HELPING HAND
MY COUNTRY!
Sometimes history makes
Citizen proud of one’s past .I was lucky to be part of conversation with
retired senior officials at a social gathering .When I was told a piece of
history which would narrate how people friendly accountable system existed .
The conversation goes, that during the days of “KASHMIR QUIT MOVEMENT`` in 1931 in Kashmir .The student of one of the oldest and pristine college in Kashmir - know as Sri Pratap College commonly known as SP college and students were given special Identity cards (Id cards) to facilitate their hassle free walk to attend college during disorderly days in Kashmir.
One fine morning two college mate while on way to college and they were stopped near the Bridge in Old Town of today’s Srinagar city by Army/police of Kashmir, when they showed up their Id cards they were torn and both friends were humiliated and forced to walk to cross the bridge like animals (monkey) stones put on their Back and were told stone should not fall which will ensure they truly walk like animals. While crossing bridge like animal they collapsed due to pain and later they were left off free.
This left deep scar in their Psyche, once they reached college they deliberated and decided we should do something to stop this humiliating behaviour of police .They planned to write a letter to authorities to report the incident.
They purchased a postal letter costing five "paisa"(1/20th of rupee) that time, but they were in dilemma, whom they should complaint or report ,to chief of security of Kashmir or then Prime Minister of Kashmir (Mr.Ramchandra Kak), finally they decided and wrote a letter to Prime Minister under their name, signature and address of college .
One
fine morning after 10-15 days week or so, while they were in regular class,
peon appeared in classroom with verbal order that Principal of the college wants
urgently them in his office.
While walking up to principals office, they have no idea what is the issue that they were wanted by principal .when one of the student who had written letter reached office, he found there are few more students waiting outside principal’s office among them was also his friend but all other students had same first name as his friend, but he failed to correlate things. So with fast pulse and dry lips he entered principal office, he was shown letter they had written and readout same letter they had posted to Prime minister about the humiliation they had faced on bridge while going to attend college.
He was asked to identify among waiting students and bring him inside. Who had written letter and rest of students who shared first name with his friend were let off.
While walking up to principals office, they have no idea what is the issue that they were wanted by principal .when one of the student who had written letter reached office, he found there are few more students waiting outside principal’s office among them was also his friend but all other students had same first name as his friend, but he failed to correlate things. So with fast pulse and dry lips he entered principal office, he was shown letter they had written and readout same letter they had posted to Prime minister about the humiliation they had faced on bridge while going to attend college.
He was asked to identify among waiting students and bring him inside. Who had written letter and rest of students who shared first name with his friend were let off.
Letter was read out again to both. they were shit scared for while but to their surprise there was enclosure to this letter which was also shown and read out them and written not less than then prime Minister, I quote that letter `` I am deeply shocked and I tender my apology to you about this incident that you have encountered, I have written to police and strictly ordered them that these incidents should not happen again, Prime Minister of Kashmir". Quote closed
He said to me those....... were days .........I thank Allah those were ...................days.
