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Book says Hindus have started embracing Islam in Kashmir
New Delhi, May 04: As per a concerted plan similar to that adopted in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, Hindus have started embracing Islam in one form or the other, claims a new book on Kashmir.
New Delhi, May 04: As per a concerted plan similar to that adopted in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, Hindus have started embracing Islam in one form or the other, claims a new book on Kashmir.
The book, titled "Kashmir -- War or Peace" written by advocate-turned writer Pyarelal Kaul claimed that out of the remaining lot of Hindus in the valley of Kashmir "conversion to Islam in one form or the other, has already started."
The book opined that Kashmir was not a Muslim problem, as this community had been benefited as much as citizens of this country.
"It is in fact a Hindu problem in Kashmir created by Central and State Governments by their lack of vision and short sightedness," Kaul said in his book.
He said the real problem was that the fate of Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists, which was going to take a more serious turn in future, was still not being perceived by either the State or the Central Governments.
Contrary to the claims of the Mufti Mohammed Sayeed government, that migrants would be brought back to the valley, the writer contended that the displaced Hindus could not go back to the valley for rehabilitation and resettlemen unless and until terrorism was completely eradicated and the State completely merged with India.
The book said the "occasional utterances of the Central and State Government asking the migrants to go back to the Kashmir valley displayed the political bankruptcy and utter ignorance of the ground realities in Kashmir."
It said the successive Central governments had made Kashmir's displaced people "scapegoats" and were oblivious to their problems.
It said that unless the writ of the Central Government ran large in Kashmir, no normalcy and peace would be restored in the state.
Both the Centre and the State Government must, therefore, come out with their policy and planning about future and dignified rehabilitation of the displaced community in the valley.
"It is lamentable that a sufficient and valuable period of life of its members has been robbed in exile and they are being treated indifferently by the different government institutions and public offices," Kaul said
Bureau Report
Contrary to the claims of the Mufti Mohammed Sayeed government, that migrants would be brought back to the valley, the writer contended that the displaced Hindus could not go back to the valley for rehabilitation and resettlemen unless and until terrorism was completely eradicated and the State completely merged with India.
The book said the "occasional utterances of the Central and State Government asking the migrants to go back to the Kashmir valley displayed the political bankruptcy and utter ignorance of the ground realities in Kashmir."
It said the successive Central governments had made Kashmir's displaced people "scapegoats" and were oblivious to their problems.
It said that unless the writ of the Central Government ran large in Kashmir, no normalcy and peace would be restored in the state.
Both the Centre and the State Government must, therefore, come out with their policy and planning about future and dignified rehabilitation of the displaced community in the valley.
"It is lamentable that a sufficient and valuable period of life of its members has been robbed in exile and they are being treated indifferently by the different government institutions and public offices," Kaul said
Bureau Report