JKNAP +JKNSF MEMORANDUM AGAINST UPRAISING OF MANGLA DAM MIRPUR (POK)

JKNAP+JKNSF MEMORANDUM AGAINST UPRAISING OF MANGLA DAM MIRPUR (POK)

Memorandum of JKNSF and JKNAP against the upraising of Mangla Dam - 2002-09-30

1. Mr. G.W. Bush, President of USA, Washington, USA. 2. Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary General of United Nations Organization, Newyork, USA. Subject: Request to Stop Military Dictator of Pakistan From Inaugurating the Upraising and Extension of Mangla Dam on the Disputed Territory of Pakistani-Held-Kashmir on 30th Sep Excellency, We (Jammu Kashmir National Awami Party – JKNAP and Jammu Kashmir National Students Federation – JKNSF) have already apprised your honour through memoranda about the situation, viza-viz, Mangla Dam, a dam built on the disputed territory of Jammu Kashmir (Pakistani-Held-Kashmir). We have said that the first military junta of Pakistan forcibly constructed this dam on the disputed territory of Jammu Kashmir in 1960-67 and some 10 thousand families out of those who were evicted and displaced are still displace after the lapse of 40 years. Now, some 8 thousand families are going to be evicted and displaced again this time whose rehabilitation is not being thought of and arranged before upraising and extension work is taken up. Moreover, the said dam is being constructed on the disputed territory which is quite un-constitutional, illegal and immoral. Hence our demands are: 1. Pakistan doesn’t have any right to encroach upon the disputed territory of Jammu Kashmir. Hence she should not go for upraising/extending Mangla Dam . Which would be unconstitutional, illegal and immoral on the part of Pakistan. 2. However, if it is inevitable from human point of view, then Pakistan should fulfill the following conditions as prerequisite: (i) She should give reasonable royalty (for using water and generating electricity out of this source) to the AJK Govt. ( a puppet one, of course). (ii) Provide electricity to the people of AJK at cheap rates as is being given to the people of tribal areas. (iii) Start upraising and extension of the dam after constructing reasonable colonies with roads, hospitals, schools and other civic facilities for the displaced persons in the vicinity of the dam. But the military junta of Pakistan have absolutely ignored all our appeals and requests and has announced inauguration of the said project unilaterally on 30th Sep, 002. Consequently, we, being the champions of the independence of Jammu Kashmir and the rights of its people, have decided to confront this sinister move with the help of all other patriotic elements (All Parties National Alliance, JKPNP, Liberation Front, National Liberation Front, Pakistan People’s Party, Azad Kashmir, Freedom Movement, and some other parties etc) and have announced 30th Sep, 002 as ‘Black Day’ In Pakistani-Held-Kashmir. We are also going to start a ‘Long March’ to Mangla Dam (Mirpur AJK) on 4th Oct, 002. In case, any unpleasant and untoward situation is arisen, the military dictatorship of Pakistan shall be held responsible. Truly Yours, (Shujaat Ali Kazmi) (Sardar M. Anwar Khan, Advocate) President JKNSF President JKNAP