[Reader-list] Baggage of JKLF is too heavy to carry-by Dr.Shabir Chaudhary

Fri May 9 13:44:35 IST 2008

Hi,

I thought that the ideology of the JKLF was (and is) 'a united and
independent Kashmir'.

If so, how does an Indian or a Pakistani side come into it?

Irrespective of all this, the fact remains is that it is highly unlikely
that India or Pakistan will give up their respective portions under any
circumstances.

Rgds, Partha
....................................

On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 1:18 PM, rashneek kher <rashneek at gmail.com> wrote:

> Qalab Bhai,
>
> Why blame poor Shabir Chaudhaury?Yasin Malik himself has switched to Indian
> side.
> I am not claiming anything....
>
> Rashneek
>
>
> On 5/9/08, Rebellious Koshur <rebelliouskoshur at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > Rashneek,
> >
> > It is unfortunate that after Dr. Shabir Chudhry has switched the side to
> > the Indian camp, his ideas make sense to you. He was very much defending
> > each and every action of Yasin Malik for years, why didn't you quote him
> > then. You would claim that he is repentant but people in Kashmir believe
> he
> > is denigrated.
> >
> > Qalab Hussain
> >
> > *rashneek kher <rashneek at gmail.com>* wrote:
> >
> > and this one isn't based on my data.......
> >
> >
> > By Dr Shabir Choudhry
> >
> > London, May 8 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) is a
> sacred
> > name for some, as they sacrificed their lives and everything else they
> > valued in name of liberating the state.
> >
> > They did that to promote the name of JKLF believing that they were doing
> > this for a good cause and for the betterment of their divided and
> oppressed
> > nation.
> >
> > But there are many who disagree with this. They believe that the JKLF has
> > brought them trouble, destruction and misery, and is root cause of
> problems
> > of the people of Jammu and Kashmir since 1988.
> >
> > I am among those who, despite the baggage JKLF is carrying, proudly
> claimed
> > to be member of this party, and furthermore claimed to be among those who
> > helped to form this party in Britain in 1977. Like thousands of others I
> > have also suffered for this party and have done everything possible to
> > promote true ideology of the JKLF.
> >
> > Despite our sincere efforts to reunite the party and sacrifices, fact
> > however remains that the JKLF is divided in to different factions; and
> > allegation is and which is widely believed and true to large extent that
> > top
> > leaders of some groups have compromised JKLF ideology and are advancing
> > agenda of secret agencies of our occupiers.
> >
> > These JKLF leaders are accused of tuning and maligning their ideology to
> > suit national interest of Pakistan, and have practically signed away
> their
> > independence to advance cause of united and independent Kashmir. Their
> > strategy was not to unite and liberate divided state of Jammu and Kashmir
> > but to advance such policies, which suited Pakistani agencies, aim of
> which
> > was not independence of J and K, but to keep India bleeding and engaged.
> >
> > That policy worked as planned India not only bled but also has been
> engaged
> > since 1989, but in return we Kashmiris have also bled and got trampled
> and
> > oppressed. For this policy people of Jammu and Kashmir had to pay through
> > their noses, but this struggle has made new millionaires in Jammu and
> > Kashmir.
> >
> > In this struggle which started in name of independence and spearheaded by
> > The JKLF with money and guns provided to them by Pakistani agencies
> > resulted
> > in fiasco. It tore apart fabrics of the Kashmiri society and started an
> era
> > of intimidation, oppression and gun culture.
> >
> > All sides targeted people of Jammu and Kashmir: They faced wrath of
> Indian
> > Army and security
> > services,
> > they were trained and victimised by Pakistani secret agencies and worse
> of
> > all they were killed and intimidated by militants as well.
> >
> > In this struggle we have lost a generation. Thousands of people are still
> > unaccounted for. Thousands of people are still languishing in jails. It
> is
> > regrettable that we lost so many sons of soil. It is also regrettable
> that
> > instead of bringing hope and new dreams to people of Jammu and Kashmir,
> the
> > APHC leadership and the JKLF have brought disappointment, misery and
> > destruction. And tragedy is that we are not any closer to independence.
> >
> > My colleagues and I realised in 1991/2 that things were not in control of
> > JKLF Chairman, Amanullah Khan, and that he was only pretending to be in
> > charge. We challenged him and asked him to reveal who was calling shots
> in
> > name of Kashmiri struggle; and who was communalising our struggle.
> >
> > The JKLF claimed to work for a liberal and democratic society but its
> > chairman believed in kind of democracy promoted by General Pervez
> Musharaf
> > of Pakistan. Like Musharaf he was a dictator to the core and did not
> allow
> > free discussion or accountability and result was many splits in the JKLF.
> >
> > Like General Musharaf, in frustration Amanullah Khan also took extra
> > constitutional act and dissolved most effective and powerful JKLF Zone in
> > Britain, which led to parting of from the JKLF then onwards.
> >
> > We continued our struggle to correct ills of the JKLF and bring
> > accountability and transparency within the JKLF ranks. We wanted the
> party
> > to reflect true ideology of the JKLF, and represent all people of the
> state
> > and not only Muslims. While this struggle was going on we saw release of
> > Yasin Malik from prison and hoped that he would be better than Amanullah
> > Khan.
> >
> > We are all entitled to have dreams and hopes; it is the job of these
> > leaders
> > to ensure that these dreams do not become reality. If Amanullah Khan is
> > like
> > Musharaf then surely Yasin Malik is like General Yayya Khan. Both
> believed
> > in their own brand of democracy and human rights, both dislike
> > accountability and democracy within the party, in fact, both dont like
> > party
> > to flourish or expand.
> >
> > Both want to liberate the Valley or at least disrupt normal life there,
> > especially around election time with the help of Pakistani agencies; and
> > both want to be Chairman for life and strongly oppose dissent.
> >
> > Yasin Malik went in prison as a militant with a gun in his hand and came
> > out
> > as a polished leader preaching peace and non-violence, as if he was not
> in
> > a
> > prison but on some academic course dealing with violence and media
> > management.
> >
> >
> > We hoped that the party will benefit from his experience and will help to
> > bring some positive changes to the JKLF and will help to resolve the
> > Kashmir
> > dispute according to the expressed wishes of the people.
> >
> > We tried and tried hard, but were not completely successful in our
> > endeavours to unite different groups of the JKLF and make it vibrant and
> > democratic force. However, our efforts helped to educate people and they
> > started asking questions from these two for being life chairman.
> >
> > My colleagues, especially Abbas Butt and Zubair Ansari, strongly
> advocated
> > formation of a new party, as in their opinion it was waste of time trying
> > to
> > correct ills of the JKLF. In their view it was impossible task when Yasin
> > Malik and Amanullah Khan have emerged as big figures of the JKLF groups
> and
> > when their sole aim is to maintain the status quo.
> >
> > I was not in favour of abandoning the JKLF, as I had emotional ties with
> > the
> > party. Like many others, I have also given my youth and enormous time to
> > promote cause of the party, its aims and objectives are in my blood - it
> is
> > a product of our struggle. If I had given same amount of time, effort and
> > dedication and used my talent to promote cause of another party then I
> > could
> > have been in Parliament long time ago, but that was not my objective.
> >
> > In our JKLF we respected dissent and views of all colleagues. Even though
> > majority agreed with the idea of a new party, no decision was taken in
> its
> > favour because I disagreed and my colleagues respected that. Our
> commitment
> > to each other was that we would remain together and work together.
> >
> > We had close contacts with senior leaders of both Yasin Malik and
> Amanullah
> > Khan led JKLF. Like us they were also worried about the situation in the
> > party, and what was being done in the name of JKLF, but they didnt have
> > control over it and they lacked courage and political will to challenge
> > them.
> >
> > Last year some of them assured us that if we form another party they will
> > side with us, but they cannot support us if we continue with the name of
> > the
> > JKLF. I was still fighting my corner against formation of a new party. My
> > view was that JKLF is not private party or estate of Amanullah Khan or
> > Yasin
> > Malik, and by us abandoning the party we are giving them a free hand.
> >
> > But all this changed last month when I met some Kashmiris from the
> Valley.
> > They spoke against practices of the JKLF cadres in name of the struggle,
> > especially what they did in early years of the struggle to Muslims and
> non
> > Muslims alike.
> >
> > If army commit human rights abuse they do it under the cover of imposing
> > government writ. They kill, intimidate, torture and imprison people; and
> in
> > some cases rape women, but if the same is practised by the so-called
> > freedom
> > fighters then what is the difference between them?
> >
> > This is a separate topic, which needs special attention and cannot be
> dealt
> > here. I was told that many Muslims and especially non Muslims hated the
> > JKLF, as it is viewed as a mercenary organisation advancing agenda of
> > Pakistani secret agencies. Muslim from the Valley said, The baggage of
> the
> > JKLF is too heavy for you to carry and make any notable progress.
> >
> > I am, at last, persuaded that it is time to say goodbye to the JKLF,
> which
> > abandoned its ideology, communalised Kashmiri politics and advanced
> > non-Kashmiri agenda. Baggage and stigma of the JKLF is of course too
> heavy
> > to carry.
> >
> > If some JKLF members still think they can make positive contribution to
> the
> > cause of unification and independence of the State when leaders like
> > Amanullah Khan and Yasin Malik are heading these JKLF groups then good
> luck
> > to them; however if they feel time has come to say good bye to it and
> make
> > a
> > new start then they are welcome. (ANI)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/baggage-of-jklf-is-too-heavy_10046414.html
> >
> > --
> > Rashneek Kher
> > http://www.nietzschereborn.blogspot.com
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