RSS commemorated 63rd anniversary of the accession of the state of Jammu & Kashmir with the Indian Union.
RSS, Dakshin Banga commemorated 63rd anniversary of the accession of the state of Jammu & Kashmir with the Indian Union. The program organized under the banner of “Jammu Kashmir Bharat bhukti ujyapan samitee” on 26th October 2010 at the historic Mahajati Sadan, Kolkata was presided over by Dr. Bikram Sarkar, ex-MP and chairman of Kolkata Port Trust. Dr. Sarkar set the agenda for the evening with the panelists.
In the inaugural address eminent journalist Prof. Asim Kr. Mitra took the audiences down history. He criticized the Nehru led first government of independent India for internationalizing the issue by taking it to the UNO and Nehru’s fixation with Sheikh Abdullah ignoring the prevailing popular sentiment. He also mentioned a less known fact where the second RSS Sarsanghchalak Sri Madhav Sadashiv Golwarkar or Guruji, under special request from the then deputy PM Vallavh Bhai Patel went to Srinagar under the disguise of a fakir and met Maharaja Hari Singh and convinced him to sign the accord of accession after much persuasion. Prof. Mitra also criticized today’s mainstream media for highlighting the separatists’ agenda at the cost of nationalistic pro-India majority voice from the valley.
The second speaker of the evening, eminent thinker and BJP leader Prof. Tathagata Roy elaborated upon the foreign policy achievements of the NDA government and drew parallel with the successful policies of other secessionism affected nations namely Russia, Srilanka, Bangladesh, Philippines and China. He stressed upon the universally accepted formula for containing secessionist terrorist movements by using full blown military force. His potshots at the Manmohan Singh led UPA government was received with loud applause from the audiences.
The prime speaker of the program was ex-DIG, Punjab Sri P.C. Dogra. He highlighted upon the ground situation in the valley, where he said only a small minority of Sunni Muslim elements calls the shots against a vast majority of silent non-Sunni, pro-India population. He demanded the immediate withdrawal of Article 370 and total integration of the state with the rest of India. He pointed out that article 370 has been abused by the elite political class of the state by reaping the fruits of financial autonomy with no accountability by filling in their own coffers depriving the common Kashmiri. He called for effective measures to emotionally integrate the Kashmiri youth with the idea of the Indian nation. He also called upon the government to contain Pakistan as he felt the only stumbling block for a settlement of the issue is the Pakistani state and its army.
The chief-guest of the evening, ex-DGP- Orissa Dr. B.P. Saha called for immediate recall of the newly appointed interlocutors for J&K, Mr. Dilip Padgaounkar and his team. Drawing inspiration from Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Rishi Bankim Chandra Chatterjee he called upon the youth to join the movement for total integration of J&K with mainstream India.
Sri Bishwanath Mukherjee, President of the committee and RSS- Kolkata Mahanagar Sanghchalak concluded the program with his note of thanks
Prof. Shakti Shekher Das conducted the proceedings of the evening.
Sanskar Bharti coir and Smt. Sarbani Biswas enthralled the audiences with their patriotic songs.
The program commenced with the panelists paying homage before the portrait of Bharat Mata and was concluded with the singing of the national song “Vande Mataram”.
As always the 'secular' media of Kolkata was conspicuous by its absence.
| Asim Mitra |
| Dr. Bikram Sarkar |
| P.C.Dogra |
| Panalists. |
| section of audience |
| Tathagata Roy. |
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