Gussa Piari Babi ka

Too small a price for a nap and negligence

I am pained to say that it is too small a price for a nap and negligence. Pakistan learned a lesson from the defeat of the last four wars that she waged against India. We proved stronger because of our higher numerical. 1962 India was caught napping as mocked by Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan the then President of India. China proved a winner in 1962 because of her preparedness, vigilance besides, higher numerical than India. Strategy plays its role in the present scenario. India must not expect anything better from Pakistan. Pakistan takes advantage from our poor vigilance and poor intelligence input.

Heavy recurring unaccounted for budget under the head Security Related Expenses (SRE) is spent lavishly on issues that are in no way connected with security. An enthusiast, a KPS officer at Jammu  raised objection for expenditures that were debited to the head SRE when the same were not even remotely related to security. The other day he was shifted to some other section. ‘Sadhbawna’ ‘proved utter failure, but still it continues unbridled and unchecked.

As usual experts from Home Ministry Delhi will arrive for two days excursion to Pahalgam on Government exchequer.

In routine the Prime Minister, the Home Minister, the Chief Minister of J&K State, the Defence Minister of India press the coded button.

The Prime Minister Narender Modi pressed the coded button that said: “Attacks in J&K are condemnable. They are desperate attempts to derail the atmosphere of hope and goodwill as seen by the increased voter turnout.

The Defence Minister pressed the coded button that said: “It is possible that this has happened because of elections……Last few days the army has been intercepting terrorists and eliminating them. So, I think, it is a sign of increased interception by the army.”

Omar Abdullah, the Chief Minister pressed the coded button that termed the attack as a desperate attempt by militants to disrupt peace in the state. Once again shows the desperate levels militants will go to disrupt peace and normalcy.

“Officers at the Army Headquarter in Delhi pressed the coded button that said: “The foreign militants were “Well trained” and sent from across the border to target Army Installations to “make a statement” amidst high voter turnout in the Assembly elections.

 Mid nineties I went to Army residential quarters at Smailpur Jammu to meet Major Bhat (Name changed). Knowing well the location, I deliberately knocked at different doors to enquire about the location. Surprisingly, no body checked me and asked me for wandering about in the area aimlessly and waywardly. After making assessment of the security majors in the most secured and sensitive area, I said to Major Bhat: “Your safety and security is ‘Ram burosay’. Major Bhat remained quiet when I narrated to him about my recce of the area. Mrs. Bhat said:” You are right. In the recent past one militant misfired on a Major. He was apprehended. He begged that either he be shot dead or retained with some employment. The authorities appointed the militant as a gardener.”

1994, my landlord T N Kachroo at Rehari, Jammu received a typed letter signed by Yasin Malik (Whether fake or genuine I don’t know) wherein he was threatened with a bomb blast for providing rental accommodation to me. I went to Ashok Suri IPS, the then DIG Police Jammu, retired DGP with the letter for his advice. He raised his hands and said:” I receive tens of such letters daily. We have to live with it.” I said: “I agree with you. Your survival is only ‘Ram burosay’ and you are at a greater risk. May God save you. I entered into your room without any check. From the main gate to the door of your room seven feet tall constables on your guard saluted me instead of frisking me.” They took me for a Police officer.

My friend a senior police officer would often during night patrolling stealthily pickup  the rifle of the snoring constable on his guard and return the same to him the next morning along with a little of reprimand.

Let us ensure that henceforth we are not caught napping and there be no further use of the coded buttons.

  

Kala Dhan-Black Money

1965, GM Sadiq was the Chief Minister of J&K State and Pundit J N Zutshi was the Senior Superintendent of Police Udhampur. Udhampur was stronghold of Jan Sangh. Rampant burglaries at Udhampur caused furor for the police and the Government.Jan Sangh MLA Shiv Charan Gupta, organized regular demonstrations in the town and raised slogan “Ya chor ko pakdo-vernae gadhi chod dho” (Either catch hold of the burglar or leave the chair).

The police rounded up all history-sheeters for interrogation but to no clue. History-sheeters identify the burglar from the circumstantial evidence, but in the current situation they too raised their hands.

One day one of the history-sheeters of Udhampur identified the sloganeer in the crowd protesting against burglary. The sloganeer was his barrack mate in Srinagar Jail. He called him by his name, Hamid.  He went to Hamid and in his language pinched his hand to convey him that he detected the burglar. The burglar in one jerk ran through Army area. People chased him. A little ahead he was caught by some army men.  He pleaded that he was a deserter and the police is after him. They pitied him and let him go. A little ahead, he was again caught by some other army men. He again used the same dialogue. This time the army men were from Military Police. They caught hold of him and handed him over to the police. The Police heaved a sigh of relief. All the burglaries were solved and the stolen property was restored to the claimants. Processions came to an abrupt end. SSP Zutshi earned appreciation of his friend, the then Chief Minister G M Sadiq. 

Hamid was a history-sheeter from Srinagar. He was a man of taste. He used to shift his area of operation along with the Darbar Move to winter capital Jammu in November to escape chill cold of the valley. The Secretariat and other offices move under the orders of the General Department; High Court moves under the orders of the  Chief Justice of the High Court. Hamid has all powers vested in him and moves as per his own convenience. 

During my school days, students used to steal one another’s books. They used to sell them at half price to Kapoor Brothers and go for movies. One day one of my classmates lost complete satchel containing all his books and notebooks. Search and interrogation by Master Dwarika Nath Koul proved a futile exercise. Finally Master Koul announced that he would get roasted ‘kare’ (dry peas) the next day and give it to each student to eat. The one who stole the satchel would vomit blood. The whole class became restive lest even an innocent vomited blood.

C Lal S (Abbreviated name) one of the classmates became proactive. He appreciated the device and persuaded the teacher for early implementation of the device. While all were apprehensive, C Lal S pretended to be excited.

Two days later one student from the neighbouring school asked my elder brother whether any of his classmates had lost his satchel. He said in the affirmative and asked him how he knew it. The student from the neighbouring school told him that he saw C Lal S throwing and hiding a satchel in the ‘soie zand’ (nettle bush-the weed that causes blisters).

Protest organized at Jantar Mantar on 1st December, 2014 for Black Money by the Congress party headed by Rahul Gandhi and his cohorts reminded me of the characters like Hamid and C Lal S. Kickbacks of Bofer Gun investigator on way to Switzerland was given a secret letter addressed to authorities by Narsima Rao Government to go slow. Some of the missing Coal-gate files were discovered somewhere from the garbage dump. Ministers of the UPA- 2 involved with 2G scam are in jail. Kalmadi the Common Wealth Games is in jail. Robert Wadara’s scam for them is too small to be of any consequence.

‘Mandhchhuen launch te tim khevan nutchie nutchi’ It is the eunuchs who would feel ashamed but they enjoy livelihood while dancing. 

Bríjû dàss te Girdass chhú vanàn låsív tû basiv.

brijdass,a wanderer in exile at 75

Deprived of his Cremation Ground

by the Farooq Abdullah Government with acquiescence by the Rajiv Government at the Centre.

“Mezareabal tanie chi hazar tufaan

Vujarea gachi gachi kabaer ti ravem”(Dolwal)

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FAITH

Mohammad Khalil Dy. Superintendent of Police, Anti Corruption on his return from official Haj pilgrimage was called in by his superior SSP Hamid Khan to narrate the event to him. Khalil Sahib said: “Sir one of the pillars there at the mosque is under protest.”

Astonished Khan said “Reason?”

“Sir, Prophet Mohammad is said to have rested and relaxed against the neighbouring pillar. And the pillar under protest protests for such a discrimination.” said Khalil Sahib.

Soon Khan Sahib called in Jawahir Lal Pundita retired DIG, the then Dy. SP to listen to the event.

To mock at Khalil Sahib, Khan Sahib said: “It must have created a law and order problem.”

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Recently while recasting the previous events, DIG Pundita(Retired) acclaimed the genius in Khalil Sahib as a perfect Police Officer. I reminded him of ‘the pillar episode’ and asked him if genius, why did he make fool of himself with such a statement.

Pundita said: “It is FAITH.”

I remained silent. I have faith in Maha Ganesh and carry three Maha Ganeshs in my pocket and claim: “Maha Ganesh is in my pocket.”

2004, I wept and sobbed in front of the Rock depicting my Ganesh at Hari Parbat Srinagar. It is my faith that within a week’s time my job held up for four years got solved.

While concentrating on each point of the Rock, I see image of Maha Ganesh.

To be a vegetarian or non vegetarian has nothing to do with sanctity of the temple. It is the individual’s mindset.

Once at Tulmul in late fifties, , Amar Nath Munshi’s( Fire Brigade officer) ‘doonga’ in the night got a little shake due to somebody’s push. Alarm was raised and a villager in a fishing boat was apprehended as a thief. In the morning, the held up villager (Ghar jewaiee) confessed his crime and lead the police to a site across the nalah to show them the place where he said had buried the booty. He named all the male members of his in-laws as his associates in the crime. Pundit Amar Nath repeatedly said to the police that nothing was missing in his doonga and no theft had taken place.

I asked one of the villagers in the crowd as to what could be the reason of innocent people getting humiliated and beaten.

He said: “His in-laws are respectable people and are never expected to commit any crime. We the villagers of Tulmula will never go for fishing in the nalah around the Tulmul Nagh. It is our faith in Tulmul. He being an outsider with little faith in our conviction must have clandestinely tried fishing during the night. Mata has caught him and that is why his other innocent people are suffering for no crime.”

Ramzan Badyari, the Doonga  walla used to tell us to inform him for trip to Tulmul one week earlier, so that the family remained vegetarian for the week and would wash clothes and mop the doonga to make both worthy for Tulmul.

Had eating mutton been sin, nature would have not created carnivores. It is one’s mind set. Whatever justification, to a lay man like me it is one’s mindset. Sin or no sin is a relative term. Beef eater Muslims do not die due to eating of beef and pork eater Hindus do not die due to pork. Bahta is allowed both jethka and halal with little restrictions on a few occasions. Mindset and faith discipline the life of a human being. Had lagan and nikah not been there then all would be savages.

Rashid Khan 1

Home Ministry ki kehani CID officer ki zabani

May,2002

Venue: Wanebal old Airport road, Budgam, Kashmir

Characters: CID Officer Manzoor Ahmmad  and B K Dass

Surprised to see the name plate at the main entrance of the house that read “ Manzoor Ahmmad, J&K Police”

I said: ”Manzoor Sahab, how dare you to disclose your identity especially when the Militant Area Commander of this area is Manzoor Medicate, your name sake and militancy is at its peak. Besides, J&K Police too is at its hit list?”

Manzoor said: “I live here in this house along with my family with the permission of the Area Commander Manzoor Medicate. I went to him and told him that I serve in J&K Police Department. I have constructed a house at Waneabal and would like to live in that house along with my family. The Area Commander Manzoor Medicate asked me my name and place of posting. I told him my name and told him that I was posted at Interrogation Centre Hari Niwas on Gupkar Road, Srinagar. The Area Commander closed his eyes for a little while and told me that I could live along with my family in the house with the name plate.”

I said: “Then how can you deal with the militants to combat terrorism?”

The CID Officer Manzoor said: “On whose backing and support, you expect J&K Police to take on the militants. Retired DIG the late Mirza Hamid Iqbal IPS went into low profile to save his life after he was scolded by the CM Farooq Abdullah for reporting on the preparedness of militants and their arsenal enough to last for ten years. To combat terrorism, all concerned have faith in the rudderless Central Government. They little know that the Central team that comes after every major episode to inspect the situation on spot and draw their independent conclusion come only to enjoy drinks at the tourist resort Pahalgam. They are supposed to counter check the observation of the State Government. The moment they land at the airport and board the red beacon fitted ambassador car, they express their desire for visit to Pahalgam. The department already knows their weakness. Crate of English whisky is put in the dickey of the car and they are seen off for sightseeing. The State police, which is to be countered, entertain them with heavy wazwan, drinks sight-seeing for the limited two days at their disposal. Then the State police on their behalf prepares the report and hand them the file containing the report along with a shawl and some other gifts for the Babi Ji and ask them ," Saheb theek hai" to the response," haan thek hai". The report is generally handed while the team is boarding the plane back to Delhi.

Militancy is the hen that lays golden eggs. The Police officers enjoy SRE (Security related expenses) in crores, which they have not to account for. Why should the police axe their own legs by putting end to militancy? Government employees are provided with free accommodation in hotels. Whether occupied or not, the hotel is paid Rs.9000/room. Officials in the General Department in collaboration with the hotel owners make the best of the worst. Air crash of the retired Police Officer Surrinder Nath when Governor Himachal Pradesh made a rain of currency notes in bundles. When he joined his services in the state, his coat had repair work at its elbows and collar. He had one attaché with him. When he returned after superannuation, he was followed with a convoy carrying his household goods.

Dy. Registrar Supreme Court of India camped at the extreme end nearer to Pahagam in the south-east of the valley to investigate relief to earthquake sufferers of  2005 at the other end closer to LOC in the north-west of the valley.

“Khudavanda tairay sadha lo bundhay kenhan jaiany

Yehan dhervaishi be aiaree hai ki Sultanee be aiaree

Supreme is the Supreme; Director CBI Ranjit Sin-ha is not an exception.

5^th October, 2014, we stealthily looked at each other in the dinning hall at Holiday Home State Guest House, Udaipur. 6^th also passed like that. Neither of us took initiative for self introduction. 7^th I could not resist and wished him Jai Ram Ji ki for mutual introduction.

“I am B K Dass from Srinagar, Kashmir. I am a teacher by profession” said I.

He said: “I am Rajesh (Name changed) Sharma, Dy. Registrar Supreme Court of India.”

Soon we entered into a gossip.

He said: “I have been to Kashmir and stayed at Mattan for six months.

“Surprised! How is it? There is no sub court of the Supreme Court of India at Mattan” said I.

The Judge said: “I was there to conduct an enquiry in the relief distribution to the earthquake sufferers that shook Muzaffarabad and its adjoining areas”.

Map of J&K State not to scale shows Mattan-Pahalgam is to the south-east of Srinagar and Muzaffarabad is to the far end of north-west of Srinagar

I said: “The earthquake occurred on 8^th Oct.2005 and caused damage and causalities over an area of 30,000 sq. km in the NWFP of Pakistan and parts of Pakistan occupied Kashmir. The major cities and towns affected were Muzaffarabad, Bagh and Rawlakot in Kashmir and Balakot, Shinkiari, Batagram, Mansehra Abbotabad, Murree and Islamabad in Pakistan with 80,000 causalities, 200,000 injured and more than four million homeless.(Google information) It does not fall within the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India”.

The judge said: “I was there to conduct enquiry into the distribution of relief to earthquake sufferers on this side of the LOC.”

“Agreed, but its effect on this side of the LOC was insignificant and not that alarming, besides,

Mattan-Pahalgam is to the south-east of Srinagar and Muzaffarabad is to the far end of north-west of Srinagar

Muzaffarabad and the LOC the affected areas are to the north-west of Srinagar and the site of your camp was to the south-east of Srinagar. Both are poles apart. All who come from Delhi to probe prefer to be nearer to Pahalgam rather than at the site of occurrence. It is nothing short of enjoying holidays on public exchequer” said I.

The judge gave a smile and next day we did not have common dining hall and dining time.

Bashir from Pringal was allotted a prefabricated hut though he

argued with the Revenue authorities that his area was not affected

Bashir is from Pringal. Pringal and Buniyar are on either bank of the River Jehlum at a distance of about 15 km from Uri. I was on picnic to Pringal on 9^th August, 2014. Bashir offered me rent free accommodation if I liked to stay for sometime there. He said that they reluctantly accepted under pressure prefabricated hut as the earthquake had not caused any damage to their area.

Sin-ha indicates many sins. Like Subhana the Worst was for the best tailor, Sin-ha is for the scapegoat or the pigeon parrot.

Brijdass chu venan lasiv te basiv

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