Maqbool Butt’s face glittered/By Azam Inqilabi

When on Aug.5,2009 Mr. Abdul Basit , the foreign office spokesman of Pakistan , declared in unambiguous words that Pakistan favoured the emergence of independent Kashmir because free Kashmir would act as a “stabilizing factor” in Indo-Pak political relationship . Pensive Maqbool Butt—while feeling thrilled, elated and exalted in Jannat-ul-Firdous –murmured with a smiling face : “Bohut d’air Kee meharban aatay aatay”. This is the serious considerate official proclamation of a government which is ascribed and attributed to Bhuttoos (with special reference to martyr Z.A. Bhutoo). It was in Summer 1970 when I called on late Z.A. Bhutoo in a hotel in Rawalpindi and handed over a memorandum to him. Bhuttoo Sahab , in his proud entourage ,with a lustrous and blooming face said, “I will go through this document and apprise you of my response .” A day after ,Dr. Farooq Haider , a bosom friend of Maqbool Butt, and my host informed me that Bhuttoo Sahab has appreciated the gravamen of the blueprint on independent Kashmir. Again in 1994 AD, during my sojourn in Pakistan, I tried to meet late Benazir Bhuttoo Sahiba , the Prime Minister of Pakistan , but in vain . I simply wanted to remind her of what the prognosticative and prospective brain of her father Z.A. Bhuttoo was visualizing about a pragmatic solution of Kashmir issue.
Kashmiris are not ingrate and ungrateful people. We are indebted to Pakistan for the sustained and consistent support which she provided to our resistance movement during the decades gone by. Yes, we express our gratitude and vail our hats off to Pak nation for the heroic role it played in displaying its indomitable and insuperable will and valour while expressing solidarity with the subjugated , vituperated , putrified and petrified people of Kashmir . Kashmiris had reposed trust in God Almighty ;they kept struggling hard for the achievement of their cherished objective-Azadi. Their unflinching faith in Province and unwavering resolve and pluck inevitably fructified . And today the visionary leaders of Pakistan , through lateral thinking indeed ,conceded to the concept of independent Kashmir . Hence bravo to this glaring bravado! So, far Kashmiris the month August is august, perhaps , because it endorses Kashmiris’ option of unfettered right to self-determination . On August 13,1948 UNCIP resolution ratified Kashmiris’ innate urge for freedom and on Aug.5, 2009 Pak establishment inversely accepted the precedence of Aug.13,1948 resolution over Jan 5,1949 resolution of United Nations Commission on India and Pakistan .Our euphoric exhilaration gets dampened and we stop raving over the ostensible positivism of Pakistan when the atmosphere is rife with the heart –rendering news that some hawks in Pak system are hell-bent on punishing sons of the soil – “ Ayub Khan should be punished for ensuring the integrity of Pakistan in 1965; Zia-ul-Haq should be punished for taking on Soviet Union in Afghanistan ; and Gen. Pervez Musharaf should ‘necessarily’ be punished for having successfully managed the warding off the threat of what the scapegoat Afghanistan faced( the hapless already war-ravaged country was ‘bombed to stone age’ in the literal sense of the Western blitz and onslaught).”Before impeaching, arraigning and impugning Pak heroes and their strategic manoeuvre in defence of Pakistan , Kashmiris should be allowed to file a writ petition in the International Court of Justice for bringing the leaders of India and Pakistan to book for their perfidy and betrayal in the backdrop of what the great forum UNO had magnanimously accepted in Aug.13, 1948 resolution and what was , with joint connivance , rejected by India and Pakistan in Jan.5, 1949 UNCIP resolution .Alas ! pertinaciousness of the two major contending parties to Kashmir issue proved instrumental in the annihilation and liquidation of thousands of Kashmiris including Maqbool Butt , Maqbool Malik , Moulvi Farooq , Abdul Gani Lone , Qazi Nisar , Sheikh Ab. Aziz , Ashfaq Majeed Wani , Jaleel Andrabi , Shabir Siddique , Dr. Gh. Qadir Wani ………(to infinity )
Lassitude, languidness and vapidity of Indian rulers in the Indo-Pak reconciliation process is visible and palpable. Their idealistic and pedantic postulations thwart a genuine breakthrough in the otherwise ineluctable and cul-de-sac situation. It is time for the political introverts of India to decide whether confraternity of one and half billion people of South Asia should remain entrenched in the mire and marsh , crevasse and crevice of uncertainty , strife , hostility , surmise and suspicion or that it should flourish , thrive and prosper in an environment of peaceful coexistence , freedom and egalitarian justice . Peaceful settlement of Kashmir issue in accordance with the freedom aspirations of enslaved but invariably resolute Kashmiris will help you achieve the objective of distinction in the comity nations . More lapses and ineptitude cannot be condoned . God Almighty will certainly come to the rescue of those who prostrate , pronate in His court with obsecration and humility.
The present stand and stance of Pakistan vis-à-vis Kashmir has, in fact , inexorably fortified her diplomatic demeanour for any forthcoming tripartite discourse on Kashmir. Pakistan, through her approach to Kashmir tangle , has explicitly conveyed to the free world that Pakistan
(i) has no territorial ambitions in Kashmir;
(ii) wants to mitigate and alleviate the sufferings of Kashmiris;
(iii) genuinely believes in the peaceful , amicable and practicable settlement of Kashmir issue;
(iv) is determined to cooperate with USA as strategic ally to holistically and judiciously deal with the culture of violent dissent all over the globe to eventually ensure global peace and ataraxy .
Now is the time for India to reciprocate in Kashmir-centric policy with magnanimity, political acumen and altruistic realpolitik characteristic of her democratic commitment. For Kashmiris all democratic outpourings are mere fanfarnade and braggadocio unless the promise to concede to Kashmiris’ right to self-determination is fulfilled without further dilatory and procrastinative tactics . Wisdom of Dr. Manmohan Singh , the Prime Minister of India , is in the dock .

Aug.7,2009 M.Azam Inqilabi
Nageen, Patron JK Mahaz-e-Azadi
Hazratbal,
Srinagar.

Nectar of altruistic doctrinism/By: Azam Inqilabi

Man, as the vicegerent of God Almighty, has an innate urge for preponderance in socio-political life. His propensity for elevation in temporal world always bolsters, rejuvenates and invigorates his resolve and conation to remain steadfast in his endeavour to look for means and methods which can help him achieve the objective of prominence and distinction in the sphere of performance . Political stalwarts with exuberant passion for subjective and prospective assertion find themselves always engrossed in the scramble for the position of exaltation and excellence .An altruist with a populistic agenda would want to become a beacon light in the civil society of the nation he belongs to. Political leader with outstanding leadership flair inadvertently tries to be a doctrinist so that he can instil hope and infuse the spirit of revolution into the hearts of his admirers. Doctrinism for patriotic ambitions is always soothingly wholesome ; without populistic and altruistic prudence doctrinism may get relegated to the position of chauvinistic doctrinairism which , in no case , is palatable for humanists and the gentility at large .So it is only a doctrinist with universal altruistic political agenda who can infallibly and impeccably spearhead a comprehensive movement of socio-political renaissance .And contribution of such an all - pervasive altruistic doctrinist will inevitably turn out to be spiritual nectar and temporal panacea of all socio-political ailments and imponderables .
All the global pacifists and humanists felt exulted and elated on July 6,2009 when Mr. Barak Husain Obama, the US President, and Mr. Dmitry A. Madvedev, the Russian President signed an agreement for strategic cooperation in the field of nuclear disarmament and slashing of nuclear warheads and missiles . Perennial bellicosity and antagonism reminiscent of the Cold War era is certainly obsolete , redundant and anachronistic in the present global trend of political rapprochement and entente . All the
global leaders should bear in mind that political dichotomy and paradoxical and enigmatic manoeuvering to checkmate one another is now obnoxious ,repugnant and abhorrent for those who are earnestly craving for global peace and tranquillity. In the arena of global politics only the nonpareil and chastened political ideas can guarantee emancipation and deliverance from mind –boggling mess of conflicting chauvinistic pursuits. In the backdrop of the philosophical outpourings of those who matter in the political theatre ,what the leaders of South Asia said in orchestration to synchronize the peace efforts is really heartening . So Indo-Pak summit of July 16,2009 in Sharam-ul-Sheikh (Egypt)did convey a message of peace and pacifism and it augurs well in the present environment of turbulence and truculence . However, the joint communiqué reticence, taciturnity and brevity vis-à-vis Kashmir caused disillusionment here. Of late , US secretary of state ,Ms. Hillary Clinton ,during her visit to New Delhi was unequivocally emphatic in explaining the exigency of involvement of Kashmiris and their patriotic aspirations in the Indo-Pak peace process . Thus Ms. Hillary Clinton’s savoury sermon did embolden the otherwise benumbed and dejected Kashmiris .
In Indo-Pak political relations maximalists shall have to condescend to recognize that realpolitik and empiricism alone can salvage the South Asian region . It is the political acumen , prudence and stoicism of Indian and Pakistani rulers which can ward off the threat of pre-emption and sabotage while exchanging constructive and substantive postulations on Kashmir ;and gravamen of each side should necessarily avoid fixation and obsession as irritant . Propensity for and disposition to regressive nationalism and chauvinism will simply vitiate the atmosphere which lies already overshadowed by mistrust and paranoia. Let the chapter of polemics , recrimination and shenanigans be consigned to archives . It is nice that the nuclear potential of India and Pakistan successfully countervails and counter balances the threat , horror and terror . The parity in power and potential of the two contending parties to Kashmir issue should be motivating factor for serious discourse and brass tacks during Kashmir parleys . General Pervez Musharaf , the ex-President of Pakistan ,in his interview published by daily Rising Kashmir on July 18 ,2009 reveals that there was a credible consensus between India and Pakistan for a generalized demilitarization of Kashmir . General Musharaf was “awaiting the visit of Dr. Manmohan Singh to Pakistan for a formal ceremony of assigning of the signatures to the agreement”. Alas! , the castrated , emasculated and egocentric advisors in New Delhi could not prove of any help to Dr. Manmohan ji then .The aftermath and fallout of the failure was visible later on ;we need not question the veracity of the contention on either side . Thanks to obscurantism! It is time to recast the ideas about the peaceful coexistence . And the nectar of altruistic doctrinism will eventually become a binding force between India and Pakistan and hence free Kashmir will be bridge of friendship between the two. Inshe Allah .
Now vibes and overtures for the resumption of dialogue are welcome ;tripartite discourse on Kashmir will be the logical culmination of the exhaustive interaction between New Delhi and Islamabad . Squandering, dissipating and frittering away of natural resources for jingoism and unwanted polarization is detestable ,abominable and reprehensible . Welfare of one and a half billion people of South Asia cannot be held as hostage to the legacy of belligerency real or imaginary .
So our plea ,with consecution and coherence , for early peaceful and practicable settlement of Kashmir issue should move and mobilize the authorities which appear petrified , hardened ,obdurate and intractable with egocentric resilience. Let us pray to God Almighty that such souls be proselytized to adopt a humanistic approach to Kashmir issue which ostensibly seems vexed and complex . Tread the path of righteousness with indefatigable resolve and determination.Allah will crown your efforts with success.

A Hero is born once in a thousand years

A Hero is born once in a thousand years It is shocking that a Kashmiri nation with fertile mind and eloquent tongue and which has upheld the tradition of communal harmony, international brotherhood and mutual tolerance and self identity despite severe vicissitudes of history has been subjected to wretched kind of slavery for more than four centuries. It was merely a pretence and excuse that internal differences were played up and hatred injected among the different sections of people that our Independent country was invaded by Emperor Akbar. Inspite of all the mechanizations the people of Kashmir deserve admiration and accolades for putting up a heroic resistance to the Mughal army. The heroic resistance inflieded heavy loss on the Mughal army and the Mughal Maidan of Kishtwar is famous for the same. Anyhow despite long fight, Alas! We were enslaved physically but our spirit of freedom did not surrender. The yolk of slavery makes our necks ache and our hearts cry for independence and sovereignty. No period of slavery whether Mughal, Afghan, Sikh or Dogra or the present period witnessed reconciliates with the status quo, the struggle adopted various forms of expression to pave the way for the dawn of freedom. The acute feeling and excruciating pain for the loss of sovereignty has remained there with Kashmiri Nation. Wherever the chances arose the people gave vent to the suppressed passion for the freedom. The people of Kashmir feel elated whenever good news regarding the achievement of freedom by a slave nation is received. We extend our moral support to the struggling nations and share their joys and sorrows. We feel our own spirit of freedom is strengthened whenever there is addition of an independent nation in the comity of nations. Whether it was Indonesia’s freedom, Malaysia’s emancipation, the triumph of Vietcong, or the liberation of Libya or Algeria, or the enblock liberation of central Asian Republics or the independence of Baltic States, the people of Kashmir celebrated the liberation and shared their joy enthusiastically. Besides appreciating our own freedom Heroes we also hail the freedom heroes of their nations. There is an historical irony or a political enigma that a particular section of our society boosting to be think tanks has always worked against the interests of kashmiri Nation and played the role of collaborators with the occupation forces inspite of the fact that the grateful nation always protected their rights and willingly accoladed them more than their due. Even presently this section is awfully busy to tarnish the image of freedom struggle and the Kashmiri nation through propaganda, media and web sites. Even during the economic blockade this miniscule section played the role of hosts to the R.S.S, Shiv Sena, Bajrangdal and B.J.P activists. It is worthwhile to mention here that there are certain honorable exceptions like P.N.Bazaz, R.N.Ravishnavi, Sham lal yacha, H.N. Wanchoo and Sampat Prakash etc. who have identified with the nation and contributed a lot in the freedom struggle. The grateful and graceful nation would not afford to ignore their sacrifices. Infact they have engraved their names eternally in the annals of Kashmiri Freedom Struggle. It is noteworthy to mention during the Dogra rule, Sheikh Abdullah, Mirwaiz Yousuf Shah, Chaudhary Abbas, A.R.Sagar, Chaudhary Hamidullah, G.N. Gilkar, Gh. Ahmad Ashai, P.N. Bazaz kept the beacon light of freedom to glow and aloft and offered record sacrifices. It is another story that they fell pray to conspiracies hatched by the ruling class and their collaborators and we were lead astray in 1947. Had there been collective superb vigil on the inimical forces, the conspiracies would not have been succeeded and we would have been in a better position to achieve our lost independence and sovereignty. The race for armament between India and Pakistan has resulted in backwardness and ignorance with large population below poverty line. Hundreds and millions of people would not have been without food, clothing and shelter. There would have been no conflicts, no wars and no new martyr graveyards in every nook and corner of Kashmir. However, these are ifs of history and we need to look forward to avoid pitfalls. The youth of Kashmir have always remained in the forefront of the resistance struggle and sacrificed their precious lives for the honour, dignity and freedom of their nation. However there have been certain young dedicated leaders who left their deep imprints on the sands of time and Muhammad Maqbool Bhat is one such leader who surpassed all others in vision, dedication, concept of sovereignty and independence. He has successfully covered many important milestones on his long journey to goal of freedom. He trod the rugged and rough path of freedom with grace and grandeur and gave right direction and right motives to fellow freedom travelers to cover the remaining distance till the final goal of independence and sovereignty is achieved. With his untiring efforts, selfless devotion, clear vision and clear concept of independence he emerged a really freedom icon for the Kashmiri nation. He was fully convinced about the sovereignty idea to be achieved at the heaviest cost. He deserves all the accolades of Homer for whatever he preached he himself practiced it in letter and spirit. To amass wealth, to build business mansions, to erect palaces for luxurious life style had no place in his agenda. Out of his three brothers two achieved martyrdom. There is no gap between the word and the deed. He initiated sacrifices from his person and family and set a unique example of lofty self sacrifices. He endeavored so much to the nation that he has become a household name in whole of Kashmir. He had all the sound logic, cogent reason and true historical perspective to advocate his sovereignty ideal. Whoever came into his contact he was convinced of his ideological brilliance and conceptual clearance. Even his political opponents were impressed of his sincerity, devotion and dedication. His political and literary statements were often embellished with quotes from Faiz and Iqbal. He never lacked words during discussions to put across his point. He was mostly listened with raft attention. He was extremely comfortable whenever he held press conferences and serenely used to reply the volley of questions pressed by the journalists. Journalists who had attended his press conferences were greatly impressed by him and conveyed the same to editor Srinagar times during editors meet in Baghdad in nineteen eighties. He was a born revolutionary and had an intellectual association with the revolutionaries of the world. He was a man of iron will but with a very kind heart. His heart pulsated with the heart of the nation and deeply felt the pain and agony of his suffering and subjugated nation. He was fully abreast with the long and chequered history of pain and deprivations and the golden periods of our national sovereignty and independence. It was great driving force for him and his comrades to dedicate his life for the restoration of national sovereignty. He proved every word of his commitment with his precious youth and blood and victoriously smiled and gracefully mounted the gallows. He created an enviable permanent nieche among the galaxy of great martyrs of the world, like Socrates, Hazarat Eisa (A.S), Hazarat Imam Hussain (A.S) and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. He was confident that his martyrdom would strength his mission and popularize it. Much before embracing the gallows he would sing with Faiz Ahmad Faiz, “Sitouney dar pa rakhtae chalo saraun key charag Jabtalak sihaye shab ki chalay” and surely he must have sang the same song with greater intensity and fuller devotion. He achieved such a great status across the ceasefire line that he was offered power and pelf simply to sing their songs but he sang the song of sovereignty and independence of his nation and rejected all such offers. Hazarat Imam Hussain (A.S) offered memorable sajda (bow) in the battle field of Karbala and eternalized and surpassed all the sacrifices in the way of Allah. Mohammad Maqbool Bhat toed the line of Hazarat Imam Hussain (A.S) and bowed before Allah on the gallows. The jail authorities will bear testimony to the fact that Maqbool Bhat walked from his confinement cell to gallows with exemplary grace and enviable courage. His face and eyes radiated glow. There was no regrets, no sadness but the sense of triumph that the opponent forces have acknowledged the truth of efficacy and the ideology and in desperation are trying to conceal the facts. The angels were happy and jubilant over the success of Mohammad Maqbool Bhat but the nation was deeply mourning his loss. But it is an undeniable fact that his martyrdom had given birth to many junior Maqbools. His martyrdom sowed the seeds of revolution and his blood would continue to irrigate the land till the harvest of freedom is ripe and is ready to be reaped and utilized. He hated conspirators, collaborators and double deckers within Kashmiri nation, but he showed utmost respect for the opposite opinion and thought. He announced that, “An agent is always a double agent. He cannot be true friend of any party”. His allegiance was first and foremost for the people of Kashmir. He never liked to keep his conscience hostage to perks and privileges offered by occupation forces he was well wisher of India and Pakistan but had strong objection to their occupation of his native land. He made all out efforts to see his country liberated and united and to make it a member of U.N.O. He was a noble Muslim but had deep respect for other faiths of his countrymen. He was very good writer and a journalist and worked as an editor of Newspaper for sometime. But the demands of the party and the call of suffering nation did not allow him to continue the job and he had to employ efforts and resources to make the party strong and the ideology of sovereign Kashmir appealing and popular. He was admirer of Muhammad Bin Bella, Farhat Abbas Hochimin, Fidel Castro, Chi Guerra, Yassar Arafat for their revolutionary zeal and sacrifices for their nations. Besides the peaceful struggle under the banner of AJK Plebiscite Front he introduced Armed Struggle under the banner of JKNLF to make the usurpers understand that his suppressed nation is free to employ any genuine means to achieve the freedom. His education to the nation proved useful and powers that be offered unconditional talks to resolve the complex Kashmir problem. The struggle enabled the nation to bring the Kashmir problem out of the cold storage and keep high on the agenda of dialogue. It has been accepted as the flash point between India and Pakistan who are equipped with most fatal atomic weapons. Let the people mobilize all the resources to make the mission of Maqbool Bhat transform into a reality. Let India and Pakistan shun the egos, biases and listen the voice of conscience and allow the people of Kashmir to be one among the comity of nations. We salute Mohammad Maqbool Bhat and all other martyrs for their priceless sacrifices for the cause of sovereignty of their nation. Mohammad Maqbool ganaiemaqbool@yahoo.com Rtd. Kashmir Administrative Service Officer Srinagar, Kashmir

Constitution of Mahaz-e-Azadi

The non –violence, national unity and constant Struggle of Kashmir are the key words to success mod`eratism which is the suitable strategy to achieve the cherished goal of freedom with Independence of Kashmir.
1953 provided us the golden chance to introspect and to get rid of the shortcomings vis-à-vis our political strategy whole nation was engaged to sacrament itself for the sins- the young exterminated- innocent people caned for demanding the rights and freedom fighters put behind the bars. The immolating examples of personal and financial sacrifices were set. The freedom movement was passing through the phase of evolution .The fall of Dhaka in 1971 caused the wide spread shadiness in the rank and file of Kashmiri leadership the lost faith in: The dedication towards the freedom struggle . The obscurity and disinterestedness prevailed over the leaders of freedom struggle which paved the way for the collapse of the freedom front the Plebiscite Front in 1975 .The disarray of dedication and perseverance gave momentum to new people . The rout of some-cemented the way for greatness of the other people. The zealous and serious workers accepted the challenges of new political situation. The icon of perseverance dedication Sufi Muhammad Akbar in coordination with young political workers: Who shared common political ideology on 7th of May 1977 announced the formation of the Jammu Kashmir Mahaz-e-Azadi. The announcement shook the very foundation of evil occupation. The struggle began anew and in order to make their presence felt the friends associated with the Mahaz-e-Azadi- began to act.
The objective of the Mahaz-e-Azadi is the creation of the righteous welfare state the goal can be achieved by following mentioned regulations
a) The Revival of conscience: - The Mahaz-e- Azadi wants to create the movement of revival of consciousness in the nation. We wish to revive the conscious youth in the suppressed and downtrodden nation to cultivate in them the ability to differentiate between the virtue and vice .The initiation of consciousness is possible by the consecrated ideas and acts .The alliance to absolute truth and allowing self introspection keeps the consciousness active and the breathing consciousness keeps the sentiment of sacrifice just alive .
b) We want to fight for realistic economic and political liberation of Kashmir: Our fight is against every kind of enslavement whether it is economic, spiritual, political or other types of subjugation . The complete independence of Kashmir is the prime aim of our life. Our struggle is for the liberation of Kashmir from the shackles of slavery of the powerful nation or nations. We declare that the Kashmir is the dispute and demands the solution- India and Pakistan on different occasions and in different institutions have accepted the RIGHT TO RIGHT OF SELF DETERMINATION for Kashmiri nation .We stipulate that both the countries must allow Kashmiri people as a nation to Solve the Kashmir issue according to their own desires as a prime party to the issue. We sense that Kashmir problem has resulted in the animosity between India and Pakistan -the war is no solution at all. The Kashmir issue is neither a regional conflict nor a border dispute; it is issue in which the human lives and their rights are deeply involved. The issue is about the responsive and plucky people-who believe in non-violence, adroitness and by reciprocated deliverance along with all the parties to the row: Without encompassing the basic question of the dispute. We believe that by discounting the Kashmiris as the party to the issue and coming terms according the internal and external strategic needs of New Delhi and Islamabad will vacillate the issue which will lead to perilous conclusions.

The modus operandi of Jammu and Kashmir Mahaz-e- Azadi is to work on the following guidelines to assimilate the objectives which we can do keeping in view our financial constraints.
1. We want to encourage the brotherhood, love and unity instead of Prejudice, squabble and malice towards one another.
2. We will end the engagements of exploitation and encourage the appointments backed by vision, logic and reasoning derived from the unending source of knowledge.
3. We want to soak up in our Youth to adore the objectives and offer the premeditated sacrifices for the accomplishment of the objectives and seek nothing but only the God’s consecration.
4. The Mahaz-e-Azadi will team up with the contemporary organisations and political parties which are ideologically and politically analogous to our political objectives vis-à-vis Kashmir issue. All the like minded parties are our associates and we want to promote friendship amongst all the fellow political appointments which are connected with or involved in the freedom movement. The political difference, dissents and baulks within the frame work of objectives of freedom will no way fetter the feelings of brotherhood and trust towards one another to create the sagacity of benevolence towards each other is our obligation which will generate mutual trust. The trust is the essence of harmony and the first stage of agreement and concord.
Jammu Kashmir Mahaz-e-Azadi since its commencement believed in the non -violence, temperance, national consensus and unvarying but meaningful struggle to achieve our goal. We resolve to maintain our devotion to communal harmonization which is an indispensable component of our belief. We kept our word and pictured our commitment when whole of the Sub –continent was alight in communal violence. Jammu Kashmir Mahaz-e-Azadi is struggling for cultural identity and the complete Freedom of Jammu Kashmir-for which various contemporary organisations also fight for same objective. Shaheed Muhammad Maqbool Butt was breathing illustration of Kashmir’s individuality and freedom. He made an extreme sacrifice for the freedom and revere of Kashmir and its people. He fulfilled his commitment left unfinished mission up to us now! We have to see what we can do to accomplish the sacrosanct mission. We are not disappointed at Allah’s benediction. The sacrifices of the martyrs the sanctified blood will not go in vain.

The president of Mahaz-e-Azadi has to be elected in the convocation of basic members of the party- one third majority is essential for the President :The president with the help of Senior cadres of Mahaz-e-Azadi will constitute the central consultative council and will select the central and district administrators of the organisation. So the Senior activists have to play administrative role in the organisation. The goals of the organisation will be laid down by the senior administrators and the final consensus in the political economic and financial matters will be made by the democratic vote. However the Patron in his lifetime can nominate and select the acting patron.

Patron Mahaz-e-Azadi (MeA)

PATRON OF JKMeA

Azam Inqilabi was Born in 1947 in Srinagar, Azam Inqilabi, formally joined the resistance movement of captive Kashmir in 1964. He was arrested first in 1965 at the age of 18. Thereafter he was arrested fifteen times and had to languish in jails and torture centres for about seven years intermittently. After completing graduation in 1968 he crossed the cease-fire-line in March 1969 to meet his ideological guide Maqbool Butt (martyr) at Muzaffarabad. During the past forty years he crossed the LoC eight times while dodging thousands and lakhs of security forces guarding the LoC. He has visited Britain, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey and Nepal to further the cause he is wedded to.
After working in half a dozen resistance organizations he finally joined Mahaz-e-Azadi, the pro-independence organization in 1983. Mahaz was founded on 7th of May, 1977 by elderly Kashmiri leader Sofi Mohd. Akbar who had already worked in the late Plebiscite Front for 22 years as vocal senior stalwart.

He has written several books and booklets in Urdu and English. He has also been the editor of his Urdu journal “Wahdat”. He was the first Chief of the United Jihad Council at Muzaffarabad in 1990-91. After his repatriation from Pakistan in Jan 1995, he played an important role in the revival of resistance political institutions in the State.