February, 2011. The Chief Vigilance Commissioner and two Vigilance Commissioners have not been appointed yet since before the CVC and VCs could be appointed some questions were raised on the provisions as were...
::::: Their tools may be different but the ´ STONE´ is the same :::::
Politicians when not delivering , SAINTs may have to temporarily lead for political/ administrative reforms through SOCIAL action. I can not so surely say whether Baba Ramdev and Anna Hazare sitting on fast h...
J&K State Vigilance Commission was Constituted vide notification SRO 59 dated 15th February, 2011. The Chief Vigilance Commissioner and two Vigilance Commissioners have not been appointed yet since before the CVC and VCs could be appointed some questions were raised on the provisions as were ...
So, far appointment of interlocutors / Center´s points men ( K.C. Pant , Arun Jaitley, N. N. Vohra and Trio 2010 ) , RTCs, WGs on J&K ( "Kashmir" ) have been no more than time pass.
Government of India has in a way extended a total neglect to the democratically elected MLAs/ MLCs/ MPs of...
What was there in DOGRA CERTIFICATE that disturbed the Kashmir valley leaders ? J&K Revenue department had ordered for issue of Dogra certificate vide Order No. Rev.(LB) 69 of 2011 dated: 25-03-2011 to people belonging to Jammu Division of J&K. Some people in Kashmir Valley including the separatists...
In India the government machinery on the whole has lost the common man´s confidence. No doubt there are some very dedicated and honest government employees too. But the number of government employees on whom the doubts are expressed are much more than those who enjoy the confidence of the people. Th...
"The service rules for Government employees need be reviewed"
< Security to Government Employee under Art 311 has only benefitted non performers >
< Service conditions could be made more stringent but rconsider restoring Pension toNew appointees >
The government machinery on the whole ha...
In India the government machinery on the whole has lost the common man´s confidence. No doubt there are some very dedicated and honest government employees too. But the number of government employees on whom the doubts are expressed are much more than those who enjoy the confidence of the pe...
Only the rural India could free India of her miseries not the FEW conferencing in CITIES
Earlier it was only against politicians. But now it is equally against the BUREAUCRATS. Anna Hazare too has said that after 1947 Gora Chala Geyaa aur Kaala aa geyaa". By saying so Anna Hazare has tried to sen...
View the needs of Migrants of Jammu Region beyond Religious / Communal considerations ::
Ofcourse it is also important to see that large scale migration in the Jammu region is not encouraged .May be Government too felt similar way after "alround migration" of Kashmiri Hindu from Kashmir Val...
Government employees of some Indian states are demanding retirement age be raised from 58 yr to 60 years. Similar type of demands have been made by Government employees in J&K. Pressures too are there for further increasing the retirement age of Central Government employees from 60 yrs ( increased ...
Pakistan is a "weak" country. It is a nation with no historical roots outside India, the Bharat. The Pakistan has lived dreaming a "Paak" ( holy ) democracy over last six decades without having tasted even a bit of it. The socio political matrix of Pakistan is full of patches and stitches as ta...
It is some what the definition of Dogra and not the Dogra Certificate that has disturbed some leaders in Kashmir Valley. After 1990 the people of Kashmir Valley have been rather pushed further into a dilemma of distrust , confusions and misunderstandings on JK {Kashmir } affairs { includi...
A Look Through the Mist
Only the rural India could free India of her miseries not the FEW conferencing in CITIES
Earlier it was only against politicians. But now it is equally against the BUREAUCRATS. Anna Hazare too has said that after 1947 Gora Chala Geyaa aur Kaala aa geyaa". By saying so An...
In view of no proper registration the militancy affected / migrants from Jammu Region ( Doda, Rajouri, Poonch, Udhampur, even Kathua areas ) have not been able to avail of the concessions / support provided by GOI / other Indian states in the fields of education and employment like the Kashmir regi...
A Look Through the Mist
Only the rural India could free India of her miseries not the FEW conferencing in CITIES
Earlier it was only against politicians. But now it is equally against the BUREAUCRATS. Anna Hazare too has said that after 1947 Gora Chala Geyaa aur Kaala aa geyaa". By saying...
It was on 9th March 2006 that National Conference MLC, Bashir Ahmad Naaz pleaded on the floor of J&K Legislative Council for granting migrant status ,like Kashmiri Pundit Migrants , to residents of Doda, Rajouri and Poonch who had been treated with neglect. Naz while raising the point went t...
Rather, if possible, the media trials of J&K affairs must stop now Times demand that an ultimate debate must take place in the Indian Parliament on the political and constitutional face of the State of J&K ..Facts like the one that must be kept in view could be that in 1947 the Princely State of ...
Man Mohan Singh has pledged on the eve of new year day for a clean Governance in 2011. Let people wait and still take a chance. I wish Man Mohan Jee succeeds. But, the way " Mr. Clean" has more cared for CHAIR for years now, it appears that the INFLATION rate of "Corruption" in Government Machinery...
In simple terms it is a common man´s belief that Indian State of J&K has a separate Constitution. But it can not be over looked that the " Separate" Constitution under reference has been given by Constitution of India.
Indian Constitution and the J&K State have often remained subject for discu...
Even a summary scrutiny of informally collected / referred information would reveal that the grievances of the persons who were displaced from their natural habitat and occupations as a result of terrorist activities in the Jammu region of the State of Jammu & Kashmir have not received due, prope...
Although UPA 2 Government has agreed to institute enquiry by JPC on 2G spectrum Scam but the manner in which cabinet colleagues of Man Mohan Singh Jee still tried to plead innocent on recent Scams during the debate on the motion for appointment of JPC as moved by Finance Minister Pranab Muk...
The state of Jammu and Kashmir as ruled by Maharaja Hari Singh and that acceded to Indian Dominion on 26th October has remained in focus of the people of different shades and opinions right since the day it acceded to India. The state was administered by the Prince in a very logistic planned and ...
• Even the SVC Act need a relook
• It is often alleged that Commissions are more to benefit some individuals
• No in service Govt Officer Should be appointed to Institutions like SVO / RTI
Like State Accountability Commission (SAC) & J&K State Information Commission, the J&K State Vigilance ...
Jammu Region has enough potential for developing tourism potential worth retaining tourist for 7 to 10 days stay in atleast three to four pockets /circuits during summer.
It was in 2005 that I had impressed upon the government through my write-ups that communication / surface transport need be giv...
The best counter to BJP by National Conference would have been had Omar Abdullah declared that this time the REPUBLIC Day function would be held in Lal Chowk.Had he done so BJP programme would have flopped without any controversies. Why did he not do so, could be asked . Even Congress did not sug...
Believe and accept it that as on date the extent of ideological damages that the separatists and local ideologist have inflicted on the mindset of the common Kashmiri masses is much more severe than what the bullet of the terrorists / militants / foreigners have done. The common man in Kashmir ...
During pre 1947 days the British was scared more about the Hindu pressures inview of their number and cultural ties with Indian lands. So, the British East India Company and the British Raj first tried to cultivate more of distrust between the Hindu population and the Muslim rulers . British ta...
The bureaucracy and the political bosses have become habitual of giving some response only when the agitation approach is adopted by the victim. May it be employment, may it be personal service matter, may it be construction or repair of local loads / water supply / power in the poor areas, t...
These days some organizations in the name of human rights appear failing to understand that only those who recognize the right of others in a civilized society are HUMAN. Human Rights are the natural right of only those who themselves respect the Human values and right to life of others. HR are ...
Congress Minister for Health and Horticulture Sham Lal Sharma did indeed has almost stoked the hornet´s nest while speaking at a Congress rally at Bani on December 5th. . What ever might have he said or what might have he meant , the messages that emerged from Bani have been that (a)Kashmir re...
The reference, style and tone with which the Health Minister used the word Azadi would have left different impressions on different people. But one thing that can not be brushed aside is that he expressed his heartfelt feelings and assessments about the neglect that the lands & people of Jammu reg...
With growing technology and access to information more and more people aspire for timely& adequate clinical investigations and health care. So has hence increased the requirement for financial resources for health care. To many people the burden of increased health care expenses hence costs more fa...
JK Health Minister Sham Lal Sharma´s address at a Congress rally (chaired by Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz ) at Bani on 5th December has raised controversies. The Kashmiri separatist ,the main stream Kashmiri leaders , BJP, JK NPP and some Congressmen have raised voice ag...
The provision / concept that under acute emergencies of the disturbed conditions the setting of the norms for "Do's and Don'ts" for the men working under Armed Forces Special Powers Act AFSPA be left to army authorities has been questioned by some people. Considering the conditions that may exist, t...
J& K has additionally suffered in Health and Education Sectors over last two decades
Drug Control and Procurement Departments must have Pharmacologist Doctors
Enforce for writing prescriptions on Generic / Chemical name basis immediately
The Draft Drug Pol...
The provision / concept that under acute emergencies of the disturbed conditions the setting of the norms for "Do´s and Don´ts" for the men working under Armed Forces Special Powers Act AFSPA be left to army authorities has been questioned by some people. Considering the conditions ...
The way American President Barack Abama described Bharat , in the presence of Indians, that too in the Indian Parliament on 8 November , has surely surprised many. May be not even any Indian leader would have ventured to so firmly lay before the world the ages old Indian history and Indian commitmen...
The way American President Barack Abama described Bharat , in the presence of Indians, that too in the Indian Parliament on 8 November , has surely surprised many. May be not even any Indian leader would have ventured to so firmly lay before the world the ages old Indian history and Indian com...
Jammu and Kashmir is a welfare state. All consumer categories can not be discussed in detail here. I would make some references only to domestic consumer metered power supply.
The most funny conduct has been that even the small domestic consumers have been taxed more after the THE JAMMU AND KASH...
The way American President Barack Abama described Bharat , in the presence of Indians, that too in the Indian Parliament on 8 November , has surely surprised many. May be not even any Indian leader would have ventured to so firmly lay before the world the ages old Indian history and Indian com...
Army once called for internal duties has to finish the job and return to barracks. Armed forces / army is not expected to leave the job half done. Hence did emerge the need for delegation of special emergent civil / magisterial short term powers to the armed forces men deployed in civilian areas. Th...
It was Nehru government that pushed Kashmir into controversies. Congress {"Nehru"} named the accession of Kashmir as a dispute while accepting the instrument of accession on 27 Oct 1947. Sheikh Abdullah and his party had at that time rejected any possibility of accession to Pakistan since it attack...
People with experience, local knowledge and commitment can only deliver Wise Counsel.
Indian leaders have taken bad sermons from the British, like the "divide and rule". All most all political parties are busy in dividing the Indian voter citizen in the name of region, religion and caste.
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It was Nehru government that pushed Kashmir into controversies. Congress {"Nehru"} named the accession of Kashmir as a dispute while accepting the instrument of accession on 27 Oct 1947. Sheikh Abdullah and his party had at that time rejected any possibility of accession to Pakistan since it attac...
It was Nehru government that pushed Kashmir into controversies. Congress {"Nehru"} named the accession of Kashmir as a dispute while accepting the instrument of accession on 27 Oct 1947. Sheikh Abdullah and his party had at that time rejected any possibility of accession to Pakistan since it attac...
Those who have been making opinions on J&K in the past have miserably made New Delhi to fail in handling the J&K affairs. The advisors on Jammu and Kashmir affairs need be changed. New Delhi must acknowledge , before it is too late, that Jammu and Kashmir is not only Kashmir Valley. Approach held ...
The all Party Delegation form DELHI was at Jammu on 21 September. The casual manner in which the delegation treated the people waiting "so" eagerly for a dialogue at Jammu showed that the majority political leadership of other Indian States has very very less consideration for the people of...
Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram told the Rajya Sabha on 6th August ,responding to clarifications sought on his statement on Kashmir unrest made on 4th Aug { "The situation in Jammu & Kashmir continues to be a cause for concern. It has taken a serious turn in recent days. Beginning June 11, there ...
• Simply dilution of AFSPA or Imposition of Governor rule will not medicate J&K
• AFSPA is not for general use , it is for meeting the needs of the emergency
• Even local individual police officers could misuse the IPC or RPC
• The Kashmir Valley youth has to be mentally prepared to reject th...
India has the majority of the world's Zoroastrians, Sikhs, Hindus, Jains and Bahá'í population. India had the third largest Muslim population in the world after Indonesia (20.1 crore ) in 2009. In 2010 it may be very much near to Pakistan ( 16 to 17 crore). Jews too have safe habitations in...
The quit Kashmir torch that was held by Sheikh Abdullah against Maharaja Hari Singh in 1946 { simply to ensure that in independent India the democratic power in State of JK also comes in the hands of NC like it would be for Congress in India } has now been very cleverly held by Sayeed Ali Shah Ge...
In 1950s in the curriculum of the junior schools we { kids in Jammu and Kashmir } read about Maqbool Sherbani .In 2010 no one is told about Maqbool Sherwani instead in Kashmir Valley people so regularly hear and read more about Maqbool Bhat. This is enough to paint the environment in which the peopl...
Government of India did not take Jammu and Kashmir affairs seriously even after mass migration of Kashmiri pundits from Kashmir Valley .. After 1990 the people of Kashmir Valley have been rather pushed further into a dilemma of distrust , confusions and misunderstandings on JK {Kashmir } affairs { i...
The one most agitating question that Farooq Abdullah has raised on the floor of Lok Sabha { last Thursday 26 August 2010 } is about mutual trust . While Referring to the June 2000 Autonomy Resolution of JK Legislative Assembly. Dr. Farooq said { i} "Dil pe raj karna hai zameen pe nahin ", {ii}...
Pakistan´s instability could be seen in the instances like Musharraf stating that he had reached near signing a solution to Kashmir affairs with Indian Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh { although Man Mohan Singh has not reacted to it either way} where as after his exit he is himself now fearing ...
Government of India did not take Jammu and Kashmir affairs seriously even after mass migration of Kashmiri pundits from Kashmir Valley .. After 1990 the people of Kashmir Valley have been rather pushed further into a dilemma of distrust , confusions and misunderstandings on JK {Kashmir } affair...
No doubt in Jammu and Kashmir National Conference is the largest political party that can dare standing for India against the anti India and anti accession ideologies . But so far New Delhi has not been true even in listening to National Conference that has so far held so firmly to the 1947 ac...
It is a bitter truth that separatist are carrying on unchecked in Jammu and Kashmir
This day JK politics has gone total Kashmir centric. This too can not be ignored that the sanctity of 1947 Accession of JK with Indian dominion has been tarnished in the eyes of the common man of JK as well a...
It was again no more than a CORDIAL get together in Islamabad
Talking to media persons on July 14 Indian Foreign Minister S. M. Krishna at Chaktala air base { Pakistan} has been quoted as having said:::"India has always taken a consistent position. Whatever is happening in Kashmir is an i...
These days any developed or developing country would try to avoid regular { military} full-fledged war with others . So they may prefer to use other indirect tools. Pakistan would not appreciate even a needle tip worth of impression to be carried to her people that Jammu and Kashmir State of In...
The invention of the term Dalit for Schedule Caste SC people was done by the leaders who are neither sincere to lower castes / Dalits nor to the upper caste / Swarans. Now the term Dalit is being used for Christians and Muslims also. Justice and Empowerment departments of Governments too have b...
A Look Through the mist ::Simply spending money through unconcerned and corrupt administrative order would not win confidence.::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::India is too under prepared to fight the external threats::::::::
There is more need to fight against the naxaliste, maoist, Kashmiri ter...
Reservation in the Indian constitution were kept for the reasons of alleged suppression and discrimination meted to some members of society over centuries by those who had at times been more near to the centers of governance for the reasons of their economic / social status. The alleged disp...
Dr Farooq Abdullah is not appearing that tough and strong on separatists these days. Addressing Prize distribution function of the "Keep Jammu Clean Programme" launched jointly by the Jammu Municipality and Jammu and Kashmir Bank at Press Club on 5 Oct 1999 Dr Farooq Abdullah said after Nehru it w...
Government India had raised the retirement age for Central Govt employees from 58 Yr to 60 years in 1998 .
Employees in some States are still agitating for bringing the retirement age at par with Central government Employees. J&K is an example. It may be an information for many that in the ...
" The requirement for social and ideological reconstruction has rather reached a stage where Governments must come out with a regular Department or a Commission to be installed in place for such work "
Indian State of Punjab has been the worst victim of the Separatist like movement in 1970s a...
The provisions for reservations in services and education have been much used by the politicians for dividing people in the name religion / caste / region. The " Civil Services Decentralization and Recruitment Bill 2009´ passed by JK legislature on 9th April 2010 too has come under the sh...
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh { on board Air India One } on Monday
Interacting with the media has said our task is to find practical ways and means to encourage those misguided people who had a change of heart . Ofcourse he was referring to return of the Kashmiri youth who have crossed over...
No doubt Jammu and Kashmir have been the victim of unending and unmindful political game plans over the years. But in the recent times the styles of the political local leadership has been taking worrying new face lifts. I am not finding suitable words to describe the styles since there is no ...
The Omar Abdullah lead National Conference Congress government has claimed that the Inter-District Recruitment Bill passed by JK Assembly would provide equitable opportunities of employment in the Civil Services in the State .It has been slated that The provision would attend to complex socio-ec...
General Amnesty to those who wage war against a Nation ( country) is not so simple a "gesture" as it may be seen by many. Waging a war against a Government by its own people could be (category i) a movement to change the government in place or the system of governance without out questioning...
Kashmir issue needs an honest and clear understanding. It is an issue the type that needs one to keep his personal likes / dislikes on the self while penning on it.
The oldest known history that could be traced world over would not reveal anything beyond the Bharat (India sub continent) and Bha...
Hindu & Muslim must rise as a UNIT against Political Gamesmanship of Religions & Castes eservation in the Indian constitution were kept for the reasons of alleged suppression and discrimination meted to some members of society over centuries by those who had at times been more near to the cent...
Government employees of some Indian states are demanding retirement age be raised from 58 yr to 60 years where as the proposals are also live for raising the retirement age of the Central Government employees from 60Yrs to 62 ( raised in 1998) . In the state of Kerala the retirement age for Gover...
India too has , but "Pakistan" has paid the highest price for the Partition of India. Jinnah´s descendents could not find peace even in a country carved (out of India ) only for Muslims . The Bengali muslims accused Punjabi muslims for discriminating East Pakistan. Even after the bir...
It is time for the people of Pakistan to have a relook on the 1947 partition of India. It was in the 1940s that the trading community too started looking for religion based clientage in the times ahead. The partition of India was quite evident. Although the majority of the Indian leaders vo...
True , some public servants do not appear having intentions to serve the public. Rather there are many in 2010.. But India is surviving since still there are some who deliver. Public too has nearly forgotten that in a democracy there is no King. The government officers { public servants } are see...
Urdu is so graceful a language but it has not earned appreciations for its use particularly in revenue departments and police "thanas". Even those who as family tradition take Urdu as principal language in school do express un easiness in while reading the official copies of land records and po...
In mid 1940s the division of India was expected on the religion basis, (i) Kashmir Valley had majority Muslim population ( JK on the whole too had majority Muslim population) , (ii) Kashmir Province of JK had borders with China, Russia, Afghanistan and would be Pakistan. So ,it could be inferred f...
Last I had made a request to Dr Farooq on 15 Dec 2007 as regards NC´s GREATER AUTONOMY. No answer did come. The political leadership in J&K has not suffered that much ( they have both personal security and power cover for them) but common man has badly suffered. And now a big blow to the int...
Five working groups were constituted as decided by Man Mohan Singh in the 2nd multi party Round Table Conference held at Srinagar on 24 and 25 May 2006. Reports of 4 working groups on J&K were presented in the 3rd Round Table Conference with Prime Minister of India Dr Man Mohan Singh in C...
Report of the Working Group headed by Retd Justice S Saghir Ahmad ( constituted by Indian Prime Minister in May 2006 ) that was presented to JK Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at Jammu on 23 rd December last year demonstrated the confusions that Justice Saghir Ahmed carried. Ofcourse the WG report ...
*Some see efficiency only in corrupt government officers*
*People have forgotten that the money being corrupted is their own money.*
In January 2008 J&K Legislative Assembly was rocked with worst type of allegations even on the cabinet ministers of Ghulam Nabi Azad, the then Chief Minister of J...
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It is not only militancy that should concern those who are sincere to the people of J&K. The need for reconstruction of social matrix is rather more important and worrying now. Inter regional divides too are emerging in J&K and there is utmost need to remedy the local ...
Urdu is so graceful a language but it has not earned appreciations for its use particularly in revenue departments and police "thanas" in some Indian States, to quote Jammu and Kashmir . Even those who as family tradition take Urdu as principal language in school do express un easiness in while read...
It was Congress at new Delhi for first 30 years after Indian Independence. Thereafter ,the leaders at New Delhi had all energies and minds engaged only in manipulating combinations simply to remain in the seat of governance .Attempts have been made to overlook the genesis of the problem by simp...
Urdu is so graceful a language but it has not earned appreciations for its use particularly in revenue departments and police "thanas" in some Indian States, to quote Jammu and Kashmir . Even those who as family tradition take Urdu as principal language in school do express un easiness in while r...
It was Congress at new Delhi for first 30 years after Indian Independence. Thereafter ,the leaders at New Delhi had all energies and minds engaged only in manipulating combinations simply to remain in the seat of governance .Attempts have been made to overlook the genesis of the problem by simp...
New Delhi today appear standing levels with Kashmiri separatists. National Conference opponent JK People´s Democratic Party was supported by Congress in 2002. Congress ally PDP even advocated view points that appeared negating 1947 Accession. But still Congress shared power with PDP for 6 y...
+Masses of J&K have suffered socially, economically and emotionally over six decades ++Political leadership of J&K has been applying salt &"licking" the wounds+
+++Kashmiri Hindu Migrant is way from "SECULAR LANDS" for over 20 years.
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...
DS/JK/ Return/03 Date 03/ 04-11-09
Hon´ble Shri P Chidambaram,
Home Minister of India ,
NEW DELHI. OPEN LETTER
Sub: Pooling Energies to attend J&K affairs setting aside p...
A Look Through the Mist
The upper reaches of areas of Doda, {Bhaderwa/ Kishtwar/ Ramban } Rajouri, Poonch, Udhampur, Kathua too are affected by militancy as are areas like Baramulla, Kupwara , Anantnag, The muslim population in these areas too is reasonable large. The people are poor and good n...
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Hon´ble Shri P Chidambaram,
Home Minister of India ,
NEW DELHI. OPEN LETTER 4 Nov 2009 Jammu
Sub: Pooling Energies to attend J&K affairs setting aside party politics
Respected Chidambaram Jee,
I have learnt through media that you a...
DS/JK/ Return/02 Date 22-10-09
Dr. Man Mohan Singh,
Honourable Prime Minister of India,
NEW DELHI
OPEN LETTER
:::The " invaders" openly aggressed Kashmir on 22nd October 1947, let India set priority number one on...
Jammu and Kashmir affairs have become a subject free for discussion for all. The worst sufferers have been the people of Jammu and Kashmir since they have not been allowed to rest in mental peace. Even some have been forced to think about their nationality. Those who have been questioning the access...
""""Poonch/ Marwah/ Bhadarwah / Gool/ may not be producing even half the quantity of Rajmash that is sold in their name"""".
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has been so regularly expressing concern for the areas with poor road connectivity and those suffering of economic poverty...
Kashmiri leaders will keep on saying that India and Pakistan should settle the Kashmir ( J&K) affairs with due participation of Kashmiries { separatists should also be heard }. Though they keep their priority only on Kashmir Valley, they also talk of some solution for governance taking the p...
+Daya Sagar
The Jammu and Kashmir State Cabinet on 29th August approved a New Pension Scheme to be implemented from January 2010 discontinuing existing provisions of pension to the government employees recruited there after . Government of India has already done away with pension to those ap...
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) India has it´s own history of honours. CBI officers may be still earning honours on independence day or Republic day. But how far they are still earning honours in the hearts of common Indian could be a question.
No doubt still often demands are being made in...
• No doubt Sheikh Sheikh Abdullah had his own concepts and ambitions that could be read in his Quit Kashmir movement of 1946, but Sheikh Abdullah stood for accession of Jammu and Kashmir with India
• The impressions that the world is today gathering from the statements being made by the separati...
J&K Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has added a new day to the festivity of Kashmiries , 25th July the Self Rule Day. Incidentally this year it also happens to be the 10th foundation day of PDP and on this day diplomats from UK and Australia ( Australian delegation comprising first secretary of A...
J&K Chief Minister has expressed his very very serious concern for the betterment of J&K Public Sector Enterprises. But his good intentions will not yield unless a complete total exercise is done as regards the requirements of the public sector companies. So far though many exercises have been done,...
A Look Through the mist
So often some issues are aired in the guise of social or national cause. But behind the scene it could be seen that there are some localized political or commercial motives. One of such recently aired issues is construction of memorials of some Indian leaders who have ...
Why do we raise memorials ? No doubt a simple answer could be to pay homage to those who made extreme sacrifices and contributions for the Nation and let the coming generations take inspiration from them. Then why to object the projects conceived by BSP supremo ? Why has been so much of opposition...
Senior NC leader Ajay Sadotra has been quoted as having said that no decision for the site of the Central University in J&K has been taken yet and no team from MHRD has visited J&K for selection of land. J&K State Cabinet also resolved on 31st July to approach GOI for sanctioning two Central Univers...
What have you been doing as a main stream party leader Omar Jee?
NC need own some responsibility for Kashmir turmoil & fractured social matrix
Where from the people raising anti India and pro Azadi slogans flock on the roads.
Weakness of NC reflects when Omar too sees some "more draconian" a...
The miseries, backwardness, illiteracy, poverty and ill health has grown in the farflung areas. In view of larger distances and difficult terrains the MLAs are not able to regularly reach their areas to check the development requirements and also can not effectively address the problems of thos...
Common Indian in villages / rural India / tribal areas / unemployed could be, at occasions, found under the impression that RURAL roads, Rural WS, Rural Electrification, Rural telephone , Rural Housing and irrigation under programmes like Bharat Nirman Yojna as of Bharat Sarkar are the gift to hi...
The liquor industry may be worth more than Rs.25000 crores for manufacturers in India . May it be worth another Rs.25000 crores of another direct / indirect taxes for the GOI / State Governments. But the loss the alcohol consumption directly / indirectly cause to Indian economy would surely be more...
A Look Through the Mist
Tara Chand , Dy CM J&K had other day made a very poise statement ( main sirf himmat balee nahin kahoon ga ).What Tara Chand suggested was that members / families from reserved castes and tribes who have secured levels of socio economic grounds must on their own withdraw f...
A Look through the mist
Economic and educational weakness result into Social backwardness:::
Tara Chand , Dy CM J&K had other day made a very poise statement ( main sirf himmat balee nahin kahoon ga ).What Tara Chand suggested was that members / families from reserved castes and tribes who have...
A Look Through the Mist
Many people have said and written on the controversies regarding Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. Discussions have been more like a debate, for and against. Surely the controversies have done enough of damage even to the socio- communal fabric of J&K. The situation i...
A Look Through the Mist
In the circumstances that prevail in India today, those who really want reforms in a democratic country like India but do not have enough power of money and muscle at their hand for reaching the seat of power must clearly understand that they will have to work very very ha...
A Look Through the mist
15th Lok Sabha Elections have surprised all , particularly the way Congress has risen to 206 level and BJP has fallen to 116. The total joint score of Congress and BJP is around 320 .The opinion polls that were out after 13th May too placed a nearly similar sum to...
A Look Through the Mist
15th Lok Sabha Elections have surprised all , particularly the way Congress has risen to 206 level and BJP has fallen to 116. The total joint score of Congress and BJP is around 320 .The opinion polls that were out after 13th May too placed a nearly similar sum to...
A Look Throgh The Mist
Omar Abdullah J&K Chief Minister has suggested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to call a meeting to review implementation of recommendations of four Working Groups on Jammu & Kashmir . No doubt Omar´s intentions to buy peace for Jammu and Kashmir deserve all apprecia...
There are many injured tigers in the "Company" of Man Mohan Singh
No doubt Man Mohan Singh Jee deserves all appreciations and support . Lal Krishan Advani too has congratulated Man Mohan Singh & Sonia Gandhi assuring total cooperation . The elections to 15th Lok Sabha are over. Ver...
Some more time is needed for finding out the spirit behind the 2009 Lok Sabha Election results. But it could be said that (i) the people of India appear to have voted for stability through larger party (ii) and some rejection of those practicing more of caste / region based politics too could...
Of course the Indian voter citizen too has played apparently smart this time. But How wisely the voter citizen has played would be known only in the afternoon of 16th May. Vote if wisely cast would surely increase the MPs of both Congress & BJP, otherwise the small/ regional parties would eat into ...
Inspite of support prices and subsidies the average net income of the Indian farming family has not grown. The service class ( government ) fraternity has made itself quite secure through regular wage revisions. The wage revisions have gone to the benefit of the judiciary, legislators and the bur...
A look through the mist
Snow carnage of February 2005 had exposed the backwardness and poverty of the distantly placed people of J&K. Many villages in the Doda and Udhampur parts of J&K could not be reached even till middle of March 2005 to know the damage there. Poor or totally missing road li...
A Look through the mist
Dr Farooq Abdullah had quoted ( 11-06-1999 the day Farooq inaugurated Bahu Plaza at Jammu ) an old elderly person having told him while in Kargil on 10.06.1999 , "Udar jana hai aur apni territory baapsi laana hai". As regards problem with Pakistan he said," "We do not want ...
A Look Through the Mist
The question so often being asked in April2009 is that who will form the next ( India) Government at Delhi, will it be UPA, NDA, Third Front, Forth front ? The things do not rest here only , will it be "Mayawati Front", "Pawar Front" or "Mukherjee front" is also being...
The other day during an awareness programme a student of a local college asked, " Sir, it is true that we should vote for a good candidate during elections to Lok Sabha or Vidhan Sabha , but question is how to find out the best candidate out of the lot ?" The question appeared so simple but sur...
A Look Through the Mist
The Indian Constitution was written with care and Parliamentary democracy was enshrined in it. Multi party democratic system was considered the best for independent India. Indian pre 1947 leaders sacrificed the most to secure independence from the British. To day we find m...
Electoral process needs both short term and long term medications::::
The poor / low income members of the Indian society are not sure of any physical or social security. The politicians have successfully inherited the divide and rule game plan from the British. No efforts are being spare...
Pakistan is a weak country. It is a nation with no historical roots outside India, the Bharat. But before the world Pakistan has diplomatically proved to be a stronger "Nation". The Pakistan has lived dreaming a "Paak" ( holy ) democracy over last six decades without having tasted even a bit of ...
It is no use becoming critical about the political leadership only when the elections are around. The efforts to work out corrections must carry on on a regular basis even after elections. Any how let us take some short term measures too during 2009 Lok Sabha elections.Time has arisen to correct t...
It is no use becoming critical about the political leadership only when the elections are around. The efforts to work out corrections must carry on on a regular basis even after elections. Any how let us take some short term measures too during 2009 Lok Sabha elections.Time has arisen to correct t...
A L o o K throgh the Mist
Most of the Indian people have today lost faith in the Parliamentary democracy. Rather the floor of parliament as well as the legislative assemblies have lost the grace and honour. I need not quote any specifics here. Money and liquor are frequently used to buy the vote...
A L o o k Through the Mist
Most of the Indian people have today lost faith in the Parliamentary democracy. Rather the floor of parliament as well as the legislative assemblies have lost the grace and honour. I need not quote any specifics here. A common man is often found sermoning that no sensib...
A Look Through the Mist
The affairs in J&K are not that simple this day. May it be a Jummuite or a Kashmiri both have been exploited on regional basis and are suffering. Duty now rests on the common man, the king maker in a democracy where even a mother breaking stones on road could give birt...
A Look through the mist
Section 47 of the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution lays down only the total number of Single Member Assembly Segments in the Legislative Assembly. Section -47 of J&K Constitution does not lay down region wise or District wise allocation of seats in Legislative Assembly. Th...
A Look Through the Mist
GOI can no more afford working with a policy that takes J&K affairs so casually and looks only at Kashmir Valley. Anti India elements need to be crushed in the corner . Otherwise the pro India minds could too consider that J&K may not be a dispute. No extra importa...
A Look Through the Mist
There is a fair case for constituting a new Delimitation Commission. But for doing that first requirement is to amend Section – 47 of the J&K Constitution to undo the sealing as imposed under 29 th Constitution Amendment Act of 2002 that has laid down that any new Deli...
A Look Through the MIst
Omar Abdullah has a huge list of past mistakes to be corrected, both at the level of Government and at the level of National Conference. Toughest jobs would be to stimulating the economy, & revenue collection and creating realistic jobs ( not like low paid frustra...
A Look Through the MIST
Jammu and Kashmir State is the only Province of Indian Union where the local affairs do matter significantly from international point of view as well. { It is more so in view of not so wise handling of affairs by New Delhi, particularly as regards the anti 1947 accessi...
A Look Through the Mist
In case J&K has to have her own Constitution and her own Flag then what is the harm in limiting the accession only to the subjects ( defence, foreign affairs, communication and like matters ) as were mentioned in the instrument of accession as accepted by Lord Mountbatten...
A look through the mist
When ever any reference is made to Jammu & Kashmir State of India ( Princely State of Maharaja Hari Singh ) ,this day , it is so casually taken as a simple reference to Kashmir Valley only. Where as Kashmir Valley is just one of the arms of the "J&K Triangle". In view ...
A Look through the mist
About 120 kilometers from Patnitop is Kishtwar . Another 85 kilometers from Patnitop is Bhaderwah. But it has been so unfortunate that even after 16 years since the tourist traffic to Kashmir Valley was adversely affected by the misdeeds of Pakistan sponsored agencies, nothi...
A Look through the mist
At last the elections to 11th Jammu & Kashmir State ( Inidia ) Legislative Assembly are over. With this came the end of the drama where in the political leaders were forced for over two months to play innocence, pledge for honesty, sincerity, truthfullness in future and be...
A Look through the mist
After Mumbai 11/26 attack by militants nearly every one from with in India and outside India has reacted .The reactions so far have been quite united and firm against the terrorists as well as those who directly or indirectly promote terrorists or side with terrorists. ...
A Look Through the mist
It is election time again. Old faces with new masks and promises are again out. May it be Azad or Mufti or Mir all are out to touch the sentiments of the common innocent poor people. They are making fresh promises to do away with the mal administration, illiteracy , lack ...
A Look Through the mist
Times are changing fast .Conventions are being broken or recast these days. Even the religious codes are slowly and slowly changing or are being reworked. Definitions of the community arenas too are now appearing to be under reworking . Earlier people did talk of world c...
It is also true that a democracy works only through a political system. All politicians can not be abused to be bad but these days majority of the bad leaders are politicians. A new generation political leadership has to be hence reared since we have to line with the political democratic set...
Congress had won 8 out of 11 British Indian Province elections ( including Muslim dominated NWFP). Indian Muslim League had secured only one of 90 seats in Punjab Legislature. Sheikh Abdullah made up his mind in 1937 itself to seek the political support of Indian National Congress for his movem...
J&K has bled enough
J&K affairs have become a free for all subject. But now the approach has to be practical .Goal Posts have to be narrowed down. Fields can not be kept wide open for ever. Otherwise it will be a never ending process of stripping the innocent naked, slitting the throats, chopping...
J&K has been more a victim of the personal ambitions of her political leaders. Valley centric attitude of leadership , particularly from Kashmir Valley , had become more vivid after 1945 AD. Ofcourse before 1947 it was the ambitious Sheikh Mohd Abdullah with Jawahar Lal Nehru at his back . To...
A look through the mist
Congress had won 8 out of 11 British Indian Province elections ( including Muslim dominated NWFP). Indian Muslim League had secured only one of 90 seats in Punjab Legislature. Sheikh Abdullah made up his mind in 1937 itself to seek the political support of Indian Nation...
A look through the mist
Princely State of J&K Accedes to Indian Dominion
(In the nineteenth century Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu & Kashmir extended the Geographical boundaries of India to the other side of Himalayas. Maharaja´s forces even routed the Tibetian army. Raja Gulab Singh´s General ...
A Look Through the Mist
The present day affairs of Jammu and Kashmir can not be seen in isolation to the role of National Conference .Sheikh Mohd Abdullah emerged on the J&K Scene in 1930s. He was an educated Kashmiri youth who took prime interest in the socio economic conditions of the masses ...
A Look Through the Mist
A new subject has attracted legislators, thinkers, journalists and one could say the economists as well. Why should not we ban the entry of professionally qualified personnel into the IAS or IPS Services ?
Some have argued that government spends, directly or indirectly, a ...
A Look Through the Mist
The economically weaker Muslim, Christian and the Hindu will have to look for a new generation leadership. Otherwise the Politicians would keep on misusing the democratic system .Any reservations if kept for the Muslims or Christians on the basis of religion or by including ...
A Look Through the Mist
Those who are from outside the political arena need to spare some time for the sake of the common man. The common man has right to information but he need be told what information is required by him. A check on the conventional leadership is needed to save the Jammu Re...
The way the Congress, SP, RJD, CPI ( M), NCP , TDP, BSP and the like are today coming up with slogans that divide Hindu and Muslim in the name of minorities/ rights of minorities/ reservations for minorities/ projecting enemy of muslims resting in BJP , the dangers in J&K too are growing.
WE have...
A Look Through the Mist
Many a times the information not based on the ground realities have otherwise become a written but tailored History > The generations ahead receive it believing the same as a treasure of facts, where as it may not have been. The same has been the case with the History of ...
A Look Through the Mist
United Progressive Alliance ally Mufti Mohd Sayeed has come up with nothing new in his Self Rule outline ( I will not call it a document ) released on 25 Oct 2008. This UPA ally has already been making similar statements. No doubt the PDP sermon in the name of SELF RU...
A Look Through the Mist
World over studies are being made on the affect of armed conflicts on the children and mother . In Jammu & Kashmir State the affect of Armed Conflicts on children and women need be seen in reference to the insurgency and militancy. Need has become more acute particul...
A look through the mist
The love and lust that Nehru showed for Sheikh Mohd Abdullah, the closeness that Nehru had with Mountbatten and the manner in which Nehru supported the Quit Kashmir movement that Sheikh Abdullah ´s NC launched in May/ June 1946 have been agitating some minds , th...
A LOOK THROUGH THE MIST
The economically weaker Muslim, Christian and the Hindu will have to look for a new generation leadership. Otherwise the Politicians would keep on misusing the democratic system .Any reservations if kept for the Muslims or Christians on the basis of religion or by includin...
A Look through the Mist
The Delimitations of single member assembly segments of the J&K Legislative Assembly as done so far since 1951 have been brutally unfair to the people living the backward, farflung and remotely connected areas .The worst sufferers have been the people belonging to ...
A Look Through the Mist
Enough is enough . Kashmir affairs have so far provided play ground to many individuals and groups for participation in resolving the disturbances in J&K . Many experts and groups have found it more paying for them to rub shoulders with those who negate the 1947 a...
A Look Through the Mist
Kashmir valley leaders should remain satisfied for having unduly got 10 districts out of Just 2.5 districts of Maharaja´s J&K as against only 10 Districts for Jammu region that comprises almost five districts of Maharaja´s J&K. Jammu province lost Mirpur Dis...
A Look through the mist
Areas of Doda Udhampur Kathua Rajouri very very unfairly. Their economy, development, education, tourism, horticulture , forest product industry and like has sufffered of neglect due to no rightful representation in the assembly as due under provisions of J...
A Look through the mist
29th Constitution amendment was to unduly favour Kashmir region
Demands for setting up a Delimitation Commission for relocation of number, extent and boundaries of single member Assembly Segments of J&K Legislative Assembly ( MLA ) are often raised. Ofcourse there i...
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*Daya Sagar
There is a fair case for constituting a new Delimitation Commission. But for doing that first requirement is to amend Section – 47 of the J&K Constitution to undo the sealing as imposed under 29 th Constitution Amendment Act of 2002 that has laid down th...
* Even migration of Lacs of Hindu from Kashmir ( J&K India ) in 1990 failed to dismantle Hindu
Muslim ties in Jammu Region.
• Common Kashmir masses have been so far left exposed to the anti India and anti Hindu propaganda. Religious beliefs do not set so ordinarily.
• Separatists know that neither India will allow crossing LOC nor Pakistan would accept so openly.
• Muslims of Jammu Province appreciating the Hindu sentiments have pleaded for restoring the land to SASB.
• Jammu Muslims can work to expose the ill intentions of the separatists before the Kashmiri Muslims .
• Promotion of pro separatist leaders like Mufties was sure to cause frustrate even Farooq Abdullah .
• Anti India Kashmiri leaders had linked the growing Amarnath yatra with the return of the Hindu to Valley.
• The agitation of SAYSS is not merely a regional agitation but is more for keeping the honour of the Hindu secure.
A Look Through the Mist
ZULFIKAR MAJID reported on 7 th August from Srinagar ( J&K) that Hurriyat Conference (Moulvi Farooq ) would shortly decide on Jehlum Valley Road as an alternative trade route for Kashmir Valley. Mirwaiz had claimed that "AJK" Government ( PO K – Pakistan Occupied Kashm...
A LOOK THROUGH THE MIST
• Even during times of Maharaja Hari Singh all the areas of Doda/ Rajouri/ Poonch/ Banihal were kept with Jammu Province due to socio - geographical and cultural priorities.
• The factors of Geographical Compactness, Nature of terrain Facilities of Communication ar...
A Look Through the Mist
Moulvi Omar Farooq has been quoted as having said on Wednesday ( 6 August ) at Srinagar ( J&K ) (1)Communal forces in Jammu, Kathua and half of Udhampur district are talking of separation and if they want to separate on the basis of these two and a half districts Hurriyat...
A Look Throgh the Mist
The foundation of the Amarnath Jee Shrine Bhoomi Andolan was rather laid by leaders like Maulvi Farooq and Ali Shah Geelani when they raised the question of Hindu and Musalmaan so openly in the name of land to SASB and the increasing number of the Yatries. They trie...
A Look Through the Mist
The controversy that arose after Ghulam Nabi Azad Government in J&K took away the rights for the use of about 800 kanals of land at Baltal during Shri Amarnathjee Yatra period by SASB and transferred the rights and duty for making arrangements to J&K tourism Departm...
A look through the mist
The controversy that arose after Ghulam Nabi Azad Government in J&K took away the rights for the use of about 800 kanals of land at Baltal during Shri Amarnathjee Yatra period by SASB and transferred the rights and duty for making arrangements to J&K tourism Departmen...
A Look through the mist:
Some people , particularly from Jammu Region, do allege that National Conference targets the Muslim sentiments in Kashmir for political survival . Surely such inferences would have deeply hurt Sheikh Abdullah, had he been with us today. But it appears that even Dr. Farooq...
Need has arisen to work hard to even sustain the tradition of cordiality and togetherness. Amongst the people of J&K. Need has also arisen to treat J&K affairs above the group politics by all the political as well as social leaders of India.
Common man of J&K has suffered enough at the hands o...
The Shri Amarnathji Yatra ( Kashmir ) has a history. For the past many many years it has been performed with active assistance of local Kashmiri Muslims. But so unfortunately now need has arisen to work hard to even sustain the tradition of cordiality and togetherness.
The protests by the K...
(?) Question is ::::: Will the land use by the Tourism Department be different than what it was to be when the land was with the SASB ?.Surely it would not be. So one can well infer that it was not so simply an environment issue as is being projected by some earlier. Feeling local vote bank pressu...
The Shri Amarnathji Yatra ( Kashmir ) has a history. It was always performed with active assistance of local Kashmiri Muslims. But so unfortunately now need has arisen to even sustain the tradition of cordiality and togetherness. Local leadership appears working vigorously to erode the tradition...
Grand Mufti of the state, Mufti Muhammad Bashir-ud-Din Ahmad issued a fatwa (religious decree) on 25 June against the transfer of forest land to SASB. As per reports he alleged that it is a pre-planned conspiracy of New Delhi to change the demography of the state & erode Article 370 ; calling Kash...
Mr. N. N. Vohra was appointed GOI´s interlocutor on J&K by Vajpayee Government. Mr. Vohra later resigned on 25 May 2004 .But UPA Government did not accept his resignation .Then it appeared that UPA government was serious to settle the flares in J&K. Mr. Vohra has since remained associated...
The protests against (i) the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (ii) diversion of 800 kanals of land ( government / forest land without forest ) to the management of SASB for better management of the Yatra , (iii ) expected increase of pilgrims to a million in coming years and half hearted suggestions lik...
A wedge has already been hammered between the majority community of Kashmir Valley and the Hindu Migrants . A more disturbing recent development has been that a local organization of Jammu has recently resented by saying that when ever a leader like PM/ President/ Sonia visited J&K only packages...
It is so painful that even Indian National Congress whose elders have given their all energies for strengthening the unity of Indian people are today in the front line to call for some programme in the name of religious minorities , particularly focusing on the Muslims. The Parsies, Jains , sects li...
Wise people have rather now stopped reading stories released by CBI / Vigilance organizations on corrupt officers / politicians. The corruption in services and political sector has greatly helped the anti national elements / insurgents / Naxalites/ Maoists to motivate the common innocent economicall...
Mufti Mohd Sayeed has demanded that GOI and Pakistan should allow the use of Both Indian and Pakistani currencies in J&K. In other words as per Mufti currencies of India and Pakistan should be operated in the territories of the erstwhile Princely State of Maharaja Hari Singh. debate for from where t...
A Look Through the mist
The so called separatist leadership has lived comfortably over the years in Kashmir Valley. New Delhi has been directly or indirectly providing them material and social support. The main reason one could see behind this had been intentions to find some means to stand politic...
Political scenario has not changed much from what I could see in 2005. Three years have passed. Dialogue for what? Negotiations on what? Government of India has not yet clarified that what is the subject matter of talks for which any one including Hurriyat Conference other separatist elements ar...
Where are the Kashmir affairs heading to, is surely a billion dollar question today . The common man J&K feels more concerned about the affairs concerning the fracture of socio communal matrix of J&K than should they be concerned about promotion of trade, tourism and cultural relations across t...
In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi wrote to the British viceroy, Lord Irwin that he would be compelled to break the unjust Salt Laws under which the British government was controlling the production distribution of salt. Gandhi responded to government´s non response with the Dandi March and that set t...
As per a press release from the office of Prime Minister of India of 17 may 2007 Manmohan Singh reiterated his Government´s commitment to pursue effective Policies for the empowerment of Dalits, Tribals, Minorities, Other Backward Classes and women. Ofcourse he also asserted that if there ...
In India a race has been set up between castes , classes or communities to queue and lay claims gaining backward status. There appears to be a competition to assert more backwardness than others for seeking advantage of preference over others. The real malice could well be seen in the selfishnes...
J&K has its own constitution and own requirements. Application of national level minority identification to States does not stand to the principles of natural justice Some signs are appearing as regards setting up of Minority Commission in J&K. As per some source information the Social Welfare an...
Every other day Government of India had been coming up with statements expressing settlement of bitterness with Pakistan through the goods trade across the line of control. One would ask is LOC with Pakistan Occupied J&K an international border with India ? Has India accepted LOC as international ...
In my coloumn ,"Will the clean water stay in the kamandal of Mayawati ?", I had said that "May 11 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election results have set all eyes on the change that has come in the mind set of the UP electorate. …Ofcourse it has to be seen that whether the change is a simple "boil" agai...
During recent years Dr. Farooq Abdullah has remained more engaged in preparing grounds for standing to the challenges Mufti Mohd Sayeed´s J&K People´s Democratic Party could pose to National Conference in Kashmir valley. And after 2002 Indian National Congress has almost fallen flat...
Aflast the Law Minister of India said on 12 September 2007 that he was himself a Ram Bakt and above all he was a Brahmin. He begged excuse for the mistakes done by the official machinery of union government while filing an affidavit before the Hon´ble Supreme Court of India in a case regardi...
In my coloumn ,"Will the clean water stay in the kamandal of Mayawati ?", I had said that "May 11 Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election results have set all eyes on the change that has come in the mind set of the UP electorate. …Ofcourse it has to be seen that whether the change is a simple "boil" agai...
Those were the days of 1947 winters. Kabailees had attacked the people and lands of , Bhimber Kotli, Deva Batala, Gilgit, Baltistan, Mirpur, Poonch aur Rajouri. It was an holocaust the people. The forces of Maharaja Hari Singh of J&K were too weak in men and materials to stand against the Kabae...
The displaced persons from area of Jammu and Kashmir as occupied by Pakistan have been the victim of neglect and technicalities. Most of the Pak Occupied area of J&K finally fell after Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession with independent Dominion of India .They have been sufferin...
Confusions in the minds of the local Kashmiries about nationalities have been no doubt created by some local Kashmiri leaders over the years. But it is also a hard fact that many other leaders and writers from India too have directly or indirectly worked through deeds for confusing the people ...
World over Human Rights day is observed on 10th December. It is day for introspection too by the Human Rights Activists. Are not we talking of rights of those who are Human ? Or we are taking of "Human Rights" of those who are not Human ? Are they Human who slit the throat and cut years of a inn...
While speaking in the Rajaya Sabha on 17-08-2006 Dr. Farooq Abdullah has questioned the Government of India on the steps being taken by it after Pakistan refused to grant permission to Kashmiri Pandits for visiting Hindu Shrines/ places of religious importance in Muzaffarabad. Dr. Man Mohan Singh ap...
In the words of Prof Balraj Madhok "Pakistan had made a mockery of the lawful accession of the Jammu & Kashmir state by Maharaja Hari Singh and asserted her claim to have a say in the future of the state". He had said in his book "Bunglings in Kashmir" about 33 years back. I may not agree with him...
Those who are today taking of manubaad and four vernas invented by manu too are playing in the hands of the enemy. They are being mis carried by the wrong concept that the enemy had created. In case Manu had divided the society only in four vernas i.e Brahmin, khashatriya, vesahya and shudra, the...
Many people were forced by circumstances to flee from the areas of Jammu & Kashmir State that were raided by the tribal raiders in October 1947. As alleged by India those raiders were aided and abetted by Pakistan government and regular Pakistan defence forces. Pakistan has always refuted the Indi...
Even after 60 years Government of India does not know the number of persons displaced from Pakistan Occupied part of Jammu and Kashmir State.
The displaced persons from area of Jammu and Kashmir as occupied by Pakistan have been the victim of neglect and technicalities. Most of the Pak Occupied a...
Mountbatten, the Governor General of India , formally accepted the Instrument Accession on 27 Oct and returned a copy of instrument under cover of a letter to Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu & Kashmir . The First contingent of Indian troops landed at Srinagar airport in the morning of 27 Oct 1947....
In the GUIDELINES for implementation of Indiian Prime Minister´s New 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of Minorities it is stated that the target group of the programme consists of the eligible sections among the minorities ( viz, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Zoroastrians (P...
Mr. K.M. Panikar says in book: Gulab Singh: Founder of Kashmir (London- Martin Hopkinson 1930) :-
"In a century barren of historical achievements in India, Gulab Singh stands out as a solitary figure of political eminence…. He is the only ruler in India´s long history who could be said to ha...
Acts that are termed as immoral are those that adversely affect the quality of life and social standards of a community and hence ultimately even the economy and security of a country.
It is a hard fact that the forced prostitution, the illegal extra marital sexual relations and the like acti...
A close look at the Instrument Accession that Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu & Kashmir signed on 26 October 1947 and as was accepted by Governor General of India , Lord Mountbatten of Burma, on behalf of Government of Indian Dominion on 27th October 1947 would reveal that very vital questions remai...
One who is seriously concerned about the welfare of the people of Indian of State of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K ) would surely ask : . Why was the Indian Congress so much for Sheikh Mohd Abdullah in 1940s where as it should have been more for timely Accession of J&K with Indian Dominion ( Bharat) or ot...
National Conference nearly shelved the issue of Greater Autonomy during the days of Indira Gandhi. National Conference had revived the issue of Greater Autonomy again through the political resolution adopted in 1994 and there after through the resolution passed unanimously by J&K Legislativ...
Problems in J&K have been referred as Kashmir Dispute by some writers and opinion makers even from with in India. Such people easily come in news . And the dispute ofcourse is surely referred as being between India and Pakistan. And any dispute between India and Pakistan involving Kashmir co...
35 Kashmiri Pundit children of Govt Migrant Higher Secondary school were taken to Kashmir valley for 10 days on 29 June 2007 to visit the lands , fields and villages of the Valley. All the children were born after 1989 migration . Some may feel proud for having conducted the visit. But surely i...
In an interview to Doordarshan on 5-04-2005 Srinagar Lt.(Retd) S. K. Sinha Governor of J&K while describing the then proposed opening of Uri Muzaffarabad road a s an event of great personal significance to him as he was among the few who witnessed its closure on 14 November 1947 had also referre...
In May 1946 Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah’s National Conference launched Quit Kashmir Movement. The call given by Sheikh Abdullah did not carry the support of leadership of Indian National Congress at the national level. But Sheikh did have the support of Jawahar Lal Nehru. Sheikh’s call had surprised t...
Mayawati the Chief Minister of the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh and President of Bahujan Samaj Party has come with a difference . Congress leadership in believes that some one from only Nehru family can ultimately hold to the reins and indirectly Man Mohan Singh has introduced Rahul Gandhi as ...
The love and lust that Nehru showed for Sheikh Abdullah, the closeness that Nehru had with Mountbatten and the manner in which Nehru supported the Quit Kashmir movement that Sheikh Abdullah ‘s NC launched in May/ June 1946 have agitated many minds. Quit Kashmir movement of Sheikh Mohd Abdullah w...
Human rights of others are violated when the tolerance levels dip low. Sh. Shankar Dayal Sharma, the then President of India, in his speech after accepting the Indira Gandhi Memorial Gold Medal ( as constituted by the Asiatic Society in 1985 as a mark of gratitude to Indira Gandhi) said on13-3-1985...
The political leaders from Jammu & Kashmir (India) have all these years preferred to keep the common man guessing. To be precise, have kept the common man in confusion. It is a hard reality that leaders belonging to Kashmiri Region of J&K have been more relevant for Government of India all these...