Referendum in Kashmir ?

Benito Mussolini is supposed to have said ,

"  If you plan to dig a well in the village , you can ask all the villagers , but if you have to declare a war , you have decide , all by yourself  "

That applies to Kashmir situation as well

And not only for the government of India but equally for the government of Pakistan

Neither the people nor the governments of either country would want the Kashmiri people to decide what they want

  

And the Kashmiri people know that either India or Pakistan or both would reject the verdict of Kashmir people !

Sad - but true  !

Equally sad is the fact that there is very little prospect of a " Peacefully    Negotiated " settlement

If there was one , we would have found it after 40 years of negotiations  !

Or , could it be that neither government is looking for one  ?

Could it be that , interests of numerous political parties on either side of the border are best served by keeping the Kashmir pot boiling  ?

Could that be the reason why ,

>  BJP is asking Man Mohan Singh to reveal what was the  " solution "

    that was almost within the reach , a few years back  ?

>  BJP , itself does not wish to divulge the " Kashmir Accord " reached

    between Atalji and Musharraf , during Agra Summit but could not be

    signed ?

>  Prashant Bhushan wants " involvement " of Kashmiri people in solving

    Kashmir issue  ?

>  Why no one dare talk about late Vasant Sathe's practical suggestion

    to convert  LoC  into an international border  ?

>  Militaries of both the countries  continue to justify purchase of billions

    rupees worth of military equipment , year after year , and without any

    audit / kick-back  scrutiny  ?

>   Arms - selling countries of the western world do not want India and

     Pakistan to settle this issue amicably  ?

>  China and America want India and Pakistan to divert billions of rupees to

    missile development , instead of strengthening their economies  ?

It is a pity that the Indian media - and India's  corrupt politicians - are jumping on Prashant Bhushan's throat , instead of raising above mentioned questions

We don't have to agree with Prashant . Just allow him to express his views

How many of us have the courage to tell the truth to our people  ?

*   hemen  parekh   (  08  Jan  2014  /  Mumbai  )