glad to see omar abdullah become the chief minister of jammu & kashmir state. if in doubt, just watch this video. below it is the transcript of the speech. him and couple of others (sachin pilot, rahul gandhi) are creating a new band of polititians in india.
YouTube DirektOmar Abdullah in Parliament
(courtesy Mutiny.in) SHRI OMAR ABDULLAH (SRINAGAR):
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I think that it is a matter of great misfortune for Parties like mine. (Interruptions)
I do not know whether the Rs. 1 crore that was shown here is genuine or not. But I think that it is extremely unfortunate that if nothing else, this Rs. 1 crore is seeking to buy the silence of Parties like mine who are not being given an opportunity to speak in a correct manner in this House. (Interruptions)
I have been a Member of this House for 10 years, and I have never disturbed this House in these 10 years. I have sat with them and I have sat on this side, and I have never disrupted a speaker and yet here they do not have the courtesy to listen to what I have to say. (Interruptions)
I am a Muslim, and I am an Indian. I see no distinction between the two. (Interruptions)
I see no reason why I, as a Muslim, have to fear a deal between India and the United States of America (USA). (Interruptions)
This is a deal between two countries. It is a deal between, we hope, two countries that in the future will be two equals. (Interruptions)
Sir, the enemies of Indian Muslims are not the Americans, and the enemies of the Indian Muslims are not ‘deals’ like this. The enemies of Indian Muslims are the same enemies that all the poor people of India face, namely, poverty and hunger, unemployment, lack of development and the absence of a voice. It is that we are against, namely, the effort being made to crush our voice. (Interruptions)
I am not a Member of the UPA, and I do not aspire the Membership of the UPA. But I am extremely unhappy with the way in which my friends in the Left have taken on this self-imposed position of being the certifiers of who is secular and who is not. (Interruptions)
Until a few years ago, I was a part of the NDA and I was a Minister with them. The same Left people considered me as a political untouchable, and they considered me an outcaste because I was a part of the NDA. Today, the same Left people are telling me that all secular Parties must unite with the BJP to bring down this Government. (Interruptions)
I made a mistake of standing with them once. I did not resign on the question of Gujarat when my conscience told me to do so, and my conscience has still not forgiven me. I need not make the same mistake again. (Interruptions)
आप लोग अमरनाथ की बात करते हो, आपने अमरनाथ का आरोप लगाया,…(व्यवधान) आप एक जगह दिखाइए, जहां पर किसी कश्मीरी ने यात्रा के खिलाफ बात की हो, जहां किसी कश्मीरी ने कहा हो कि हमें यात्री नहीं चाहिए, जहां यात्रियों के ऊपर हमला हुआ हो।…(व्यवधान) हमारी जमीन का मुद्दा था, हम अपनी जमीन के लिए लड़े और मरते दम तक अपनी जमीन के लिए लड़ेंगे, लेकिन हम आपकी तरह फिरकापरस्त नहीं हैं।…(व्यवधान) हम आपकी तरह कम्युनल नहीं हैं। हम मस्ज़िद नहीं गिराते और मंदिर भी नहीं गिराते। …(व्यवधान) वहां एक सौ साल से ज्यादा अमरनाथ की यात्रा चलती आ रही है और जब तक कश्मीर में मुसलमान हैं, श्रीनगर और अमरनाथ में आपकी यात्रा चलती रहेगी। …(व्यवधान)
[spandana's transation] you all speak about amarnath yatra, you blamed the problems on us… but you show me one place where a kashmiri has raised his voice against the amarnath yatra.. where a kashmiri has rejected the conduct of the yatra.. where there was an attack on the yatra. this was an issue about our land, and we fought for our land and will fight for it till our last breath. but we aren’t turncoats like you. we aren’t communal like you. we don’t knock down masjids and neither do we knock down temples. amarnath yatra was conducted for 100 years in kashmir, and as long as there is a muslim in kashmir, amarnath yatra will go on every year in srinagar and amarnath.
अध्यक्ष महोदय, मैं यह बात दावे के साथ कहना चाहता हूं कि इन लोगों की तरह मेरी सियासत बदलती नहीं है, आज इस तरफ और कल उस तरफ। …(व्यवधान) हमने सेक्यूलर फोर्सेस के साथ हाथ मिलाया है और मिलाते रहेंगे।
[spandana's transation] mr.speaker, i want to affirm that my allegiance doesn’t shift like these people, swinging one way today and the other way tomorrow. we have aligned with secular parties, and will continue to do so.
The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (J&KNC) will vote to support the Motion moved by the Prime Minister. Thank you.