It is the serious matter of concern, that how people play politics with innocent victims on the basis of region and religion in state. Firstly, in Jammu, it was the Rohingia issue , which was given and is being given an importance by some politicians and media channels, now very unfortunate, that the dirty politics is not away to rescue the accused rapist and murderer of an innocent eight year’s old minor girl, the Asifa. All these attempts are just being made to polarise the state on the grounds of region and religion.
These attempts are being made by those who want to harm the long lasting harmony in the state. Despite different political, religious and social ideologies, the people of Jammu and Kashmir are living with harmony since a long time. But some antisocial elements are trying to harm the religious hormany in the state to achieve their political goals.
Months ago a minor Asifa hailing from Kutha Jammu, was brutally raped and killed. People say that the accused should be brought under stern action. But, it surprises you when you see the protests held in favour of the accused, and it depicts the real negative ideology of those who want to polarise the state on the basis of region and religion.
However the people of Jammu as well as Kashmir know and must know, how they are being used to create the gap within the ideology on social issues connected with different religions. But a very few who do not bother about the humanistic aspect of society want to diverge the state towards its poles in one way, in order to polarize it.
“BEATY” means daughter, irrespective of the religion she belongs to. There should not be any compromise, when it comes to take stern action against the rapist and the killer of a minor girl. But it is very shameful for those supporters including advocates who claim to be the Justice provider, but hold the big protests against the submission of charge sheet by crime branch before CJM against the rapist and killer of innocent victim Asifa, merely for Asifa’s belongingness to other minority religion.
The question is where is justice and where are the mostly chanting slogan of India “BeatyBachawBeatyPaddhaw” “Save The Daughter and Let Her Read? Why don’t they imagine that they too have daughters.
In Jammu and Kashmir, The media is very busy these days to highlight the Rohingia issue as a social and a political one. They are a big threat to the country, has become the point of discussion.
Since 1970, the Buddhist dominated Myanmar government was compelling the muslim minority, “The Rohingia Muslims” to flee to other countries by their discriminatory policies. Despite the claims of Rohingia for their permanent historical existence in the country, Mayanmargoverment refused to accept their claims and continued their forced oppression on them.
Being a minority community, Rohingia Muslims were deprived from several rights and were made to face harsh and miserable conditions by the government of Myanmar. The extremely worst miserability of Rohingia forced them to flee to other neighoubring countries to take the refuge.
Now leaving aside their claim of historical existence in that country. Because we may not be well aware about the political and historical aspects of their past. What we know is that they have been compelled to leave that country and get refuge in any other country, no one wants to leave his mother land without any reason.
Consequently those ill fated people fled from their mother land and took refuge in many neighbouring countries including India.
There are thousands of Rohingia refugees who have come to India, among them many refugees are settled in various areas of Jammu region, the region which is mostly populated by Hindu brothers.
They are not the citizens of India but the refugees, their stay is illegal in the region, they are a threat, various such statements are being used to polticise their stay in the region. They are being polticaly harnessed every now and then and are being asked to leave the country.
No doubt thatRohingias are not the citizens of India . But, Rohingias the already sufferers are being made to suffer more by mental tarture by some political agents merely for their own political gains in the region.
The worst condition of those unfortunate people is that, despite the “Right To Education Act”, their children are being refused to take admissions in some schools, by claiming that they are not the citizens of India.
There is a question, If the entry of Rohingia refugees was really illegal and was a political issue, then government had to stop their entry to it’s country at the time of their arrival. But after years of their stay in the state , the political parties are raising their voice against the most illfated community of Rohingia refugees, which is altogether not a humanitarian attitude.
No doubt they have taken refuge in other country after facing oppressive attitude of the government in their own country, does that mean we should add more miseries to the people who are already loaded with lot of it. Do you want to kill those who are already killed?
No doubt they are the refugees, who have been forced to leave their country, but for God’s sake let me know, is there no place for them on this planet “The Earth”?, are we the real owners of this earth’s surface to decide who will live on it and who not?, Is there any othe planet, where they can dewell?
It is being said, that Rohingia Muslims are the big threat to country, as there are apprehensions that they may lift the weapons against the country. But yet there is no evidence of a single person from that community, to have done such a kind of attempt. So it really reversals that we ourselves are provoking such kinds of intentions among them.
God has made this universe and all its creatures which include humans also.On this planet “the world” Some people are poor some are rich, some black and some white, some people follow one religion some other. But Almighty Allah has bestowed his mercy on us that we have been made as humans.
But present era has left us humans by name, otherwise our deeds are inhumanic. A great Kashmiri poetMahjoor has said, “ShakliChus InsanMagarInsaniheat Nish Beakhabar” means “I am human by face but unaware about humanity”.
As every religion teaches the value of humanity, the brotherhood and the harmony , accordingly we are talking of religious harmony since decades , but no one is ready to realise where is religion and where the harmony. When we fail to act up on teachings religion, we start to give the name of religion to those things which are actually against it, merely for the political gains.
If we really realize that we are humans, then nothing will stop us to think that, if we are living a luxurious life in cosy rooms of our houses on this world, then what is the sin of those who are living their life from hand to mouth in JUGIES “the small tent like houses made of straw”. For God’s sake let me know do we consider them any other creature?
Politics is such a game that when political leaders don’t find any reason to gain the favour of people, they just jump to religious politics . It is obviously an easy task for a politician to provoke the masses against their opposit religion, which in turn gives a good benefit to politicians. Otherwise a politician weather belonging to Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian community has little to do with his religion.
So, if really we belong to the human world, then we should follow the slogan, “live and let live”. We should speak about Justice to Asifa. And at the same time we should let the Rohingia issue to be looked upon by the government under the ambit of Law.
The author is a freelancer writing exclusively for Kashmir horizon, his views are personnel.
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