Prashant Bhusan is the prominent and reputed member of Indian society involved in the social causes in India. He is the member of Team Anna that is fighting for the introdctin in the Parliament of Lok Pal Bill. As a member of Indian community and as permitted by the constitutin he spoke freely in a free county in India about situation in Indian Kashmir saying that
"THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT SHOULD REMOVE THE ARMY FROM KASHMIR AND ALLOW THE PEOPLE TO VOTE ON WHETHER THEY WANT TO STAY WITH INDIA OR NOT"
Two days back his detractors under the Delhi based group "Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena" while Bhusahan was in the Supreme Court Lawyers' Chamber took law into their own hands and assaulted Buhasan mercilessly asking Bhushan "who gave you autority to devide the country?"
Bhusahn did not devide the country but he expressed his own view for the good of the country. This country was already devided into many pieces from what it was under the British before the independence. God forbid, this country India will still split further if the ongoing corruption is not halted. The further split of India will be created by the corrupt politicians of India who are rulling India with corrupt practices and the narrow patriotic minded Senas who think they are more Indians than other Indians.
Kashmiris are fighting since independence for the separate Kashmir for them. As Bushan said, UNO also said in the beginning at the time of India's independence to hold Plebiscite on Khasmir in Kahsmir. For some reasons valid or invalid that vote was not taken and abruptly the end came to what we see now.
Kashmir is the big headache for India. Kahsmiris are demanding self rule for them beyond the supervision of India. India has recognised this problem but cannot go ahead in giving indepedence or more autonomy to Kashmir. World oppinion is mounting against India for forcibly keeping Kashmir under its rule. Because of this India's image is getting tarnished in the global politics. This is an era of freedom and independence and not of suppression and domination.
People in Kashmir feel they are supressed by Indian government and for this supression it cost India a lot in finance and manpower. Is it worth? For the time being it may be but in the long run not only Kashmir but even the other parts of India will follow Kashmiir if our political leaders are not changing their autocratic style of ruling India. India will not need Pakistan or China to split itself but Indian corrupt politicians themselves will help splitting of India. India is kept united in the prsent form by force by the authorities at centre. This force wil not be lasting. People in India are fed up of the corruption let lose on India and Indians by our political leaders. The time for revolt and violent revolt will come soon though I preder peaceful revolt.
Who ever thought Soviet Russia a mighty Super Power will split into pieces 20 years back after 7 decades of suppression of their people under corrupt communist rule? Who can say the same thing will not happen in India if our political leaders do not act wisely now only? Tomorrow is very unpredictable and anything can happen tomorrow not only for Kashmiris even without takig a vote or for that matter to anybody in India. India's foundation is based on weak base which may collapse at any time either today or tomorrow. God forbid, I dont want this to happen but Indian political leadership and parochial Senas are paving the way for it.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Kuwait.