[Reader-list] Eid message from Kashmir

[M Yousuf]

*In the name of Allah *

Assalamualaikum,

On the occasion of Idd-ul-Fitr, we wish you Eid Mubarak. Let us pledge on
this day of *Rehmat *that no celebrations and ceremonies, no worldly
concerns and petty engagements will distract our spiritual engagement with
this pious movement. Our struggle is not only against tyrant India, but also
against forgetfulness. Let us not forget those who have sacrificed their
today for our better tomorrow. Their memories are our treasures; their
memories are our weapons; their memories are our direction.

Dear country men and women, today Kashmir freedom struggle has reached a new
zenith, and it is all because of the blessings of Allah SWT and of course
due the unflinching and defiant resistance by all of you.

We are aware of your sufferings and sacrifices. We are aware of your
contributions and losses. We are aware of your concerns and wishes. And we
are also aware of our collective dream of freedom from Indian occupation.
Your sufferings, sacrifices, contributions, losses and concerns are an
investment for the success of this movement – an investment for long lasting
peace and freedom. We assure you that we will succeed inshaAllah. We can see
the clouds of oppression passing off. We can see the spark of freedom in the
eyes of our young men and women. India stands weak. Your determination and
love for the movement has undoubtedly defeated the morale of Indian
soldiers. That day is not far, when they will leave Kashmir for good. They
can kill us but not our dream. They can delay the freedom but can’t stop the
success to embrace our nation.

We may not be very strong. We may not be very wise. We may not have enough
resources. We don’t have weapons to fight enemy. We may not have world
opinion on our side, but you, our beloved people are the strength of
liberation struggle. Without you this revolution is impossible. With you we
will defeat every design of the Indian occupation. With you we will conquer
any means of subjugation used by India. Dear people, with you and ALLAH on
our side, we succeed; without you we fail. We need you for this struggle to
succeed.

Our critics, oppressors and the collaborators show ‘concern’ about the
future of Kashmir after freedom from India. Surprisingly they are concerned
how we will survive after freedom, when they are not concerned about our
present, when our children, who are our future, are being killed, maimed and
brutalized. Tell them, nothing is better than freedom. Nothing can persuade
us to continue living under occupation. Compatriots, ask them, would they
like to live lives under oppression, discrimination and humiliation. If not,
then why do they expect us to reconcile with injustice and tyranny. The
oppression has to end, for which Indian occupation has to end. India is
mother of all the problems for people of Jammu and Kashmir.

For our occupiers and their Hindutva mindset, Kashmir is integral part of
Hindu India. Kashmir is integral, Kashmiris are not and hence violence on us
is legitimized by their intelligentsia, media and civil society. For them if
people of Kashmir demand freedom, we should be silenced, killed,
incarcerated, exiled and brutalized. With this racist and fascist nation, we
can’t think of any shared future. They call us extremist when we are
actually resisting their violent fascism.

Our movement for freedom, for justice, against discrimination was never only
for Muslims of Jammu and Kashmir. We always believed Hindus, Sikhs,
Christians, and Muslims form Jammu and Kashmir. Our struggle is not for
territory, our struggle is for people. We believe in right of
self-determination of all peoples within Jammu and Kashmir for the
resolution, in which of course people will be free to vote for Pakistan,
Independence or India. Let democratic exercise of referendum determine the
future of Jammu and Kashmir.

Brothers and sisters, India and its stooges in Kashmir show their false
concern for our children’s education and the prosperity of our people. They
are so well trained to lie – and lie to the people who they have been
victimizing and exploiting. They expect all of us to fall prey to their
machinations. They have tried this from last 63 years. They have failed in
the past and you, our people, will have to fail them again. In last 3 months
how many times did they impose curfew? More than 60 days people had to live
under curfew. Does curfew not impede education? In last 3 months they have
killed 70 people out of which 50 were students. In last 3 months they have
arrested more than 2000 young men, most of whom were students. In last three
months they have tortured thousands of people, majority amongst these
torture survivors are students. Does killing, arresting and torturing
students help education system of Jammu and Kashmir?

We agree that the schooling has got affected but not the education, because
what our youth have been learning from last 3 months, rather last 20 years
is equally important. They have learnt lessons for survival, nation
building, and resistance. Our students have been reading in the history
books about British colonialism, Hitler’s pogrom against Jews,
discrimination of black people in the western countries but here in Kashmir
our children have experienced all these things first hand through Indian
occupational troops. In 1947 we were deceived by India and its stooges
because our people then were not very educated and could not understand
their deceptions. Today Alhamdulilah our society is emancipated. Our society
is well equipped with educated people. In 1947 and 2010 the major difference
and advancement is our consciousness and education. So how can we not be
concerned about the education of our children, who will be the protectors of
our nation in future. Dear people please have faith in our programs which is
an investment in the secure and free future of our children. Our today’s
suffering will inshaAllah make the lives of our future generations safe,
prosperous and joyous.

We take this opportunity of reminding you about our collective
responsibilities. We hope that all of us will try to accomplish these
responsibilities at our local levels:

   1. Establishment and strengthening of the Baitul Maal (relief) committees
   at each and every mohalla and village. Through these committees ensuring
   that no single soul sleeps hungry. Nobody suffers because of the
   non-availability of medicines and treatment.
   2. Ensuring the Hurriyat program is followed in letter and spirit.
   3. Help the injured of your area. Provide all necessary support for their
   treatment.
   4. Through local Baitul Maal committees provide regular monetary support
   to those whose bread earners have been killed in last 20 years.
   5. After identifying at local levels those young boys who advertently or
   inadvertently have been responsible for the loss of public property, counsel
   them and equip them with the understanding of dangers of victimized become
   victimizer.
   6. Strengthening and widening the scope of community schools to ensure
   that even if schooling is to a certain extent affected, let education not
   suffer at all.

 Finally we would like to reiterate, that this is your movement, and we are
only giving direction to this movement. Whenever you feel anyone of us is
betraying or diluting your cause for freedom do not waste time in throwing
us out of your lives – your struggle – your future. We all have to protect
and carry forward this movement together. Unity in purpose and unity in
action should always be the foundation of our movement.



Wassalaam,

Masarat Alam Bhat

Acting General Secretary

All Parties Hurriyat Conference