[Reader-list] 'Thank you, Governor' - editorial in Etalaat

[rashneek kher]

Shivam Bhai,

Akhbar to kum se kum dang ke doonda karo...Eatllat is owned by A Hurriyat
member...so is Rising Kashmir by an influential separtist.Do you expect
Narendra Modi to sing paeans to Secularism...
Jago bhai

Rashneek


On 7/3/08, Shivam Vij शिवम् विज् <mail at shivamvij.com> wrote:
>
> Thank you Governor
> 24 June, 2008 09:00:00
> http://www.etalaat.net/english/viewpoint/editorial/1039.html
>
>
> The Action Committee against Land Transfer has a strong argument when
> it says that the local Pandits must be entrusted with the job of
> facilitating and conducting the Yatra. They have done it in the past
> and, therefore, have the experience to conduct a smooth Yatra. There
> is absolutely no need of politicizing a pilgrimage which till
> yesterday was a symbol of communal harmony. Entrusting the job to
> local Pandits  shall restore sanctity of the pilgrimage.  The
> involvement of the Rajbhawan has created problems for New Delhi.
>
> There is a silver lining for Kashmiris in the transfer of forest land
> to the SASB. The SASB tried its best to dub Kashmiri Muslims as
> communalists and religious fanatics but failed. The world knows that
> Kashmiri Muslims have always upheld the high traditions of universal
> brotherhood. In 1947 when the whole of sub-continent was hot Kashmiris
> remained cool and protected their non-Muslim brethren. This was
> acknowledged by the father of Indian nation, MKC Gandhi.   As far as
> Amarnath Yatra is concerned, the local Muslims have always taken an
> active part in the pilgrimage.
>
> There have been occasions when Kashmiri Muslims have protected the
> pilgrims at the cost of their own lives.  The Muslims used to carry
> the pilgrims on their shoulders. The Muslims used to feed the Yatries.
> The Muslims helped them on the difficult terrain.  But those were the
> good old days. Now the situation has changed. The Raj Bhawan has
> deliberately excluded the local Muslims. It has not only deprived them
> of their livelihood but caused a serious injury to their sentiments as
> well. The area from Baltal to Cave is ecologically very fragile.
> Similarly the
> route via Pahalgam is equally fragile. The heavy rush of pilgrims is
> going to have an adverse effect on the environment. It also hinders
> with the process of formation of the lingum.
>
> The Shrine Board should have followed the Uttarakand Chief Minister
> who despite severe opposition from Hindu fundamentalists restricted
> the number of Yatries to a glacier in the state. This indicates that
> the Shrine Board has a hidden agenda. It is not interested in the
> Yatra but something else. If the Governor intends to Indianise
> Kashmiris, he is destined to fail in his misadventure. For the past
> sixty years the army could not do it. The puppet regimes installed by
> New Delhi from
> time to time resorted to administrative and legislative terrorism but
> nothing has changed.
>
> The alienation is as deep as it was in 1947.  The misadventures of the
> shrine Board, rather Rajbhawan are not going to serve any purpose. The
> reaction that the transfer of land has evoked does not fit anywhere in
> the scheme of New Delhi. The Governor must have been taken to task for
> putting Kashmir on fire at a `crucial' juncture. The transfer of Land
> and the arrogance of the Shrine Board chairman forced the warring
> factions of the Hurriyat Conference to forge
> unity much to the pleasure of the people of Kashmir. It also revived
> the movement which people by and large believed had almost died down.
> The movement has once again reached a stage where people willingly
> come forward to strengthen it. The land transferred to the SASB shall
> remain in Kashmir. It shall not be taken to New Delhi or elsewhere.
> But its transfer has done the much needed miracle. Thank you SASB.
> Thank you Governor.
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Rashneek Kher
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