Sir,
This refers to the news Intellectuals can fill void of mistrust between Valley, rest of country: Justice Kirmani.” Just on the same page there is a news “Self Rule, Autonomy cannot resolve Kashmir issue: Vakil.” In a way Vakil’s observations suggest a solution to the problem indicated by Justice Kirmani. How mistrust got created, who is responsible for increasing this and how can this distrust be mitigated? When India became independent, Indians like other foreigners, were required to obtain a permit for entering the J&K State. This created an impression as if the natives of J&K were unlike people of other States of India as any body belonging to any State of India is free to visit, start profession in, purchase immovable property or settle anywhere he and she likes in any other State of India except in J&K. This impression got further deepened when the natives of other states learnt that the people from J&K can purchase immovable property anywhere in India but not the vice versa. An enemy is enemy and in 1965 and 1971 wars Pakistan used money, religion, ISI, spy agencies and even misguided Kashmiri youth which besides some bigger losses widened the distrust, existing between the people of Kashmir Valley and those living in other parts of India.
This distrust increased further with the activities of Kashmiri terrorists supported by Pakistans ISI, regular armymen war material and money. The ghost created by Kashmiri Politicians got captured by Pakistan and used the same for causing death and destruction of Kashmiri Pandits, politicians, defence personal and whosoever which suited their designs. The aboriginal inhabitants of Kashmir, the Pandits had to leave their homes and herths and settled at Jammu and elsewhere in the country as refugees.
How some people from Valley expect to fell this distrust by involving Indian intellectuals? Why there is no distrust for the people of Jammu and Ladakh? The Kashmir centric politicians and think tanks shall have to, if they want to fill this distrust, send clear signals of their condemnation for the Kashmiri terrorists and the anti-nationals which will ipsofacto remove the distrust.
Yours etc….
S.K. Rekhi (Senior)
825-A G.N. Jammu
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