Re-Affirmation Day Celebrations

Sometimes possibly it is true that people have warned me against inflicting very long and tedious and as a matter of fact atrocious speeches on an audience and in that respect may be there is a justification which a limitation there has been placed on me and my other colleagues is what I believe and very sincerely and very honestly that what I have endured during lost twelve years, what my community has endured during last twelve years, and possibly what my community has done to keep alive against forces, which out to destroyed forces and fortunated which were arranged against my community in enemity, openly and outright, like Pakistan the Muslim of Kashmir, the Muslim secessionist movement the terrorist organisation the days in 1991 when the Margdarshan Resolution was under discussion and it took around 18 long protracted meetings to thrash out every word, every syllable, every concept that constituted the margdarshan resolution. I still remember that at that time too the MD Resolution was being thrashed out, drafted out, it was passed by a unanimous vote of the community. It was not accepted with the favour and approval by the forces that were then in power. The government of the state possibly withstood the most benefit by the resolution. The Government of India again with stood the benefit of the resolution. They opposed it to their nail. The forces like the Muslim terrorist regimes, who are against us also opposed. I don’t want to go into the contents of Margdarshan resolution especially the Resolution No: 1 which was adopted on this day 10 years earlier and which is equally important, which, hu.. accept was also drafted by me. It is 10 years now after the resolution was adopted that we are still in exile. There is much less and little hope that appears to be expressed anywhere in the corridors of power in Delhi or those of Jammu and Srinagar, of their return. That as a matter of fact is the greatest section of the sincerity with which PK Organisation adopted the MD resolution. The exit and exodus of KP’s from Kashmir was not as the GOI has so far insisted not only on the national fora, but even on the international fora was that prompted by, was that incidental to the terrorism in Kashmir. It was a well planned conspiracy of converting J&K state or at least the part of J&K on right of Chenab into a purely Muslim state. Reduced the resistance that the Hindus of Kashmir had given for four decades to the long secessionist movement, and not only that after the exodus is completed of the Hindus (entire community) was lifted out of its abode in Kashmir and thrown into the wilderness of world the deep...the land of Jammu, that constitutes the part of J&K State. After that what happened is interesting, that is where I want to point out and that is reflective on the point and that is the fulcrum, which was considered to be basic over the adoption of the Margdarshan Resolution 1991.

After 1990 migration took place to Jammu, there is much less that was ever done No:1 for the return, and may I submit Mr Chairman for now consideration there is much more less that was ever done for the stabilision of the community even in Jammu. Now it must be clear to you that Jammu is gradually becaming a clearance house for a major diaspora. We disappeared in 1990 from Kashmir and will disappear from Jammu in next 10 years. If the State of India does not look ground and see for itself that ultimately. This community is lost as it was lost from Kashmir, and so is lost from Jammu, there will be nobody to look for their interest in Himalayas. My point is not that I do want to point that I want to communicate, hurriedly suggest that please consider for a moment that we disappeared from Kashmir, halt a million people suddenly were lifted out and thrown into dust. In the last 10 years of Margadarshan Resolution were gradually disappeared from Jammu, and next 10 years will disappear from Jammu also, and I humbly submit. Mr Chairman that in next 10 years more will disappear from India also, and that is exactly what we insualised what PK visualized in 1991 and we said that like the Jews, life any other people in the world, the Japanese, the Philipines, why even the Muslims of India, who constitute Pakistan now, if they had a right to the determination of their self determination of their nation, we home also a right if not to the determination of a nation, atleast determination of our self, and that formulated the basis of Panun Kashmir Margdarshan Resolution, that we go back and we don’t go back any more to live in a Muslim state which the GOI had actually instituted in J&K right from 1949, it is clearly that we don’t go back in Muslim state. The type of the Muslim state that was constituted under article 370. Article 370 in fact creates a Muslim state, legally, constitutionally. It creates a Muslim state on the territories of India, outside the constitutional framework of the Union of India. We lined for four years in a Muslim state and even after that we lived in subservience and slavery of the Muslim state. We lived as a surrogate people. We accepted to do that also till 1990, when we were told that even this is not enough. If we desired to live there, we should do that as the citizens of Pakistan. When we said no, the first bullets of Muslim Jehad were received by us. A student whom I had taught who loved me very much, whom I don’t know whether I loved him or not, but that poor boy was hit by bullets near Zaindar.

Advocate Sunil Hali

Mr Chairman member of the presidium and distinguished gathering, I mindly remember exactly on Dec. 28th, 1991. I was called upon to speek in favour of the resolution. Many descending notes were expressed in this auditorium by some of the invities and perhaps an impression was given that this resolution was an outcome of some revenge and desperation. I had said that it is not out of desperation or frustration that we are abling this resolution to be passed. I had said that Kashmiri Muslim had refused to co-exist with us. When I talk of coexistence I don’t talk of only physical coexistence but that of as a fellow citizen, as a state subject of this state.

If you are living i n a democratic polity there has to be equal distribution of rights amenities. If one section of the community denies that to the other, that does not want to coexist with the other. On Sept. 11th. When terrorist attacked the Americans, an American was asked as why has it happened, his reply was. “Look here America is a free country. He allow everybody to come and live here, we allow everybody to enjoy the freedom and benefits of this country. But what can you do when somebody misuses this liberty.” This is exactly the problem which is engulfing this world and the threat emanates only from than, our Muslim friends.

The demand of homeland as Dr Teng has said, Toshkhani has said is recognition of our rights. He are seeking our place in our country in our own state. When this demand was made there was an element of surprise, disbelief and cynicism, because our community was not prepared to accept this fact. Can we ask for a separate homeland in Kashmir? He can’t blame our community members because the post-Islamic era in Kashmir had strangulated our political rights and only rights we were aware was the right of survival. We already knew, how to individually throne and make a way for ourselves. This was too big a demand and rightly so the community was not prepared to accept this with a pinch of salt. When you exert your rights you are not asking for something which outside this world.

We have a constitution which gives equality to all citizens of this country. The word equality is a broad concept. The demand of homeland was marked by some of friends also, present ruling party of our state also had said that this is a hollow demand and that they are not interested to go back. They are only raising these voices to blackmail and how to create some sort of a leverage. Recently our CM had gone to camps and told, “I am going to provide employment to every family. Aprox. 20,000 people have filled in the forms. While did they do so, the government developed cold feet. The KP’s game the response that we want to go back to Kashmir.

They were fully conscious that there are all hollow promises of the CM. When they filled 20,000 for getting jobs in Kashmir, that is how when a community develops political sense, it responds like this. Otherwise most of us who filled in the forms may not for the community, what gestures have been shown by the ruling party. If we look to the statistics for the last 10 years. I don’t think more than 200 to 300 people have been employed. They too have not been employed its only a paper appointment. Unless they join there in Kashmir, they are not supposed to be employed. Who is going to go to Kashmir? Will it be a physical or a cosmetic presence there? What I said in 1990, i) that they don’t want to co-exist with us. That is today also. The mindset of the Indian leadership, media still addresses to the alienation of Kashmiris. We are told that there are three sets of voices coming from Kashmir, one asks for Pakistan, other for Azadi and third for Autonomy. We are told that the third operation is a moderate one. How are we to be accommodated in the third option. Who has discussed the contours of the Autonomy. Day-in and Day-out today the ruling party says that we are fighting a battle for India, but give us Autonomy. Now there is a premium on patriotism. Government of India may ultimately grant Autonomy for states, but that is not a pre-condition for being a part of this country. The mindset of the Indian intellectuals has not gone any change.

If they allow it will undergo the change. It can’t avoid the change we have PK has over period of time tried to galvanize the opinion of the people of India. It has tried to convey to this country that it can’t take the patriotism of everybody for granted. You have to live in this state, you must have right to do so. Those sitting in Delhi must realise that stage has come to address the every section of people living in this country particularly the state of J&K. The Muslim leadership in J&K has failed to carry people with it. We said in 1990 to give us homeland, Jammu is asking for a statehood, Ladakh for a separate UT status. Whole failure it is? It is of Indian state and Muslim leadership of the state. These issues are crystalising more.

There is no need to get desperated we have launched the struggle be serving the state. They may be out of the state. I am told that some of the engineers working outside the state also applied. This is a befitting reply that we have not given out our claim on Kashmir. It is stuck on our minds that we belong to that place and we have to go back. Now the present political scenario in the country has started taking shape. Ours was a love voice in 1998 when we said that this is not an onslaught on KP’s only. The Muslim fundamentalism is going to take over the whole of country. We had not anticipated that they take America also. At that time we were told that the unrest in Kashmir is not because of fundamentalism, but the Kashmiri Pandits had usurped all the jobs and all other avenues of Muslims. One of their is our defence minister today. It was not like that. I recollect that the seminar was held in Mumbai. Dr Ajay and some other of our friends had also gone there. Again it was told there that this is not an onslaught on Kashmiri Pandits only, but onslaught on Indian state as a whole. And immediately after some days we hand seen bomb blasts in Mumbai.

This community did not feel depressed. We have thrown the light to the people in India, look the problem is somewhere else. Now the country is gearing up to the external threat. We have borders, which are hotting up, but there is no paradyme shift in the political mindset of this country. Day in day-out we are told that KP’s should go back to Kashmir. Let us see for the last 10 years what has been done and this struggle has to carry forward. The time for recurring has come now. You have to call a spade. I shall again ask the members of my community, wherever or in whichever political party they are, that there are no shortcuts to the political process. Personal interests will have to be sacrificed. We have to ensure that our progeny does not suffer now. There is a talk of going back to Kashmir. We must understand one thing that our physical presence is not important. We have to take the strength to logical conclusion i.e. creation of a homeland and re-affirmation what we said in 1991.

Shailendra Aima

Mr Chairman, the honourable members and friends. It is exactly 10 years after which I again take this opportunity of addressing you here. You had born me with patience on that day when exactly on this day at 6.20 in the evening this entire hall, when most of you were here, when there was breaking up a dance here. When entire gathering passed the homeland resolution. It creates a tremendous hope, provided us a vision, that of survival and for the first time in the history of last more than 600 years, Kashmiri Pandits developed a doctrine of survival of their own. This doctrine of survival was for entire Indian state. This doctrine came at a time when this community was hounded out of its homeland and was in its first year of exile. The honourable speaks before we have talked in detailed about the times, about the eventual context in which that resolution was passed. I would like to talk about what has happened after that outside the hall there is movement of tanks as we stand today troops, so many trains cancelled. We are heading for a war, a showdown with Pakistan. There is a great enthusiasm.

Jeet Hamari Hogi Aur Pakistan Defeat Ho Jayega. Aur Hamari Samasya Ka Hal Ho Jayega, Muje Aisa Lagta Nahi Hai. Yeh Hamari Aek Tendency Rahi Hai, Khaskar Dus Sub-Continent Ki Tendency Rahi Hai. To invent enemies outside and to ignore the enemy’s feelings and that has been a repetitive compulsion of the Indian state and the Indian mindset for the last several hundred years. We don’t address to the enemy within so. This enemy remains with in and it boroughs deep into foundations, and we may ultimately build above it that crumbles. In 71 war we were in school, must of you were doing your job. There were many who were not born that time. Comprehensive defeat to the enemy, great hope of peace security in the sub-continent, Did we achieve that. And now there is an excuse from Pakistan militants that we should not have humiliated them. Where do we ultimately get a solution. The solution is only when we addresses the enemy within. Our resolutions of Margdarshan addressed to this mallaise. We need to come out of contradictions.

We invent our enemy outside and try to deal him, but inner conflicts are not being addressed by us. Gained independence in 47 made two dominions of India and Pakistan. Pakistan was clearly evolved as a theocratic state, where Quranic Precepts are its guiding principles. It is connected with the Afro-Asian-Arabic civilisational fundamentals. That is its eastern flank and Pakistan has a foundation of that. Three days before salutations were offered in Chandni Chowk Society has a special knack to coin misnomers.

This Ganga-Jamni Civilisation was defined in a couplet as Kaafle Baste Gaye Hindustan Basta Gaya. This is how you define India. A conglomerate of carvans coming here and living here and building up this India. No civilisation was ever made like this. We have closed our eyes ourselves to see our truth.

Why? because for the negation of the bases of making Pakistan, we had to say that we are Ganga-Jamni Civilisation, a conglomerate of Hindu and Muslim civilisation. A very clear demarcation is there. These two identities i.e. Hindu or the Muslims have no meeting point anywhere. The pivot of Hinduism is the concept of equality. Where it says that Brahma is omnipresent and all living or non-living entities are its forms. In Islam the concepts are different i.e. Man, Satan and God and then Momin and Kafir, Dar-ul-Islam, Dar-ul-Harab. This ideology made partition of India, and the present problem is on that account. But Indian state is not ready to face it. We are trying to weave a civilisation of Ganga-Jamni and with that weaved a new Kashmiriyat concept. We Indians are experts in falsification of historical facts and truth. We have exposed this falsification in our Margdarshan resolution. We have squarely pointed out these distortions, in Jammu and outside even abroad. Two years before, we had given an article in Kashmir Sentinel, as how the distabilising forces in US and outside, are being encouraged by the US and we had made it clear as which senator, politicians, strategists the role of CIA. The America which sangs that we have got a big perspective of our survival. We need to open our Indian eyes and this is our duty. Dr Teng had just referred to Sanskrit civilisation, of which we are the major in heritors and to save that is also our duty and the resolution of homeland, if we read it, it provides us an Indian survival it valve systems etc. That is our survival. I am trying to remind all of us our responsibility. We have been doing it in the past 600 years and further we will continue to do it. We must reaffirm today, in this big fight that we have taken upon our shoulders, that we are going to carry forward this fight for a thousand years and there our survival exists. Thank you very much.