Srinagar Dec 4 (KNO) : If Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah would have delved into the Quran and the writings of Sheikh Ahmad Sarhindi, Shah Wali Ullah and Sir Syed Ahmad Khan then he would never have chosen the composit nationalism of Indian National Congress over the Two nation theory of Muslum league. In 1944 Muhammad Ali Jinnah had advised Sheikh Abdullah that the Hindu congress leadership is not trust worthy but sheikh paid no heed. Sheikh Abdullah organised two movements in his life and made them a source of grabbing power for himself. From 1932 to 1947 he led the anti dogra movemnt and in 1947 took up the charge as emergency administrator to serve the same Dogras. From 1953 to 1975 he led the plebiscite movement and in 1975 chose to serve Delhi by being CM. All those sacrifices laid down by the people in these movements were sold by Sheikh for personal interests and nothing changed for the muslim masses of Kashmir.
Sheikh Abdullah is more to blame than Hari Singh for Indian occupation because in october 1947 Hari singh had fled Kashmir and the actual control of state lied with NC volunteers led by Sheikh Abdullah. If he had decided not to accept the accession signed by Hari Singh, it would have carried no weight.
Sheikh Abdullah was released from Bhadarwah sub jail on the intervention of Ghandhi only after he engaged with Kashmir deputy prime minister Ram Lal Batra and the basic condition for his release was handing over of Kashmir to India. This anti Kashmir decision by Sheikh Abdullah not only sowed seeds of war between India and Pakistan but led to worst opression on muslims of Jammu and Kashmir. History proved Sheikh Abdullah wrong. When Sheikh was arrested by his close friend Nehru in 1953 for opposing the anti autonomy movement in Jammu he should have realised his mistakes but the way he betrayed the exemplary sacrifices of people during the plebiscite movement for power in 1975 shows that his first and last ambition was power. Knowing that with India kashmiri muslims will have to face perpetual slavery of Hindus, he was overwhelmed with greed for power. If he would have supported Hari singh and Ram Chand Kak in there effort to keep Kashmir independent he wouldnt have been able to grab power, If Kashmir would have acceeded to Pakistan, Pakistan would have preffered Maulana Yousuf shah and Chaudhry Abbas for government over Sheikh Abdullah. Therefore he took calculated steps to join India because he had spent 15 years with Indian national Congress.
The power for which he decieved his own people and pushed entire subcontinent into perils of war was snatched from him first in 1953 and then completely in 1982. But what is astonishing is the fact that Pro India politicians havent learnt lessons from the failed life of Sheikh Abdullah.(KNO)