Have you noticed that Kashmiris in the valley [Satisar] have a high incidence of myopic, in comparison to others in the State? Whatever the reason it has over the time adversely affected our physiology of judgment. We see more through our hearts and presumptions like a sightless than reasoning. This has telling impact in our dealings as beyond nose we see nothing. Inculcated and cultivated the selfishness, giving rise to cowardly, keeping our interest in mind at whatever the cost, has rendered the meaning of self-respect rudimentary in the process. It pains this writer haunts all the time and my whole conscious stirs badly, wished it was wrong but it is not that way. Frederick Drew in late eighteen century drew his opinion that if you shake hand with any of us the Kashmiri, make sure after handshake your fingers are intact.
Our leaders are Dathrastras of Satisar.
Like him, we want to justify the unjustified interests of their own dear and
near; hence unending war of Kashmir Mahabharata is on
in our segregation.
Valley forms mere 8% of the whole area of the princely
state of Jammu and Kashmir which is more than Great Britain comprising of
England, Scotland and Ireland together and many times larger than Nepal and
biggest state in pre-Independent India. Tiny valley once
under water called has 20% of the total population on this side
This percentage will decrease once we take out the population of the other side
on PoK, yet behave as they are superiors race like Nazis thought of being
Aryans, only made to rule all other subjects. Kashmiri
leadership owes an explanation to the state subjects. Its inability to make
efforts to restore the position of the state which was before partition,
Kashmir valley don’t represent the whole state Sheikh Mohd Abdullah was
thrusted upon by conspiring to oust the Maharaja, against the wishes of
those who mattered in political arena. Leadership of Kashmir all along
deprived and denied rightful place and share in administration and pushed Jammu
Muslim leadership prospective contenders on gun point, across the border
instead associating them whose contribution in the struggle was second to none
besides it was they who faced worst in communal frenzy like their Hindu
brethren.
They sliced the Muslims of Jammu division, in such a way
to render them as non-entity, non-Kashmir speaking Dogra Muslims
consisting of Rajputs, Jats and other engaged in auxiliary trades are one with
other Dogras of different faith like Kashmir were once. Jammuites have different
language, culture, habits and way of life, warriors and persons of word.
Non-Kashmiris are not to be trusted by Kashmiri leadership
despite diamond jubilee of their loyalty. Mulana Masoodi, is a glaring
example, who was shown the door with the remarks, as alleged it is said, that
his every hair of beard has Satan in it. Termed him a Gujjar though he was
Pahari a distant relative of Amanullah Khan, Haji Buland Khan a
veteran Gujjar leader was also shabbily treated when he asked for proportionate
representation for Gujjars. Ghulam Nabi Azad, a Kashmiri married in Kashmir was
termed as Gujjar during Amarnath Yatra agitation crying Azad Seeaan
Kabaar, Kashir Neebaar means no place in the valley even for burial
purposes of Azad. Such is the hate for non-Kashmiris.
Readers may like to know a decade earlier a bus from
Kangan met with an accident near Manigam, injured and dead were brought to
Soura Medical Institute. Among dead were Gujjars from Rajouri who
were not allowed to bury in any grave yard in the city on the plea
that these grave yards are for locals only and had to be transported the
dead to their native places. This news were carried not by Kashmir journalists
but by Jammu veteran journalist Habans Nagokey in Daily Jaagran, with a
heading DOOW GAAZ ZAMIN BEE NAA MEEL SAKI KOW YAAR MAI. We
discriminate even with dead.
Jammu had six districts at the time of carving legislative
assembly seats while Kashmir three, area wise Jammu and Ladakh had far greater
area but for Kashmiris out of 100 carved assembly seats, 40 went to little
valley, two to Ladhakh, thirty one to Jammu and rest 25 were kept for rest of
the area across the area now under Pakistan’s occupation. The
populations of area now known as PoK area for which 25 seats are kept vacant
were not given even a single legislative seat rather they were absorbed within
the few of 31 seats meant for Jammu region. Three Lok Shaba
constituencies for tiny valley two for Jammu and one for entire Leh division,
Kashmiri style of justice. Now those 25 seats kept for entire area of
other side have no mention because to unite the whole state as was one is not
in the schemes of the Kashmir rulers. National Conference initially used to
call whole state is our but had prevailed upon Nehru to keep the non- Kashmiri
area away as uncontrollable. In 1975 after National Conference made
sudden about turn, accepted the accession and rode on the waves of power. Its
letterhead had All Jammu and Kashmir National Conference but a few years later
word ‘All’ was dropped. When asked the reason, it was answered that ‘All’ means
entire state but Azad Kashmir, we need not to talk, so that was that.
Prem Nath Bazaz was best bet to create an congenial
atmosphere between the two parts divide per force, as he commanded the respects
of those people who mattered there but Sheikh Abdullan banished him from the
state till he breathed last, as he knew he can deliver the goods to lessen some
restrictions but hate was the wave which the rulers want to keep to run hate
steamed driven government. After PN Bazaz, it was the Atal Bihari Vajpayee on
who common Pakistani had faith of honesty. Even the top leaders of Muslims of
Jammu who wanted to stay back were hounded and pushed to the Pakistan soil or
PoK. This needs another write up.
Ramchand Kak, the Prime Minister of the state was jailed,
paraded through main bazaar on foot, handcuffed with grass ropes, spited and
hooted. His fault was he pleaded with Maharaja for Independent state.
Naya Kashmir, Khushal Kashmir, Greater Autonomy,
Self Rule, Kashmiriyat, Masalaie Kashmir and Pannun
Kashmir are all for tiny valley. Who cares for other 92% of area, is
it not selfish, self centered schemes.
Naya Kashmir doctrine was originally conceived
and written by Baba Pyare Lal Singh Bedi, a Punjabi Sikh, an author and
philosopher, born into a family that had devoted itself to India’s fight for
independence from British colonial rule. His son Kabir Bedi is a well know
actor and TV Presenter.
Aatish-e-Chinar, a biography got written by M.Y. Teng it was
attempted to attribute the credit for the concept of Naya Kashmir to Sheikh
Abdullah. Khoojas ruled the roost; they knew well that till the time they
keep state subjects of the princely state divided, on the boil under the fire
of communal hatred they are secure to have their mean ways to succeed.
Shias cannot take Tazia processions in the valley, Sikhs refugees from across were not allowed to settle down in valley. Kashmiri leadership never uttered a single word about. Doling out a major part of J&K to China in 1963; grabbing the Gilgit area, perpetrating atrocities there by Pakistanis. Not to talk of coming to streets, Kashmiri of any faith is concerned with his own self and none else – it is utterly a foul play if not termed as Baadzatiyat.
By- Bushan Parimoo