Justice Markandey Katju's View on the Reunification of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
In this article Justice Markandey Katju argues that India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh were historically one country and should reunite under modern, secular, and patriotic leadership. He discusses shared cultural ties, language, and the impact of the 1947 Partition, calling it a British-led swindle. Justice Katju believes that citizens of these nations are inherently connected and bound by a shared history.
We are one country
By Justice Markandey Katju
India and Pakistan ( and Bangladesh) are one country, and are bound to reunite one day under secular, patriotic and modern-minded leaders.
Why do I say that we are one country ? Because we share the same culture. Why do I say that we share the same culture ?
Because culture is based on language. In large parts of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh a common language Hindustani ( called Hindi in India, and Urdu in Pakistan ) is spoken, if not as a first language then as a second language. That is what unites us.
We were one for 500 years since the time of the great Mughal Emperor Akbar, whom I call the real Father of the Indian subcontinent, not those Gandhi and Jinnah, who were shameless British agents
What is Pakistan ? It is Punjab, Sind, Balochistan. These were all part of India since the time of Moghul Emperor Akbar.
Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis living abroad socialise and intermingle as if no Partition ever took place,
Partition in 1947 was a British swindle, based on the bogus two-nation theory, using Gandhi and Jinnah as their main agents. It was the biggest tragedy of India in our 5000 year old known history.
Since India and Pakistan are one country, if an Indian soldier shoots at a Pakistani soldier or civilian, he is a traitor since he is shooting at his own countryman, and so should be given harsh punishment. Similarly a Pakistani soldier who shoots at an Indian soldier or civilian should be given harsh punishment as he is shooting at his own countryman
It is high time Indians, Pakistanis, and Bangladeshis know the truth.
(Justice Katju is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India. These are his personal views.)
