The articles 370 and 35A were finally abrogated by the BJP
government of India thereby removing the especial previlleges Kashmir was
enjoying for so long. But why it was
done so sprintingly with closed doors all around Kashmir and moreover by
putting under house arrest both the ex Chief Ministers of Kashmir? This emits the odour of Emergency rule by Indira
Gandhi when on the eve of its introduction almost all the top leaders of India
were arrested. This she did because she
knew that the introducing of Emergency was wrong and her opponents will never
keep silence. Hence, in order to silence their voice, she imprisoned them. So, similarly, it looks Modi imitating Indira
Gandhi arrested the arrestees from Kashmir. It looks from here that Emergency
in all the likelihood will come crawlingly or sprintingly but surely it will.
Buoyed by their electoral success, BJP thought it is right time now only
to get the things undone which were wrongly done about 70 years back when Kashmir was on the brink of disaster as both
the sides were vying for its ownership.
According to me what India did unilaterally was wrong, Kashmir is still
under turmoil, Pakistan is playing its major role to foment trouble in Kashmir.
Now Pakistan will increase its terrorism by sending not only Marauders nor
terrorists like Ajmal Khasab but much worse than that. God forbid, Kashmiri
terrorists from both the sides with the
clandestine support of Pakistan will play havoc in Indian Kashmir which will result
in creating disorder in many parts of India too. Pakistan will never give peace to India as a revenge
against India to help East Pakistan to create an independent State of Bangladesh.
If Modi is so obligated to fulfill his given promises during the election
time, why is he become now impotent to
fulfill the promise he gave to Goans that he will accord Special Status to Goa while
addressing the pre-election meeting at Merces Circle in Goa? Going still further, why he is feeling shy in Goa to
bring back the Black Money deposited by the Black Marketeers in the foreign
lands? This was also one of the pre-poll
promises he made. Why he cannot fulfill
these promises?
Modi said he wants one India and since articles 370 and 35A was a hurdle,
he removed it. But will India remain one
with the eradication of these two articles?
Never, India will never remain as one as it is now because it was never
one since Indians are divisive based on their religion, language, tradition,
history and culture. Every State of
India is distinct from the others and yet that they stayed together as one unit
for so long itself is a miracle. This has happened only because of the powerful
Centre which kept every Indian bound to one nation in a quasi federal set up of
India.
A.Veronica Fernandes.
