MUST READ KASHMIRI NATION Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, First Prime Minister of independant India making promises to the people of Jammu & Kashmir on a Dining Table instead of a Dias in a public meeting at Lal Chowk, Srinagar Kashmir keeping international community and organisations as the witness. Some of the promises made are quoted below:- Nehru, Indian Prime Minister’s Telegram to British and Pakistan Prime Ministers, October 27, 1947. “I should like to make it clear that the question of aiding Kashmir in this emergency is not designed in any way to influence the State to accede 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”. Lord Mountbatten, Governor General of India, replies to Maharaja’s (alleged) request for accession to India, October 27, 1947. “In consistence with their policy that in the case of any State where the issue of accession has been the subject of dispute the question of accession should be decided in accordance with the wishes of the people of the State, it is my Government’s wish that as soon as law and order have been restored in Kashmir and her soil cleared of the invader, the question of State’s accession should be settled by a reference to the people”. Nehru, Indian Prime Minister’s telegram to Prime Minister of Pakistan, October 28,1947. “In regard to accession also, it has been made clear that this is subject to reference to people of State and their decision”. Nehru, Indian Prime Minister’s broadcast to nation from All India Radio, November 2, 1947. “We have declared that the fate of Kashmir is ultimately to be decided by the people. That pledge we have given (and the Maharajah has supported it) not only to the people of Kashmir but to the world. We will not and cannot back out of it. We are prepared when peace and law and order have been established to have referendum held under international auspices like the UN We want it to be a fair and just reference to the people, and we shall accept their verdict. I can imagine no fairer and juster offer”. ” We are anxious not to finalise anything in a moment of crisis and without the fullest opportunity to be given to the people of Kashmir to have their way. It is for them ultimately to decide”. ” And let me make it clear that it has been our policy all along that where there is a dispute about the accession of a State to either Dominion, the accession must be made by the people of the State. It is in accordance with this policy that we have added to proviso to the instrument of accession of Kashmir”. Nehru, Indian Prime Minister’s telegram to Pakistan Prime Minister, November 4, 1947. “I wish to draw your attention to broadcast on Kashmir which I made last evening. I have stated our Government’s policy and made it clear that we have no desire to impose our will on Kashmir but to leave final decision to the people of Kashmir. I further stated that we have agreed on impartial International agency like UN supervising any referendum”. “This principle we are prepared to apply to any state where there is a dispute about accession. If these principles are accepted by your Government there should be no difficulty in giving effect to them”.
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