Homeland
The
community
thus stands at cross roads. The question is of
survival or death. The stark reality has dawned
upon the community for the first time that it has
to stand on its own and out of the shambles in
which it finds itself, to recreate and rebuild its
glorious ideals and to fight for an honourable
survival. The members of the community, of all
shades of opinion and of all professions, gave
their unanimous approval to the Homeland
Resolution adopted by "Panun Kashmir" in
the 'MARGA DARSHAN' convention in December, 1991.
It is for the first time that the urges and
aspirations of the community materialized in the
form of a political demand. The call for a
Homeland, therefore, underlines the inevitable
desire and will of the community to regain its
status and lost honour and to find its identity
again in the land which it has inhabited from
times immemorial despite persecution and massacre
and despite repeated exodus. The call for Homeland
becomes mandatory for the community as it refuses
to return to an atmosphere of discrimination,
suppression and persecution at the hands of
Muslimized state apparatus which it has been
facing for the last four decades and to an
atmosphere of siege, terror and murderous assault
at the hands of gun wielding religious fanatics
who hold the sway in the valley now.
The
community wants to live in peace and in ambience
of amity and brotherhood. It will fight for its
rightful participation in any negotiations,
decisions or changes that may affect the
constitutional and political organisation of the
State. It is determined to fight to the finish for
its inalienable rights in its own land.
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