ubZ fnYyh] 15 ekpZ] 2013

 

ikfdLrku esa py jgs dV~Vjokn dh fuank

 

& Lokeh vfXuos’k

 

ikfdLrku esa bZ’kfuUnk dk cgkuk cukdj bZlkbZ;ksa ij tks dk;jkuk fgalk cjikbZ tk jgh gS] mldh eSa ?kksj fuUnk djrk g¡wA ikfdLrku bZlkbZ;ksa] fgUnqvksa] f’k;k ,oa vgefn;k eqlyekuksa ds fy, yxkrkj ,d vlqjf{kr ns’k curk tk jgk gSA ;g ?kVuk;sa vYila[;dksa esa yxkrkj c<+rh vlqj{kk dks n’kkZrh gSaA lkFk gh lkFk bu ?kVukvksa ls lkQ gksrk gS fd ikfdLrku dk izkf/kdkjh oxZ vYila[;d lqj{kk ds izfr fdruk laosnughu gSA ^bZ’kfuUnk^ dk ;g ccZjh dkuwu ftldk gokyk nsdj vla[; gR;k;sa dh xbZa vaxzstks ds t+ekus esa cuk;k x;k ysfdu bldks lqn`<+ fd;k lSU; rkuk’kkg tujy ft+;k my g+d usA xkSjryc gS fd ikfdLrku ds fuekZrk ftUuk lkgc Lo;a f’k;k Fks&vkt mUgha ds ns’k esa dfri; ladh.kZ lqUuh yksx bl iS’kkfpd dkuwu] ¼295C½ dk gokyk nsdj vla[; vYila[;ddksa dk ftuesa f’k;k ,oa vgefn;k eqlyeku Hkh ‘kkfey gSa ij vizR;kf’kr fgalk cjik jgs gSaA gky gh esa iatkc ds jkT;iky lyeku rkSlhj dh pfpZr gR;k Hkh blh ohHkRl dkuwu dk gokyk nsdj dh xbZ FkhA rkSlhj lkgc us bZ’kfuUnk ds bUgha dkuwuksa esa la’kks/ku djus dk izLrko j[kk Fkk tks fd dgjiafFk;ksa dks ukxokj xqtjkA bl ukjdh; gR;kdk.M ds ckn dV~VjiafFk;ksa us fQj blh cgkus ls ns’k ds vYila[;d ea=h ‘kkgckt+ HkV~Vh dh Hkh gR;k dj nhA ikfdLrkuh ‘kkldksa dks tYn ls tYn bu ladh.kZ dkuwuksa dks jn~n dj nsuk pkfg;s vU;Fkk og Hkh vYila[;dksa ds f[kykQ vkrad QSykus ds nks”kh djkj gksaxsA

 

gk¡ykfd gky esa ^bZ’kfuUnk^ ds bl dkuwu dk  gokyk nsdj fdlh dks Hkh nf.Mr ugha fd;k x;k ijUrq blds egt ft+Ø ls ikfdLrku esa fgalk dk co.Mj izkjEHk gks tkrk gS& tcfd bl dkuwu ds cgkus ls dbZ yksx vius vU; fooknksa tSls /ku] lEifÙk bR;kfn dk fuiVkjk dj ysrs gSaA bUgh dkj.kksa ls ikfdLrku esa tgk¡ c¡Vokjs ds le; vYila[;dksa dh 23 izfr’kr dh Qyrh Qwyrh vkcknh Fkh] vkt bu ?k`f.kr dkuwuksa ,oa ekufldrkvksa dh ekj >syrs&>syrs egt+ 3 izfr’kr jg xbZ gSA

 ikfdLrku dks vc bu ladh.kZ dkuwuksa ls iYyk >kM+dj dqjku ds lerkewyd ,oa /kkfeZd lfg”.kqrk ds fl)kUrksa dk izpkj ,oa izlkj djuk pkfg,A dqjku vius ekuus okyksa dks v/;k; IV;135 esa vkns’k nsrk gS & ^^tks esjs ekuus okys gSa! os U;k; ij lqn`<+ jgsa] vYykg ds lk{kh jgsa pkgs bldh dher mUgsa ;k muds ekrk&firk ;k vU; ifjtuksa ;k lg;ksfx;ksa dks pqdkuh iMs+------------------------^^ ;g tkudj vlhfer osnuk gksrh gS fd bl ifo= xzUFk ds ekuus okys dSls ‘kq)hdj.k ds uke ij ,slh ladh.kZ ,oa fodV fgalk QSykrs gSaA

 vUrjkZ”Vªh; lekt dks rqjUr gh ikfdLrku esa py jgs bl lqfu;ksftr vYila[;d ujlagkj ,oa fu”dklu ds ekeys esa gLr{ksi djuk pkfg,A eSa la;qDr jk”Vª ls Hkh vkxzg djrk g¡w fd bl lanHkZ esa ‘kh?kzkfr‘kh?kz ,d fof’k”V izfrosnd fu;qDr djds ikfdLrkuh ljdkj dks ryc djuk pkfg,A

Condemning Religious Violence in Pakistan

-Swami Agnivesh

New Delhi, 21 March 2013

I strongly condemn the dastardly violence against the christians in Pakistan on the silly pretext of Blasphemy. Pakistan has become an increasingly hostile place for minorities, be they Christians or Hindus, or Shia or Ahmadia Muslims The recent attacks highlight the heightened state of vulnerability of all minorities. It also shows that the provincial or central authorities are unable or unwilling to protect minorities.

Countless individuals have lost their lives due to this barbaric anti blasphemous law 295(c) which was introduced under the British rule but strengthened during the administration of military dictator Gen. Zia ul- Haq. Although it is interesting to note that MA Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan was a Shia himself, the sectarian factions of the Sunni sect have been constantly using this demonic law and perpetrating violence against the minorities especially shias and Ahmadiyyas. The most high-profile individual to loose his life as a result of this fanaticism was none other than the Governor of Punjab-Salmaan Taseer. Mr. Taseer had supported reforming the laws and was shot dead in January, 2011 Two months later, the countries Minorities’ Minister, Shahbaz Bhatti was assassinated. Its high time that the rulers of Pakistan scrap these sectarian laws, failing which they must share the blame of orchestrating terror on the minorities.

While there are no recent instances of an anti-blasphemous sentence being carried out, the accusation of blasphemy alone leads to a spiral of violence- And cases are usually about something else, land or money or personal animosity, but where 295-C has been used as a means of assault. Thus at the time of partition, Pakistan had a healthy 23% minority population which now faced with such abominable laws and mentalities has dwindled to less than 3%

The state of Pakistan must do away with such sectarian laws and propagate the Quranic ideals of equality for all and religious tolerance. The holy book instructs to its believers in IV;135-“O ye who believe! Be ye staunch in justice, witness for God, even though it be against yourselves or your parents or your kindred………….” It is astonishingly painful to realize how the followers of this holy book indulge in such horrendous sectarian terror and violence in the name of purification.

The International community must step in to curb this systematic elimination of minorities in Pakistan. I also appeal to the UN to nominate a Special Rapporteur which should instruct the Government in Pakistan to immediately stop this ethnic & minority cleansing.