An open letter to Mr. Banki Moon, the Secretary General of UNO

An Open Letter
addressed to Mr. Banki Moon, the Secretary General of UNO
Respected Banki Moon Saheb, July3, 2009
Honourable Secretary General of UNO. Nageen, Srinagar
Compliments——
Well, the knell—‘Suri Israfeel’—is poised to wreak havoc when the mountains will collapse , oceans will be ablaze and humans will resurrect for accountability in the court of Allah and his proud entourage of prophets including Ibrahim , Muhammad , Jesus Christ and Moses (peace be on them all). On the day of Judgement all self –conceited and haughty rulers including despots and monarchs will be grilled for their performance as the plenipotentiary authorities who were enjoying sway over the multitude of people. That will be the day of reckoning. A few centuries back it were the feudal lords of global civil society who were ruling the roost and calling the shots. Yes, in autarchy, monarchy and oligarchy a ruler was answerable to none but his own prerogative . Rest of the people would literally act as the hewers of wood and drawers of water. The impoverished and famished people were looked upon as mesmerized dumb masses having no say in state dispensation. Now is the epoch-making era of democracy and civil liberties . An august self-delusion for those who have been languishing in the agonizing and traumatizing environment of serfdom and servitude . Wars, conventional or asymmetrically unconventional ,in essence, proved zero-sum hawkish militarism. In Vietnam USA had to face ignominious somersault . In Afghanistan erstwhile Soviet Union had to witness its debacle and discomfiture . Present blitzkrieg of USA and NATO forces in Afghanistan is coming home to roost and proving counterproductive . In the West civil society is overwhelmed by despondency due to recession and staggering economic system.
Humanists of the world are justified in questioning the rationale for the continued belligerency and bellicosity between various warring groups and nations . They feel dejected and desponded. Why should billions and trillions of dollars be squandered on the military adventurism in subjugated countries? Can’t this God’s benefaction be used for the general uplift of the underprivileged and dispossessed people of East and West?
Unresolved political issues of Kashmir and Palestine should no more be equivocated and obfuscated through quixotic political gimmicks of the authorities masquerading as democrats. The egregious situation of Kashmir where stew and brew of inveterate rancour and acrimony is palpable seeks attention of the world body UNO. Think about the plight of the beleaguered and besieged vale and dale of Kashmir where men in uniform are on the prowl to raven after the booty of the people who are lynched ,maimed and mutilated for no fault of theirs except that they are asserting in a peaceful way for their inalienable right to self-determination . Passivity and indolence of the world body is no answer to the deteriorating situation of Kashmir where mayhem , carnage ,homicide, desecration of the symbols of chastity and honour is order of the day . Shopian town is still restive; it is groaning with the agony perpetrated by the relentless forces of onslaught . On July 2,2009 a 19-year old boy was tortured and finally killed by soldiers brandishing bayonets . In Baramullah four freedom activists of political outfits were eliminated.
Why should rulers of the free countries act as compurgators trying to bail themselves out of the situation so exacting through , ironically speaking, the doctrine of defeatism ? And they are feeling no compunction , remorse and angst. They can , if they assert, change the scenario of pessimism and dysphoria through unflinching resolve and conation. Obscurantism and regressive nostalgia of the political myopes cannot help retrieve the situation in Kashmir . For countries polarized and nation states balkanized within it is time to cry quits. Why should the descendents of Adam and Eve be perpetually at daggers drawn with one another? Atmosphere of cordiality can be created through entente and mutual trust and understanding . Sciamachy should be replaced by rapprochement and reconciliation. US president , the dynamic leader with innovative concept of socio-political reorientation , can in league with other prudent global leaders play a decisive role in redeeming the global civil society from the crevasse of chaos and commotion.

You, as the distinguished luminary commanding respect all over the globe, can work wonders in creating a congenial atmosphere for the settlement of all the global political issues. And respected members of the Security Council should now indispensably have a reappraisal of their approach to long-standing festering political issues which have beset the global civilization .
Wish you success; Providence be with you Aameen !


July 3,2009 Yours
Nageen M. Azam Inqilabi
Srinagar Kashmir Patron JK Mahaz-e-Azadi