Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 22: The panelists at a seminar organized by Jammu and Kashmir Unity Foundation on the topic “Pakistan Invasion not Tribal Raid on Jammu and Kashmir-Oct 22, 1947”, observed that infiltration of agents, terrorists, saboteurs supported by Pakistani Army has been the classical strategy deployed by Pakistan to destablise Jammu and Kashmir.
Protecting borders by stopping all infiltration across the LoC and IB into J&K and rest of India, is an imperative necessity. Oct 22, 1947 invasion carries a cardinal message that borders can be only safe if we have the capability to stop infiltration.
The panelists observe Black Day on Oct 22 included, Yuvraj Gupta, a native of Kotli in POJK, Ghulam Ali Khatana, vice president J&K BJP, Advocate Ankur Sharma, chairman IkkJutt Jammu, Dr Ajay Chrungoo, chairman Panun Kashmir, Tariq Shah, president Jiyo Aur Jeene Do, an NGO; Anil Padha, president Young Blood Association, Brig (Dr) Vijay Sagar Dheman (Rtd) and Ajaat Jamwal, president JK Unity Foundation.
Speaking on the occasion Yuvraj Gupta said that remembering and paying tributes to the lakhs of citizens of Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir, men, women and children who were killed by Pakistani Army is the duty of every Indian. He said had PM Nehru accepted the Maharaja Hari Singh’s offer of accession before Oct 20, 1947, Pakistan would not have been able to annex J&K’s 33 percent territory and there would have been no PoJL and no killing of almost a lakh people.
Ankur Sharma said that Pakistan has been waging a ‘Jihad’ since 1947 against India to annex Jammu and Kashmir but failed time and again. He said that recent speech of Pakistani PM Imran Khan in UN has exposed the rogue state. He said Pak is using Jihad as a state policy and the infiltration of terrorists into India is a part Pakistan’s war doctrine.
Brig Dheman gave a detailed eyewitness account of incidents that led to this operation. He also gave an account of the sufferings of citizens of J&K at the hands of these marauders. Finally, he gave an account of misinterpreted narrative as indoctrinated in the minds of young generation to mislead them to pignant advantages of separatists while exposing their anti-national agenda.
Dr Ajay Chrungoo, Ghulam Ali, Mohd Tariq and Ajat Jamwal appreciated the efforts of PM Modi for abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A and integrating the State of Jammu and Kashmir fully into Indian Union.
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