Kashmir Issue

The Kashmir Issue

The state of Jammu Kashmir came into existence in 1848. Gulab Singh Dogra rajpot bought it for Rs. 8500000 from Lord Lawrence. The state has an area of 84471 square miles. It has 902 miles long border with Pakistan and with India 317 miles only.

The Kashmir were leading a miserable life. They were treated as slaves. They had no status in society. They were always at the mercy of the Dogras and the Hindus of the state. The result of this suppression and oppression was that the people of Jammu and Kashmir stood against the maharaja’s rule in 1930.The maharaja tried to suppress this movement. He succeeded in crushing the rebellions for the time being but he could not succeed in sowing the seed of love in the heart of the Kashmir for the Hindus.

According to the partition plan of June 3’1847 it was decided that on the withdrawal of British power the Indian states would be free to join India or Pakistan or remain independent. Lord Mountbatten advised the princes to accede to India or Pakistan bearing in mind 3 main points: 

The geographical position of the state.

The composition of the population.

The wishes of the people. Had this advice been acted upon Kashmir would have become a part of Pakistan. But the maharaja Harry sing ignored the wishes of the people. And entered in to a conspiracy with Hindu leadership in Delhi and acceded to India.

Maharaja’s conspiracies against. The Muslims majority unleashed the feelings of annoyance and revolt but India’s urge to maintain her hegemony over other states has blinded her to all norms of justice and co-existence. The Kashmir dispute cannot be solved unless the Indian government changes its attitude and comes to the conference table with a mind. The people of Kashmir should be given the right to decide their by themselves. And if they decide to establish their own independent state acceding neither to India nor to Pakistan both Pakistan and India should their decision open heartedly.