Trifurcation
of the State
Sir,
The demand
for the trifurcation of the Jammu and
Kashmir State by some social
organizations recently published in your
esteemed daily, has evoked mixed response
in and out side the State.
In this
connection I am to say that the demand as
stated above is a sensitive and needs
some historical back ground of the rise
and fall of the J&K State.
Maharaja
Gulab Singh was the founder of the State
of J&K comprising of an area of 2,
22, 232 Sq. Kms, in the year 1946. In
order to save the people from the tribal
attacks he conquered the areas falling
beyond the river Indus in the North west
i.e Gilgat, Chilas Hunza, Nagar, Yasin,
Punial, Chitral etc. General Zorawar
Singh conquered the hilly and mountainous
region in Ladakh upto Tibet. Later, after
Maharaja Gulab Singh, his son Maharaja
Ranbir Singh (a law giver ruler) checked
the growing ambition of Russia to annex
the central Asia, provisioned the fort of
Shah Dula, a three days journey from the
Korakoram pass and was occupied by the
Dogra troops. Thus vast empire came into
exitences in the lap of Himalayas for the
first time, which brought peace and
tranquillity after centuries in Kashmir.
The
partition of India in 1947 destroyed the
equilibrium of the State when ethenic
State Pakistan helped armed insurgents of
N.W. frontier to attack the State of
J&K on 22.10.1947. Ultimately the
State lost an area of 120,649 sq. kms due
to the cease fire on 1.1.1949 and in 1962
which is under the illegal occupation of
Pak and China. Although Maharaja Hari
Singh acceded to India by virtue of
instrument of accession under the
provisions of the act of 1935 as a
sovereign ruler of the whole territories
yet the GOI could not recover the areas
illegally occupied by Pak and China. Our
political leaders and the men at the helm
of affairs are emerced in acting and
doing so much that they have forgotten
the duties towards the State so far.
In order
to mitigate the sufferings of the people
of the State some social organizations
demand trifurcation of the State on
administrative basis in the three regions
of the State, Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh
which is a positive move but it may prove
the elephants of porus in the long run.
As three regions of J&K on the basis
of culture are inhabited by Kashmiris,
Dogras, Punjabis, Bakerwals, Ladakhis,
Pushwari etc. Their dialects differ, they
have different religions, social customs
and political loyalties. Apart from this,
our selfish political leaders would
create indiscipline among the different
sections of the society, for achieving
their ulterior motives. Above all,
keeping in view the sacrifices of the
founding fathers of the J&K State
since 1846 how can a patriot accept the
further distintegration of the State? The
present scenario is antagonising
corruption and lawlessness in rampant all
over, militancy has made the living of
the people miserable. The political
environment is also surcharged as the
elections are fast approaching, any move
in the direction of trifurcation would
give wrong signals in and out side of the
State to help the opponents who are hell
bent to create confusion in the peaceful
atmosphere of the State.
Yours
etc...
B N Ganjoo
42... Camp Purkhoo, Dumana
Jammu.
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