Telegram of Indian prime minster to prime minister of Pakistan Telegram No:-402/primin/2227 Dated 27 october 1947 “I like to make clear that the question of aiding Kashmir in this emergencey is not designed to in any way to influence the state to acceed to india. Our view which we have repeatedly made public is that the question of accession in any disputed territory or state must be decided in accordance with the wishes of people and we adhere to this view.
Telegram NO:-225 dated 31 october 1947 from prime minister of India to Prime minister of Pakistan. “kashmir accession to India was accepted by us at the request of Maharajah’s government and the most numerously representative popular organization in the state which predominently Muslims. Even then it was accepted on the condition that as soon as law and order had been restored, the piople of Kashmir would decide the question of accession. It is open to them to acceed to either dominion then.
In this radio on 2nd november 1947. Indian prime minister Jawahavlal Nehru said. “we are anxious not to finalize anything in a moment of crised and without the fullest opertunity to the given to be given to the people of Kashmir to have their say. It is for them ullimately to decide and let me make it clear that it has been our policy that wher there is dispute abouth the accession of a state to other dominion the accession must be made by the people of that state. It is in accordance with this policy that we have added a proviso to the instrument of accession of Kasmir

In other broadcast to the nation on 3rd November 1947. Pandit Nehru said. “We have declared that the fate of Kashmir is ullimately to be decided by the people. Taht pledge we have given not only to the people of kashmir and to the world. We will not and can not back out of it.”
In the letter NO:- 368 Primin dated 21 November, 1947 addressed to the PM of Pakistan, Pandit Nehru said. “I have repeatedly stated that as soon as peace and order have been established, Kashmnir should decide of accession by Plebicite or refurendum under international auspices such as those of United Nations.”
The statement delivered in Indian consituent assembly on 25th November 1947, Pandit Nehru P. M of India said: ” in order to establish our bonafied, we have suggested that when the people are given the chance to decide their future, this should be done under the supervision of impartial tribunal such as the United Nations Organisation.”
In this statement to the Indian Constituent assembly on 5th March 1948, Pandit Nehru said: ” even at the moment of accession, we went out of our way to make a unilateral declaration that we would abide by the will of poeple of Kashmir as declared in plebicite or referendum. we insisted further that the government of Kashmir must immidiately become populer government. we have adhered to that position through out and we are prepared to have a plebicite with every protection of fair voting and to abide by the decision of the people of Kashmir,,”
In this press-conference held in London on 16th January,1951, as reported by the daily ” Statesman” dated 18th January 1951,Pandit Nehru said . “India has repeatedly offered to work with the United Nations reasonable safeguards to enable the people of Kashmir to express their will and os a;warus tp dp sp. We hav always right from the begining accepted the idea of the Kashmiri people deciding their fate by referendum or plebicite.
In his report to All Indian Congress Committee on 6th JUly, 1951 as published in the statesment, New Dehli on 9th July,1951, Pandit Nehru said. ” Kashmir has been wrongly looked upon as a prize for India or Pakistan. People seen to forget that Kashmir is not commodity for sale or to bartered. It has an individual existance and its people must be the final arbiters of their future.It is here today that struggle is bearing fruit not in the battle feild but in the mind of men.”
In the letter dared 11th september,1951 to the United Nations representative, Pandit Nehru wrote> ” the Government of india not only reaffirms its acceptance of the principal that the question of continuing accession of the state of Jammu & Kashmir to india shall be decided through the democratic method of free and impartial plebicite under the auspices of the United Nations but is anxious that the conditions necessary for such a plebicite should be created as quickly as possible.”
As reported by the Amrita Bazar Patrika Calccutta on 2nd January, 1952,while replying to Dr. Mooker Jee’s question in the Indian legislature as to what the cogress government is going to do about 1/3 of territory still held by Pakistan, Pandit Nehru said. ” is not the property of either India or Pakistan. It belongs to the Kashmiri people. when kashmir acceeded to India, we made it clear to the leaders of the Kashmiri People that ultimately abide the verdict of their plebicite. If they tell us to walk out i would have no hasitation in quiting, we have taken the issue to united nations and given our word of honour for peacefull solution to the people of Kashmir and we have determined to abide by their decision.”
In the statement in Indian Parliment on 7th augest 1952, Pandit Nehru said ” let me say clearly that we accept the basic proposition that the future of Kashmir is going to be decided finally by the goodwill and pleasure ofher people. the pleasure and goodwill of this parliment is of no importance in this matter, not beacuse this parliment does not have strength to decide the question of Kashmir but any kind imposition would be the against the principals that this parliment holds. Kashmir is very close to our minds and hearts and if by some decree or adverse fortune, ceases to be part of India, it will a wrench pain and tomant for us. If however, the people of Kashmir do not wish to remain with us, let them go by all means. we will not keep them against their will, however painfull it may be to us. i want to stress that it is the only people of Kashmir who can dcide the future of Kashmir……….. However sad we may feel about leaving we are not going to stay against the wishes of people. we are not going to impose overselves on the on the point of “bayonet.”
In the stement in Loke Sabah { Parliment}on 31st, March,1955 Published in Hidustan Times New Dehli on 1Ist april 1955, Pandit Nehru said.” Kashmir is perhaps difficult of all these problems between India and Pakistan. we shoul also remember that Kashmir is not a thing to bne bandied between India and Pakistan but it has soul of its own and individuality of its own, Nothing can be done without the goodwill and consent of the people of Kashmir.”

We all love the film maker Sanjay for being bold enough to present the true picture of what Indian oppressors is doing in Kashmir.
Kashmir is yours and we all are with you SANJAY

if we kashmiri pandits want to peacefully settle back in kashmir we have no option but to live hormoniously with kashmiri muslim as we used to in older peacefull times. Otherwise, we like it or not, as a small minority we will not be able to survive if we still fan hatredness. they have, to be sincere & honest, definitely suffered much more than us.

moreover it is sheer ignorance & foolishness to say that we pandits are “real” inhabitants of kashmir. we shd live with facts instead, and the simple fact is that these kashmiri muslims are no foreigners but mass reverted pandits. Such conversion have not occured only in kashmir but throughout world. Like in Europe, mass conversion to christianity. so what does that mean ? R they now not “real” inhabitants of their land …so this argument is totally foolish.

moreover as a matter of fact we kashmiries have suffered bcz. of both the countries–India & pakistan. Pandits were threatened to leave kashmir not by kashmiri muslims but by those pakistani motivated agents who wanted kashmir to join pakistan, and also by India which used it as a ground for labelling kashmiri freedom movement as Islamic terrorism… simple politics! the apparent feeling that kashmiri muslims also wanted to kick us out was nothing but the fever of propaganda of communal hatredness. similar to what happened in Germany bcz. of Hitler’s propaganda. that doesn’t mean Germans are still anti-semites.

if we look fairly, then it becomes clear that kashmir had to accede to pakistan owing to the geogrraphical & democraphical facts. but we pandits feel sick about it. we don’t want to accede to a “muslim country”. we have reasons to feel insecure & threatened…right? But then we must understand the simple fact that 90% muslim population of kashmir also may have their own reasons to feel insecure being with a “hindu country”…India. we have to be honest & fair in this context & so culturally we will be better together in Independent kashmir. we pandits & muslims will again live together hormoniously as we used to fr centuries. kashmiri muslims are soft hearted fundamentally speaking. how are more than one lakh sikhs peacefull living in kashmir ???

if today any muslim leader who enjoys support of his community speaks of peace & friendship btw pandits & muslims… & wants us to return back to kashmir… we shd welcome his statements instead of going back into past & digging rotten graves. what signal are we sending ???

what ever sanjay kak has shown in his documentry is a fact & we can’t turn our eyes frm it. i am myself witness to it… along with one crore population. don’t be foolish to accuse them that ur all liers & our India is innocent as a dove !!!

i have written all this bcz. i believe in humanity before i afflict myself with any community. time has come to be honest, sincere, seek peaceful solution fr kashmir instead of beating around bush. that will simply result in disaster. let us stop this dirty war of humiliating each others religion. this won’t lead us any where. let us join hands & step forward towards progress & ensure prosperous future fr coming generations.
peace be on u all…vth love…bye

Rajesh Bhat
Electrical engineer
Missouri, USA