Kashmir has been turned into a political AKHARA

STATE TIMES
25th January 2011

JAMMU/24.01.2011: With

Tri-colour in hand and decorated on the shoulders, Socialistic Democratic Party President Dr. Darakhshan Andrabi flanked by her party leaders and activists said in the press conference at Press Club Jammu on Monday that the National Flag should be welcomed in every part of the State. She put across her view point in the backdrop of the Tri-colour politics being played in the State on this Republic Day.Dr. Darakhshan, the staunch nationalist leader of Jammu and Kashmir said that when the constitution of India allows every citizen to unfurl National Flag in any part of the country why then this dirty politics. “If Kashmir is a part of India then why the hue and cry on the unfurling of Tri-colour”, asked Darakhshan. She said that it was very unfortunate to see the symbol of national dignity being dragged in for dirty politics and Kashmir is being used as Political Akhara to fish out in the troubled water. Dr Darakhshan Andrabi asserted that she will stand up always and fight for the dignity of the National Flag. She claimed that people of Jammu and Kashmir have not objected to the unfurling of Tri-colour in any part of the State, but a handful of politicians and sponsored minds speak against it and they do it all for their petty politicking. Dr Darakhshan said that nobody has the right to stop the unfurling of Tri-colour in any part of land belonging to our country. She said that the government should then out rightly shun the practice of unfurling Tri-colour on the days of our national pride if such disgraceful decisions of stopping the Tri-colour unfurling at particular places continues.Dr Darakhshan further said that she represents the common man’s mindset in Jammu and Kashmir and so she has come out to fight for the nation’s dignity. She stood shocked to see the national dignity being dragged in for petty politicking. “Politicians invent such issues only to keep trouble in Jammu and Kashmir alive. It suits their political shop-keeping and it adds to the misery of the common peace-loving people,” said Dr Darakhshan Andrabi. She said that this was the ripe time for the nationalists to join hands and defeat the designs of the self-oriented anti-national politicians once and for all. She said that if such incidents are encouraged now, we will loose all nationalists gradually in the separatism infected State and it will in the long run be beneficial for those who want India to loose Jammu and Kashmir. Dr Darakhshan Andrabi reminded that thousands of martyrs have laid down their lives for the dignity of the National Flag and we should allow none to drag it to political battlefield anymore. She said that there are innumerable sons and daughters of India who are ready to lay down their lives for the dignity of the National Flag. She said that during English rule, it was a practice to stop Indians from hoisting National Flag but in free India such incidents are only shameful. Prominent SDP leaders who were present on the occasion include State Vice President Abhay Singh Wazir, General Secretary Ajay Sharma, Youth President Gursagar Singh and party leaders Munish Kumar, Vishal Choudhary, Sanjay Manhas and Rekha Devi.