Bernie Sanders, if I have followed and comprehended US politics well, was shameless in his pandering for the Muslim vote bloc. Politicians doing that is not new. I have seen that happening in my home country — India — for 70 years now. Muslims are always an organized minority in every non-Muslim democracy, with a history of voting as a Muslim, in favor of whichever leader caresses their collective interests more against those of the country as a whole. And this very characteristic of the Muslim diaspora is what politicians such as Sanders tend to exploit the most.
To appease his Muslim vote bloc, Sanders occasionally vilified the Hindus, ignoring the sentiments of the Hindu citizens of the United States. To win political brownie points from the Islamic community, he evoked Kashmir in 2019 and the Anti-Hindu Delhi riots in February 2020. Disparaging India, and the Hindus especially, became a vital ploy in his Presidential plans. In an earlier article, I elaborated on the Anti-Hindu riots in India’s national capital, that the Democratic Socialist leader knavishly tried to capitalize on. Now, the world needs to know how Islamists outpopulated and massacred the Hindus in their own land, and are now playing the victim card, with the Bernie Sanderses of the world peddling their propaganda.
Believed to have derived its name from the Hindu sage Kashyapa, Kashmir was ruled by the Hindu King Hari Singh when India became independent and was coming together to form the Republic of India. On 26 October 1947, Raja Hari Singh produced the Instrument of Accession in favor of merging with India, after being hounded repeatedly by the militants of the newly-formed Pakistan. However, he stipulated one condition, which was later absorbed into the Indian Constitution’s Article 370 and 35A as a temporary provision. According to these articles, Indians from rest of India were banned from owning properties or settling in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
However, no such restrictions were levied on Kashmiris, who were receiving education in India’s top institutions, were free to pursue employment opportunities anywhere in the country, and had no laws stopping them from owning properties and running business in other parts of India. Do you get the absolute bias here? This is the bias Indians had been suffering from until the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A in August 2019.
Until 2002, a woman of Kashmir could lose her Permanent Resident (PR) status in Kashmir if she married a man from anywhere in India; this law was not applicable to the men. All the benefits resulting from the bias of this archaic rule fell in the laps of Muslims, as they formed the majority in Kashmir, before and after independence.
Again, though the law-abiding citizens of India silently gave in to the prejudiced Article for decades, the printed lines of the Indian Constitution weren’t potent enough to preclude Pakistani militants’ infiltration in Kashmir in mammoth numbers, turning the valley into their den of terrorism.
In 1947, Kashmir had a 77% Muslim population. It spiked to more than 90% around the end of the 20th century. With a declining Hindu population, and the Congress government at the center (which is known for its special love for India’s Muslim demography), the late 1980s proved to be the coveted opportune moment for Islamists to clear the land of the remaining Kafirs. 1989 and 1990 records the most shameful episode in the secular democracy that the Republic of India claims to be. Homes of Hindus in the valley were being profiled. Posters went up on their doors demanding they convert, flee, or perish. Prominent Hindu figures were murdered. The then-Chief Minister, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, ran away to London, abandoning his Hindu citizens. The Islamists back home had a field day as the pogrom unfolded.
On January 19, 1990, in the dead of night, Muslims mobs descended on the streets. The loudspeakers of the mosques blared out blood-curdling warnings. A harrowing slogan echoed in the mountains, “Asi gachchi Pakistan, Batao roas te Batanev san,” that translates to “We want to become Pakistan with Hindu women, not with their men.”
The Hindus who had enough means fled Kashmir the very next day. Those who couldn’t saw their homes looted; many of these people were killed and many women were raped. In April 1990, Sarla Bhat was beaten to death after being gang-raped by Islamists. In June, Girija Tickoo was raped by a pack of radicals, and then sliced at a sawmill while still alive. Close to half a million Hindus were forced out of their homes and off their land by June 1990, because they followed the “wrong religion.” 450 temples were razed to dust; over 10,000 houses were torn down in the subsequent years. The Hindus of Kashmir were brutalized by those they grew up around, played with.
Apologists often try to whitewash terrorism by citing the bad personal experiences of terrorists. Around 300,000 to 600,000 Hindus, plundered, having lost family and loved ones at the hands of Islamist barbarians, are living as refugees in the national capital of their own country, while those who wronged them roam around free and enjoy perks extended by politicians who share the iniquity of Bernie Sanders. But these Hindus didn’t resort to terrorism to take revenge upon their killers. They didn’t take a knife to their throats. Instead, they put together a respectable life with the remnants of their erstwhile savings. It has been three decades since the displacement of Kashmiri Hindus; they haven’t returned home, they are still in exile. This is the truth of Kashmir that politicians such as Bernie Sanders don’t want you to know.
What’s unjustified in the now-elected government’s honest attempt in finding the Hindus their lost glory? What’s wrong in undoing the wrong done by India’s previous Prime Ministers?
OTTER says
What happened in Kashmir was ethnic cleansing and genocide plain and simple. The unique moral aspect of Islam is that they take umbrage when you tell them the truth. To point out their murders, rapes and pillage is unacceptable to them, and because of the bottomless cowardice of the progressives, the truth hardly ever gets out. I thank the writer from the bottom of my heart and am so glad to see Indian voices in JW. For the benefit of American readers of JW, there is probably no country in the world where the people are so positive about the US, (I am not talking about our intellectuals who are a disgraceful lot.)
This kind of ethnic cleansing happens everywhere Muslims are and in fact, is happening in Dearborn–peacefully, irresistibly and will go from one US town to another. Go and see for yourself what’s happening in the Muslim areas of NYC. In Jackson Heights, you have Muslims on the street, selling, guess what, Islamic literature. The Bangladeshi community (all Muslims and crammed like sardines in Queens) have contributed a lot to Covid-19. Unless you through them out, you are finished, Americans.
James Lincoln says
OTTER says,
“Unless you through them out, you are finished, Americans.”
That is a true statement.
Unless we turn this around in the United States, it will happen.
Not this year, or next year, but certainly within the next few decades – IF NOTHING IS DONE…
OTTER says
James,
I have full confidence that Americans will do nothing.
Despairingly, I have come to the conclusion that there is some sort of question of luck which is on Islam’s side.
Nothing whatsoever they do, no matter how vile and hateful, seems to wake up people.
Why?
I don’t know.
We, the readers of JW represent a very small minority and are back-handed testament to the fact that the notion of ‘Islamophobia’ is so strong that the majority of us do not reveal our names.
We are slumbering into surrender.
Debra says
Somehow Mr Trump found time to designate a relatively insignificant group terrorist status. Why not the Muslim brotherhood? Trump administration designates Russian white supremacist group a terrorist organization
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-admin-designates-russian-white-supremacist-group-a-terrorist-org
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gravenimage says
OTTER, the President actually has taken some very important steps, like the “Muslim ban” and movements to strip Jihadists of their citizenship:
“Trump officials pushing to strip convicted jihad terrorists of citizenship”
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2019/06/trump-officials-pushing-to-strip-convicted-jihad-terrorists-of-citizenship
I just hope he wins again in November.
James Lincoln says
Yes, gravenimage, Pres. Trump has taken some very important steps.
I’m just hoping that, during his second term, the muslim brotherhood and all of its front groups, will all be considered to be islamic terrorist organizations.
Whether they support terror directly or indirectly….
bitcounter says
like most of nowadays medicine they fight the symptoms, seldom the cause. As is with these jihadis. And that will never be successful. And yes, it will be more expensive, takes more effort, requires more sacrifices and more introspection the west is NOT willing or able to make. Civil war will be a lost case for non-mislims, because of a lack of, dedication, financial support, further mainly of treason due to christian principles the other side does n’t or is willing to understand. Get accustomed to it. There is a gangrene and the patient doesn’t want to be an amputee.
gravenimage says
bitcounter, please don’t preach surrender here.
Linda says
+4 Lots of us know this, and are praying a LOT, and informing others, as watchmen should do….
underbed cat says
Excellent article exposing facts about the Islamic conquest in methods of migration, viewed as temporary rescue of refugees that has Quranic deception of intention that has long time frames, and solidation of areas to grow Islamic population and use of dawah for ease the mind of the host country of Hindu’s by the msulim settlements with the goal of conquest viewed as diversity strenghts. Of course with time they are able to find a India educated muslim to start the political movement that lasted 70 years, but earlier by 1990 this breakout Islamic intention raised it’s head according to the writer. I don’t know much about it but I thought that Pakistan was once all Indian Hindu and; this was a Jihad on India that created Pakistan? So Kashmir was disputed land or northern section of India.? I am ignorant on the history , but I understand the case of Islamic civilization jihad process and what that means when this unusal religion gets a free pass of entry. Not good.
I don’t remember if I knew or understood at the time what happened or if reported on accurately, since they had the same problem the U.S. now has, a press or unawareness of Islam and the Quran sharia laws or as they call it arriving in non Islamic countries a house of war. We are well along that peaceful temporary path with hate speech laws to silence.
mortimer says
Radhika Singh points out how Bernie Sanders vilifies the Hindus, but he has also vilified the Israelis, in his pursuit of Muslim votes. The strategy of the Red-Green Axis involves telling opportunistic lies for electoral success.
Meanwhile, the Western media completely ignored the genocide and ethnic cleansing that occurred 1989-1990. The slogan used by the Islamists (“Asi gachchi Pakistan, Batao roas te Batanev san”) chillingly declares the intention of their jihad. That is exactly what the Pak government did to the Hindus in Bangladesh in 1971.
Huh!?! says
Bernie would sell out the U.S. that has provided him with the life and lifestyle he enjoys. He even sold out the Jews. He has sold this for votes. Judas sold out for 30 pieces of silver.
As commented above: When does reality dawn on the U.S. before it is too late. The cultural jihad is like water every so slowly being warmed up until the culture being boiled is done for. We must defend ourselves by the truth, voting and making our voices heard. So politicians that will have to heed those voices for the votes they must win.
gravenimage says
Bernie Sanders, Muslims, Hindus, and the truth of Kashmir
…………….
Sanders is a fool at best. Good thing he dropped out of the race.
notnolib says
He hasn’t dropped out. Still on the ballot. He’s taking some time to look at houses.
Halaku says
In case one wonders why the government of India didn’t intervene to prevent this genocide and ethnic cleansing: the Home minister of India was a powerful Kashmiri Muslim cleric Mufti, appointed by a thoroughly venal, self-centred and morally corrupt prime minister VP Singh, whose government was short-lived but greatly damaged India. Mufti also staged the kidnapping of his daughter to free several terrorists.
The present government is the first in India that seems to be bothered about the injustice done to rest of India, as no one else was interested in the least in the plight of the Hindus pushed out of Kashmir, their ancient homeland. No Human Rights bodies, no Intellectuals, no Leftists, who always make it a point to lament and vociferously protest the slightest wrong to Muslim individuals in Kashmir, has bothered to care or take up the cause of half a million ethnically cleansed Hindus of Kashmir. It only confirms the fact that these groups are completely dishonest and hypocrites of the first order.
Savitri says
Article 370 and 35A were not introduced by Hindu king, Hari Singh, but was inserted retrospectively & fraudulently by Indian PM Nehru, who called himself a ”Hindu by accident”, at the insistence of Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah, the leader of the ”All Jammu & Kashmir Muslim conference” (political party). Like Sanders, Nehru used to rely heavily on the Muslim vote bank.
Mitali says
Read the art again. No one said Hari singh introduced the article. He did offer the co fiction which was turned into the articles later by Ndhru and his “yes men”.
Halaku says
You are right!
sidney penny says
“What’s wrong in undoing the wrong done by India’s previous Prime Ministers?”
and it does not affect India’s Muslim citizens!
UNCLE VLADDI says
Democracy itself is only might-made-right mob rule, so if the majority wants to be criminals and votes to legalize all crimes (which is how they describe their ideal of “Progress!”) then that’s the law and everyone who objects is now designated as the real criminals. Hypocrites are always all about the double standards, and the only real crime, to them, is to refuse to admit you’re a criminal hypocrite, too. So they have zero empathy for honest truth-telling about causes and effects, or even about hurt feelings, because they just assume you’re either a typical hypocrite like them, or worse, a hypocrite who will never admit it. That’s why all the criminal hypocrites (but I repeat my self) always join the DEMOCRAT Party. The Republic is based on the opposite principle, where NO, you don’t get to vote against the Golden Rule of Law moral principle, and crimes remain crimes, no matter how many criminals try to legalize them. This is a perfect match with islam.
gravenimage says
A real democracy has safeguards for minorities and individual rights–it is *not* just mob rule. But this poster has expressed hatred for democracy and freedom before.
Kepha says
That Bolshie Boynie ever got a vote speaks poorly about American educational, media, and other circles.
latha says
First of all, Nehru was no Hindu at all, accidental or otherwise. Please read the Nehru family History :
https://www.speakingtree.in/blog/hidden-facts-about-gandhi-nehru-family
Since Sheikh Abdullah is believed to be the half brother of Nehru, (photo evidence given below)
https://www.quora.com/Were-Jawahar-Lal-and-Sheikh-Abdullah-brothers-or-was-that-just-a-rumour
he did everything to see to it that Kashmir was handed over to him in a silver platter.
The British had jailed the Sheikh for 15 years on charge of sedition for trying to separate Kashmir from India. As soon as India became independent & Jawaharlal (Arabic name) Nehru became the PM, he ordered Raja Hari Singh to free his half brother from jail, hand over Kashmir to him & make him the PM (Note: not CM). Kashmir was a State Hari Singh won after a war with the Mughals. When Democracy dawned in, he simply had to hand it over to a descendant of a Mughal on the instruction of another Moghal descendant who was the PM of India. Not only that, when Ambedkar wanted 100% exchange of the population with Pakistan on the basis of religion, Nehru stopped all transport to Pakistan & prevented many muslims from leaving the shore. He also inserted Article 370 on the sly illegally in the constitution of Kashmir barring Hindus from buying any property there whereas Kashmir people bought land from all over India following the Indian constitution which treated everybody equally for the past 73 years.
In 1971, when Bangladesh separated from Pakistan due to the persecution of Hindus, India had 100,000 soldiers of Pakistan captured by our own soldiers risking their life & limb who were given back to Pak by the then PM of India Indira Gandhi (Maimuna Khan) freely without an exchange of Indian soldiers from Pakistan. That much love she had for Pakistan & hatred for Hindus. Her first husband Feroze Khan was through a marriage arranged by her father. She had her second son through Mohammed Yunus, a paramour. Their whole family story reads like a novel in the link given above.