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Monday, January 24, 2011

The BJP and Hoisting the National Flag at Lal Chowk

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I am not a supporter of the BJP, as I do not agree with their concept of Ramrajya. But in this incident where they wish to hoist the national flag at Lal Chowk, is one that deserves our support. Let us understand that the Supreme Court of India in a judgement some time back had said that every citizen of India has the right to hoist and fly the National flag. Thus, once we accept that Jammu and Kashmir is a part of India, then anybody should be free to hoist the national flag.After all the Pakistan flag is hoisted at Gilgit, so why not the Indian flag at Srinagar ?
The argument that hoisting the national flag at Srinagar will disturb the peace is specious and needs to be condemned. The role of Omar Abdullah is thus suspect.Here is one man who who cannot even roam the streets of Srinagar alone, without a body guard, yet makes statements, against the hoisting of the flag at Lal Chowk. He is playing into the hands of the separatists, who would just like to make a point that Kashmir is not part of India.
Right down from Pandit Nehru, the Congress leadership has been making mistake after mistake in handling the Kashmir issue, with the result that the valley is not integrated with India.Who is responsible?  The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has voiced an opinion against hoisting of the flag at Srinagar.It is well known that he is like a puppet on string, thus his assertions can be ignored.There is also no doubt that when the BJP was in power at the centre, it did precious little to integrate the valley with the mother country. In fact the only headlines it cornered were of corruption.
But now let us all resolve that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and anybody, that includes the BJP should be allowed to hoist the tricolor anywhere, be it Srinagar or Imphal.

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