JAMMU AND KASHMIR CONFLICT ;ITS HISTORY REVISITED:PART-2

The plebiscite promise to UNO was the result our guilt.

The flashing intermittent eruption of emotional outburst among Kashmir people and the bickering in the successive political circle in India and pak has its origin in the manner the two sides of leaderships handled the sensitive issues of partition and violation of its governing clauses agreed upon.

Lord Mountbatten Governor General of India Jawhar Lal Nehru ,Sardar Patel  ,Dr.Rajendra Prasad .Dr.Abulkalam Azad ,Rafi Ahmad Kidwayi, Krishna Menon and their supporting team in Indian camp and Mohammad Ali Jena ,Liyaqat Ali Choudhary Liyaqat Ali Khan and their team in Pak camp had agreed on the articles of British Parliament following the  formula determining the partition :

(1)The states such as Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)  ,Junagarh (Gujrat),Bhupal (Madhya Pradesh),Jammu &Kashmir (J&K)may remain independent (2)They merge with India or they merge with Pakistan.All the above states suffered from contradictions. Hyderabad State under Nizam was Hindu majority state but its ruler was Muslim. Junagarh was Hindu dominated state but its ruler was Muslim. Bhupal was Hindu dominated state but its ruler was Muslim. Jammu &Kashmir was Muslim majority dominated state but its ruler was Hindu. Historically, politically, and militarily  It was convenient  for Nehru and Patel to attack Hindu populated  states in case they refuse to opt India .This was enacted. All except Hyderabad under Nizam , and to some extent Junagarh under Nawab , merged willy  nilly with India .

The Raja of Jammu and Kashmir and its Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah(father of Farooq Abdullah)  had decided to be with Pak initially  but the document was not ratified for some reason. The consensus among their courtiers decided in favor of Independent state. The fast changing political scenario lead them to be in doldrums for a brief period  .

The violation of treaty by India provoked Jena and his confidants  (then the English Commander In chief of  Pak Army was kept in darkness) and a junior army officer perhaps from Pathan origin was given the charge to lead with Afghan Mujahideen to attack Kashmir  (Pak lead solders in disguise )to attack this state and the invasion was very swift and in few days ,they reached Srinagar and captured  almost complete but soon they indulged in rioting, loot, arson ,lust and rapes .

The population was shocked from their within .Raja Hari Singh changed his mind and decided to merge with India. He asked India`s help which was conditional to his annexation first which he agreed .Krishna Menon, the defends Minister was flown  to negotiate with Raja Hari Singh .The annexation was made by the Raja not by the population .Nehru at once dropped Indian Army  and it recapture except the Azad Kashmir .The plebiscite was the result our guilt . One cannot deny the legitimate demand of Jammu and Kashmir either to be independent or merge with either of us. Majority of our elected representatives’ and advocates of its present  position are also not aware. Now it is becoming another Palestine conflict, it seems. PART -3 WILL BE CONTINUED.