Pseudoseculars deny Hindu refugees from Pakistan right to settle in valley

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With Islam it is all take and no give

More pseudo secularism
http://www.newindianexpress.com/opinion/Abdullahs-Brand-of-Secularism/2014/05/03/article2202330.ece

There are examples galore of the injustice done to the minorities in
Kashmir under the Abdullah family�s rule. Following the Partition
several Hindu families from Pakistan had sought refuge in Jammu. Till
now, they have not been given citizenship status under the state
Constitution.

Over 1.5 lakh Hindus from West Pakistan thus face blatant
discrimination as they are ineligible for any government benefits even
after 65 years of residence in the state while Muslim migrants, even
the recent ones like the Rohingyas from as far away as Burma, are full
citizens! Uyghur Muslims from Xinjiang province of China who migrated
to J&K fearing religious oppression under the Communist regime as far
back as in the 1950s have been given full citizenship rights.

The Abdullahs, who claim to be great secularists, have been advancing
the most communal argument in denying the West Pakistan refugee Hindus
state citizenship, saying this would upset the demographic structure
of the state!

In substance, they are declaring they would treat Muslims differently
from Hindus in their state, the latter to remain forever as
second-class people! That was even more explicit when J&K under Bakshi
Ghulam Mohammad extended citizenship rights to Tibetan Muslim refugees
in the 1950s. No less than the Supreme Court itself has commented on
this discrimination. Though the central government extended Indian
citizenship to these people, the anomaly continues. They can vote in
Parliamentary elections being �Indian citizens� but not in state
legislature elections as they are not �J&K citizens�!

A bit of history will put this sordid chain of events in context. For
thousands of years, Kashmir was a renowned centre of Sanskrit
learning. Magnificent temples dedicated to the sun god dotted the
valley. Both Lord Shiva and Buddha were venerated by Kashmiris.

A fatal blow was struck to the Hindu Kingdom by the invasion of
Dulacha, a Mongol warrior, in 1320. The reigning king Rama Chandra was
slain and was succeeded by Rinchana, a Buddhist from Ladakh who later
converted to Islam and got himself the title of Sultan Sadr-ud-Din.
Thus, Kashmir got its first Islamic ruler. The Islamic zeal got
fanatical proportions under the next ruler Sultan Sikandar (1389-1413
AD) who came to be known as �But-Shikan��a destroyer of idols. The
Hindus were subjected to �jizia� and forbidden to apply tilak on their
foreheads.

The persecution of torchbearers of the original faith and culture
continued unabated till Maharaja Ranjit Singh took control of the
valley in 1823. After the British annexed Punjab, J&K came under the
control of the Dogra dynasty founded by Maharaja Gulab Singh. Till
1931, Kashmir was like any other part of the subcontinent, largely
peaceful, with minor instances of unrest. Then arrived a young Sheikh
Abdullah honed by the communally charged atmosphere of Aligarh Muslim
University where he�d done his master�s. The Sheikh was no lion. In
September 1947, he was in jail and desperate to come out. In a letter
to Maharaja Hari Singh he repeatedly swore his loyalty to the throne
and said, �I assure Your Highness the fullest and loyal support of
myself and my organisation��

After the integration of the state into the Indian Union, the Sheikh,
with the help of Pandit Nehru, banished Maharaja Hari Singh, to whom
he�d pledged fidelity only months ago, from J&K to Mumbai where died a
lonely death in 1961. Obviously the Sheikh�s words had no value.