ARE WE "INDIANS?"

The valley is in bloodshed again. A mere issue, of giving 100 acres of forest land to Amarnath board to build facilities for amaranth pilgrims, and see what shape has it taken.

One of the reasons behind the controversy is the government policy of bringing religious bodies under the state's control. The Governor heads the Hindu shrine boards and the chief minister heads the Muslim Wakfs.Now the state is polarized, as the discourse has become an issue of Kashmiris vs non-Kashmiris and Hindus vs. Muslim.Again this religious turmoil is ready to hamper our nation. With the BJP planning to call for a nation wide “bandh” people are getting captivated by this so called “hindu-muslim” issue.

Why do we fail to understand that whether “BJP” or the “PDP” has fomented this trouble with elections in mind!

But, what is all this leading to?
Horrid protests in the state and yet again killing of innocent people.

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Strangely, this is not what I want to write about!
What actually pricked me, was the seen of protesters in the valley with pakistan’s flag and then the array of ‘texts’ which I have received from my “near and dear ones’”
Hindus should stop tolerating all the Haj terminals at air ports and all the subsidies … “but” y do we forget that the shrine itself was found by a “muslim guy” and every year it’s his family the first ONE to visit the shrine!
Moreover, every year one tenth of the total money collected is given to his family! The “workers” of the various parties, their protests and ‘texts’ are tools for their political gimmick.
As individuals we don’t want this, but all OUR political parties and separatists can go up to any limit to deepen this line of divide.
We need to respect each other’s religion and integrity. Why every time do we become mere puppets in the hands of our hard liners?

There are some answers I’ll never get perhaps! Our nation boasts of “unity in diversity” and treasures the various cultures, then why all this havoc in the country?Why still can’t we accept Hindu-Muslim alliances?


Perhaps because for us our religion identity matters to us more than just being “INDIANS” and so we face this every time. A petty issue becomes this grave! It’s so bloody easy for anyone to divide us.
The land transfer faced Initial resistance due to environmental concerns, but see what shape has it taken today?

I think we should stop the practice of the daily “pledge” of our schools!
INDIA IS MY COUNTRY. ALL INDIANS ARE MY BOTHERS AND SISTERS.
Do we actually mean we are INDIANS? Or are we HINDUS, MUSLIMS, CHRISTIANS, SIKHS… AND NOW EVEN “MAHARASHTRIANS”, BENGALI’S, AND KASHMIRI’S????

WISH ONE DAY ALL THE CITIZENS IN OUR NATIONS WILL CALL THEMSELVES “PROUD INDIANS.”


INFORMATION SOURCE- PROF.FAISAL HAQ
(D.U)