It is the fact that, on this very day, a new nation was born that came to be known as the largest democracy in the world. It was a day when more than 500 princely states of british india joined hands to give birth to a new Republic of India.
India was partitioned by the british on august 14, culminating in the deaths of more than a million people of all faiths and displacement of no less than 10 million people. It is known as the worst communal-based migration in the history of mankind. august 14 can never be celebrated as a ‘great day’. It was, and remains to this day, a day marked with communal hate and bloodshed.
The two-nation theory of Muhammad ali Jinnah continues, to this day, to poison the minds of millions in the indian subcontinent, especially in the PoJK. A nation state born on august 14 called pakistan has islam as its state religion and has become a terrorist training camp at an industrial scale.
Pakistan has provided a safe haven to terrorists like Osama bin Laden, Hafiz Saeed, Salahuddin among others. A nation state born on august 15 called india has produced a secular Constitution, where all citizens are equal before the law of the land.
Pakistan has a history of persecuting religious minorities. india, on the other hand, has a tradition of honouring its religious and ethnic minorities. A Muslim by the name of APJ Abdul Kalam became the president of india and, today, Droupadi Murmu, a member of a tribal community, is president.
Pakistan has a corrupt military and civil bureaucracy that have drained their country leading it to the brink of default. india has become the fifth largest economy of the world, surpassing the UK that colonised her. pakistan has nothing to feel gratified about, whereas india has every reason to be proud and hold her head high.
Pakistan has plundered the natural resources of PoJK while india has enriched the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. PoJK only has 2G, while J&K has 5G. The sewerage in Muzaffarabad has collapsed, while srinagar has become a smart city. pakistan has established launch pads to infiltrate india and cause harm. india has held G20 to uplift J&K.
At a time when indian citizens are celebrating their newfound prosperity, the residents of PoJK are protesting out on the streets against non-payment of pensions, wheat shortages, load shedding and worsening living conditions. For the youth of PoJK, therefore, august 14 is truly a ‘black day’ and august 15 is, beyond a doubt, a ‘great day’. Happy 76th indian Independence Day!
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