What
is Panun Kashmir and what does it stand for?
Panun
Kashmir
is an expression of the innermost hopes and urges
of the Kashmiris displaced from Kashmir valley,
that were suppressed for centuries and lost in the
nethermost corner of their subconscious. It is a
natural and instinctive desire of the community to
seek its roots, to preserve its identity and to
assert its political, legal and historical nghts.
It provides a nascent political rostrum to
translate the idea and vision of an honourable and
peaceful existence emanating from a sense of pride
and a feeling of self- esteem which has been
snatched from this community.
Panun
Kashmir is not just a party or an organization but
a people's movement. It is the milky way dotted
with the stars of the community who, having come
out of eclipse, are ready to become the guiding
stars. And as a first step, the community is
pledged to behave as a united whole and not just
as individuals; as masters of their destiny and
not as second fiddles and yes-men; as reformers
and not slaves to outlandish customs and rituals;
as confedrates and not as plotters against each
other; as respectors and appreciators of each
others worth and not as critics and cynics. Any
body who wants to join this galaxy is welcome and
we say unto him, "Come to us when you start
feeling the pangs for your land - your Kashmir,
rather than for your house, property and job. And
we will talk to you about Homeland".
It
is the awareness of your duty as much as of your
rights for your homeland that is paramount and no
sacrifice will be too great to salvage the honour,
dignity and integrity of your community and
country. Pious wishes alone will not give you the
homeland, you have to be ready for action. Numbers
should not daunt us. If we have the conviction of
our ideals and aims, we will succeed. And we have
to take the path of non-violence; we have to take
the pen to fight the sword; we have to educate not
only our own community and our country but the
whole international community of our rights for
the Homeland.
See you all in "Panun
Kashmir"
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