RAGING PAKISTAN

                                                           

                                                                       15.07.2012

Recently a Pew research revealed that Indians are the second most hated after the Americans. This is rather surprising. I have never understood the reasons for this dislike of Indians by the Pakistanis. Infact if history is any evidence then Indians have many reasons to hate Pakistan. After all a portion of their beloved India has been taken away and that too in the name of religion. Pakistan got all what it wanted. A separate Islamic nation. They make their own laws and have their own constitution. They are now free from the fear of Hindu domination which would destroy their culture which according to them is the Arab culture. Everything is fine. Then why the hatred against India? There is also nothing worthwhile in Pakistan for India to think of attacking it. With the partition of India under the able leadership of Jinnah every thing has been precisely cut and divided. It set me thinking and following points emerged in my mind.My Pakistani friends may hammer me on these points.

1. Let us start with Jinnah. Before 1936 he was secular. Proclaiming Hindu Muslim unity. After his Muslim league was defeated he became communal. Again his 11th August 1947 speech indicates that he became secular. He appointed a Hindu as his Law Minister. The point is that Jinnah himself lacked any commitment to any ideology. His ideology was  getting power and religion was  only a tool to be used. He himself was not a committed Muslim. His dress habits,his eating  habits,his way of life did not reflect the Mullah type of personality. He even married a non-muslim. On all accounts he can be described as a secular person.

2. Jinnah demand for a nation on the basis of Islam was the greatest fraud ever committed on the gullible common Muslims. It did not stem from any revolutionary zeal for protecting the Muslims but from the selfish reason of gaining power. The prospects of power and money in a new nation was a temptation difficult to resist. He was enthusiastically supported by the greedy intentions of the feudal elements and the landlords. He also never calculated that migration of population would take place and a carnage would follow. These eventualities never entered his mind. This was because he was not a statesman and neither a thinker. The recent book 'Between the lines' by Kuldip Nayyar describes how Jinnah wailed 'What have I done' when he saw millions of people trudging to the opposite side of the borders.

3. The partition of India was thus a event which was illogical. It was like a building being built without a foundation. There was absolutely no genuine logical reasons to support it. The Islamic card was played for gaining power.

4. To hide one dishonest action one has to go through many dishonest actions to defend it. So the endless Islamic rigidity was thrust on the people of Pakistan by Bhutto to Zia to show that the declared objectives for creation of Pakistan were indeed being implemented. Though in this enthusiasm sections of muslims apart from minorities are being targetted.

5. The people of Pakistan inherently belongs to the same secular stock to which their Indian brethren come from . They have inherited the thousands of years of culture and civilization of plurality. It is in their genes. It was therefore necessary to sow the seeds of hatred against India through their educational system. Text books and Madrassas. Poor Pakistanis have been again duped by the rulers. Till they hate India the rich can do their work in accumulating wealth. The military can enjoy the privileges.

 6. The entire story of Pakistan is a story of fraud and deception. The killings,terrorism,hatred and intolerance are the symptoms of a disease. The disease is spreading and unless truth triumphs in Pakistan there is no salvation.

7.The truth is that Pakistan and India are one people. Now since Pakistan has been formed all the good luck to it. But the fraud committed 65 years back should not be allowed to flourish now. The inflated balloon of a great Islamic state should be punctured and normal mental balance should prevail in Pakistan.

 A.K.BUNDI

BHINDARWAJE MEMORIAL

                                                                                                                                                07-07-2012

BHINDARWALE MEMORIAL IN GOLDEN TEMPLE

FOUNDATION LAID ON 6TH JUNE,2012

The building of this memorial is the combined effort of the Akali Takht,SGPC and Akali Dal. No matter how the Akali Dal tries to distance itself from this project their consent is quite visible. It is unfortunate that a political party is actively associating itself with this project which is meant to eulogize separatist and terrorist. All political parties are sworn to uphold the constitution and by giving its silent consent the Akali Dal is  not fulfilling its constitutional obligation. They being in power should have taken steps to stop this construction.

Akal Takht and the Damdani taksal is declaring that the memorial is in the memory of Sikhs who died defending the Golden Temple from the Indian Army. This is a false and fabricated propagation. The truth is that the Army had to enter the temple to demolish Bhindarwale and his associates who wanted secession from India. The Army and the Govt of that time was taking action to protect the nation. Nobody is above the nation. Bhindarwale had declared a war on this nation and he had to be neautralised. He proved himself a coward since he holed himself into the holy shrine instead of fighting the army in the open. He was responsible for the desecration of the Golden Temple. The army infact freed it from terrorists.

The assassination of Indira Gandhi by her trusted security men came as a shock to the nation. The entire nation realised that a dirty conspiracy has been hatched to carve a Khalistan state from the Indian union. To further aggravate the situation many Sikhs and Gurdwaras started to celebrate the assassination by firing crackers and lighting candles. I personally witnessed this in my neighbourhood. This added fuel to the fire. The riots which followed was unfortunate and condemnable and should not never have occurred. But in all this unfortunate events the Bhindarwale group and sections of the Sikhs cannot absolve itself of its contribution. The celebration of Indira Gandhi assasination  was also condemnable. In the coming months large number of Hindus were killed. This was also unfortunate. All the killings were the result of madness.

The use of religion for gaining political power or for amassing wealth is a most deplorable act. Unfortunately our entire history is replete by such examples. Islam has been used to kill, Hindu fanatics are using it and the Sikhs are now doing it. The Golden temple is being used to fan the religious sentiments of the people. The aim is to alienate the Sikhs and to encourage them to form Khalistan. The claim that the Blue star memorial is for the martyred Sikhs is a shield behind which a conspiracy is being hatched to divide the country.

The people behind the building of this memorial should not forget that Sikhs are spread all over India and treated with respect. They are doing business and commercial activity without any discrimination and flourishing all over the country. They are enjoying benefits and  the nation's wealth much above their proportionate share of population. In every city and on prime lands they have been allowed to build Gurdawaras. Nobody grudges this. Everybody likes them. But they should remember that this goodwill of this nation towards them can vanish instantly if they indulge in antinational activities. The building of this Bhindarwale memorial certainly comes under this category. It will be a centre of antinational elements and under their supervision can expand. Certainly the Khalistan group with the help of the Pakistanis would do the utmost to divide the people of this country through this memorial. This is a seed which can grow into a destructive demon which will have the potential to shed blood. The backlash can be terrible and the Sikh community will consequently suffer.

I therefore fervently appeal to the Sikh community to consider all the pros and cons of building this memorial. It would be better that this is demolished at the earliest. The Akali Dal should realise that they are playing with fire by encouraging this antinational memorial. After all there is no sense in spoiling the peace and harmony which is prevailing. This should continue otherwise our children will be the worst sufferers.

( A.K.BUNDI )