Prof.Bhim Singh, Chief Patron of National Panthers Party and Convenor of Coordination Committee of J&K Leaders & Intellectuals who has been interacting with the angry Kashmiri leaders and several senior leaders from other side of J&K presently under the control Pakistan.
Prof.Bhim Singh has made a strong appeal to both the governments of India and Pakistan to allow the leaders and intellectuals of both sides namely, India and Pakistan to meet at a place either in India or in Pakistan so that the leadership and the intellectuals (civil society) can pave a role towards peace between India and Pakistan which is touching the boiling point at present.
Prof.Bhim Singh a co-convenor of the leaders and the intellectuals from both sides of J&K made an appeal from New Delhi to the leadership of India and Pakistan to allow the leaders/representatives of political parties and the civil society from both sides of State of J&K as it existed till October, 1947 under the rule of the Maharaja of J&K. Prof.Bhim Singh said that the Coordination Committee of J&K Leaders and Intellectuals was chaired by Sardar Mohd. Qayyum Khan, a senior most leader on the Pak-side of J&K. The Coordination Committee, Prof.Bhim Singh as convenor convened most historic meeting in 2005 and again in 2007 under the chairmanship of Sardar Mohd.Qayyum Khan with Prof.Bhim Singh as its Convenor. Prof.Bhim Singh said that the Union Govt. of India was headed by Prime Minister, Sr. (Dr.) Manmohan Singh and it was a valuable contribution of the Indian Govt. under the Prime Ministership of Dr. Manmohan Singh who had personally invited Sardar Qayyum Khan at Prime Minister’s House for a discussion which is available from the record.
Prof.Bhim Singh said that Dr.Karan Singh, former Maharaja of J&K had also played a very unique role for the success of this conference. Dr.Karan Singh invited all the POK representatives, nearly 30 of them, the sitting ministers and the legislators from different political parties from Pak-side of J&K in 2005 and 2007.
Prof.Bhim Singh has urged the Indian Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi to allow the Coordination Committee representatives from both sides of J&K to meet in Delhi or anywhere in India as Dr. Manmohan Singh has done it earlier. Prof.Bhim Singh expressed hope that Prime Minister Modi who is keen to save peace between India and Pakistan, shall be pleased to allow a private initiative by the Coordination Committee as it was done during the then Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. Prof.Bhim Singh has also appealed Pak Minister Shri Nawaz Sharief to give a chance to the representatives of J&K including Gilgit-Baltistan to meet for lasting peace on the borders between India and Pakistan by supporting this conference.
Prof.Bhim Singh urged both the Prime Ministers to give the Coordination Committee an opportunity to hold Intra J&K ‘Heart to Heart’ Talks in India and Pakistan, in case Pakistan has no reservation to hold such a meeting in Pakistan. Prof.Bhim Singh said that the prominent leadership from the both sides is being invited including Dr.Karan Singh, son of late Maharaja Hari Singh of J&K, Sardar Mohd.Attique Khan, son of Sardar Mohd. Qayyum Khan and all senior leaders of the Hurriyat Conference, and from other political parties of both sides of J&K.
Prof.Bhim Singh expressed hope that the leadership from both sides of J&K and the civil society has capacity, commitment to peace and work together to ensure that India and Pakistan shall follow the path of peaceful co-existence so that India and Pakistan shall build peaceful role from across the borders and play a leading role in the world for ensuring peaceful co-existence among the nations in the world. Prof.Bhim Singh said that he is in touch with the leadership on both sides of the LoC and International Borders.
Sd/- Naveed Naik, Advocate
Legal Secretary-JKNPP