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BJP TODAY
July 16--31, 2004 - Vol. 13, No. 14
"Poisonous Congress ideology would lead country to
further division" -Atalji
Address at Syamaprasad Mookerjee birth anniversary
By our special correspondent
In a stirring speech that touched the hearts of every single participant at the 103rd birth
anniversary celebration of Bharat Kesari Syamaprasad Mookerjee on July 6, former Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee called upon all patriotic Indians to vigorously oppose the
"poison of ideology" that was sought to be spread by the Congress Party which could lead
to " a further division of the country".
Speaking in the context of Home Minister Shivraj Patil's logic that four Governors were
removed from their offices because of their ideological differences with the ruling
combine. Atalji gave a call for challenging this mindset and defeat it. "We will not allow
this (further division of the country ) to happen". Atalji declared and added: "We are all
prepared to take on this mindset and I am certain the people of India will co-operate with
us in this struggle".
In this context, Atalji said that had not Dr. Syamaprasad Mookerjee sacrificed his life (on
June 23 1953) for the cause of integrating the State of Jammu and Kashmir with the rest
of India, further separatism could not be prevented. It was Dr. Mookerjee who stopped
fissiparous tendencies by his sacrifice, Atalji asserted.
The 103rd birth anniversary of Dr. Mookerjee was celebrated at the BJP headquarters
under the auspices of Dr. Syamaprasad Smruti Nyas (Memorial Trust), headed by BJP
president M. Venkaiah Naidu.
Atalji, who had accompanied Dr. Mookerjee during his journey to Jammu and Kashmir in
May 1953 in the capacity of journalist, said that a conspiracy was hatched by the Nehru
Government in Delhi and Shaeikh Abdullah Government in Srinagar to let Dr. Mookerjee
enter the State of Jammu and Kashmir first and then arrest him across the river
separating the State from Punjab. One had to obtain a permit those days to enter the
State although it had become a part of India by virtue of Maharaja Hari Singh signing the
Instrument of Accession on October 26, 1947.
Atalji said that had the Punjab Government arrested D. Mookerjee before his entry into
Jammu and Kashmir, various constitutional issues would have arisen. So, it was decided
to let Dr. Mookerjee enter Jammu and Kashmir first and then arrest him there, which
would not have given rise to such constitutional problems.
When this arrest took place, Atalji recalled, Dr, Mookerjee had told him: "go and tell the
people of India that I have entered Jammu and Kashmir (without a permit) though as a
prisoner".
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