નરેન્દ્ર મોદી સમ્રાટ અશોક જેવા બને : ઇરોમ શર્મિલા
મણિપુર, 29 મે : મણિપુરમાં છેલ્લા 14 વર્ષથી સશસ્ત્ર બળ વિશેષાધિકાર કાયદો (આફ્સ્પા) દૂર કરવાની માંગ સાથે ભૂખ હડતાલ કરી રહેલા મહિલા ચળવળકાર ઇરોમ શર્મિલાએ નવા વડાપ્રધાન બનેલા નરેન્દ્ર મોદીને ચિઠ્ઠી લખી છે. તેમણે આ ચિઠ્ઠીમાં નરેન્દ્ર મોદીને મળવાની ઇચ્છા વ્યક્ત કરવા સાથે નરેન્દ્ર મોદીને ચક્રવર્તી સમ્રાટ અશોક જેવા બનવા સૂચન કર્યું છે.
ઇરોમ શર્મિલાએ વડાપ્રધાનને અરજી કરી છે કે તેઓ આ કાયદો મણિપુરમાંથી દૂર કરાવે અને એક એવા નેતા બને જે અહિંસામાં વિશ્વાસ કરતા હોય.
તેમણે પોતાની ચિઠ્ઠીમાં કલિંગના સમ્રાટ અશોક દ્વારા ભયાનક તબાહી, હત્યાઓ અને વિલાપ જોયા બાદ અહિંસાનો માર્ગ પસંદ કરવા જણાવીને સમગ્ર વાતને 2002ના ગુજરાત રમખાણો સાથે જોડી છે.
ઇરોમે લખ્યું છેકે 'સમ્રાટ અશોકની જેમ આપ પણ આપણા દેશ પર અહિંસાના શસ્ત્ર સાથે રાજ કરો, જેથી લોકો તરફથી પ્રેમ અને મહોબ્બત પ્રાપ્ત થાય. ગોધરાકાંડ બાદ થયેલા રમખાણોને પગલે મોદી વિરોધી જૂથોમાં જે ડર ઉભો થયો છે તે ધીરે ધીરે ઓછો થઇ જાય.'
પોતાની ચિઠ્ઠીમાં ઇરોમે કહ્યું છે કે પાંચ વર્ષ પહેલા સુધી તેઓ નરેન્દ્ર મોદીને એક હિંસાત્મક નેતા તરીકે જ ઓળખતા હતા. પરંતુ તેમના વડાપ્રધાન બન્યા બાદ હવે તેઓ તેમની પાસે શાંતિની આશા રાખી રહ્યા છે.
મણિપુરમાં 25થી વધારે અલગતાવાદી જૂથો સક્રિય છે. અલગતાવાદથી ઉગરવા માટે રાજ્યમાં છેલ્લા ઘણા દાયકાઓથી સેના તૈનાત છે. આ સેનાને સશસ્ત્રબળ વિશેષાધિકાર કાયદાનો ઉપયોગ કરવાની છૂટ આપવામાં આવી છે.
આ રીતે સુરક્ષા દળોની વિરુદ્ધ કોઇ પણ કાયદાકીય કાર્યવાહી કરી શકાતી નથી. માનવ અધિકાર સંગઠનોનો આરોપ છે કે આ કાયદાની આડમાં અનેક નિર્દોષ લોકો નકલી અથડામણોમાં માર્યા ગયા છે.
નોંધનીય છે કે હાલમાં ઇરોમ શર્મિલા ઇમ્ફાલ જેલની હોસ્પિટલની ન્યાયિક હિરાસતમાં છે. આ ચિઠ્ઠી તેમણે ત્યાંથી જ 27 મે, 2014ના રોજ લખી હતી.
ઇરોમ શર્મિલાનો નરેન્દ્ર મોદીને ખુલ્લો પત્ર શબ્દશ: આ મુજબ છે...
Dear Honourable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modiji,
A hearty congratulation from a young woman demanding for Right to Life under the Constitution of India to the newly elected Prime Minister of India!
First of all, I seek your pardon for any lack of etiquette in addressing you as the Prime Minster of India. I, Irom Sharmila Chanu, the lone hunger striker for repeal of the AFSPA, 1958 from the whole of areas in the country that come under the purview of this act, would like to draw your kind attention to my humble appeal for getting, the innocent people numbering around 4 Crores, free from the injustice, meted out by the Parliament of India.
Why should the Indian Parliament treat us, the inhabitants of the North East Region of India differently from the rests of people in different states of India at large by declaring our region as disturbed areas, under which the Constitution provides, the Armed Forces, even to the rank of a Havildar, the power to kill with full impunity, torture and rape anyone on mere suspicion of being an insurgent in their eyes? Why should so many women be exposed helplessly to their sexual pleasures? Holding with such Licence to kill under the AFSPA, 1958, the Government of India has been committing thousands of the killings and enforced disappearance of innocent people over the last few decades. This has resulted into same number of surviving widows and thousands of lamenting parents for their love ones leaving behind thousands of women headed families!
The Chiefs of the Indian Army remain strongly against the repealing of the AFSPA only because they are too scared and insecure in their movements without excess power provided by this Act. As the consequence of their barbaric acts towards the innocent people, who are considered inferior and wild stupid beings in their eyes, and are very likely to retaliate suddenly and stealthily against the inhumanness of the Indian Armies, out of rage amongst the masses. With such mindset of the army chiefs' tactics of controlling the insurgency and upholding AFSPA in the north east states of India and the state of Jammu and Kashmir has only been helpful in begetting more and more insurgent parties in the long run. I consider, the only solution to the liberation or separation movements in the north east region of India will be none other than changing of the mindset of the mainstream masses and power holders in politics at large to stop discriminations and step-motherly treatments meted out to at the looks of Mongoloid features.
Please,
do
provide
us
with
the
basic
right
of
being
a
human
so
that
we
can
live
with
self-respect
and
dignity.
Under
the
disturbed
areas
status
the
State
has
exploited
our
tourism
industry
by
restricting
any
tourist
from
abroad
which
should
provide
us
large
income
in
exchange
of
our
traditional
manual
products
with
which
we
would
also
expand
our
knowledge
and
horizons
from
such
interactions
with
advanced
countries
of
the
world.
Please
don't
see
me
as
a
supporter
of
any
insurgent
party
by
the
only
notion
of
the
way
I
protest
against.
Instead,
please
do
see
me
as
conscientious
human
being
who
doesn't
want
to
have
a
permanent
home
and
food
nor
adopt
any
particular
religion
or
citizenship
like
the
birds
in
nature
so
that
I
am
accessible,
wherever
and
whenever
needed.
I
want
to
wonder
around
in
the
world
as
long
as
my
body
and
soul
are
in
union.
And,
I
want
nothing
from
this
mundane
earth,
except
enjoying
the
feeling
of
Importance
with
my
birth
as
a
rational,
social
animal
to
the
following
generation
after
my
departure
from
the
world,
In
that
case,
the
future
generations
who
would
be
born
after
me
and
whose
knowledge
about
my
living
past
would
also
be
from
the
history,
only
will
surely
be
want
to
transform
the
bad
side
of
my
own
being
into
good,
owing
to
the
glory
of
my
good
actions
of
which
I
had
meted
out
during
my
living
space
In
this
world.
Do prevail over the nation with the practice of nonviolence under your leadership and ensure democracy takes roots in the country by repealing AFSPA from the whole areas inhabited by around 4 Crores of people in the North East and elsewhere. Crores of rupees which is allocated every year to eradicate insurgency can be utilized productively for the uplift of the poor peasants who feed the Crores of Indians by transforming all the armed recruiting centres and barracks in every nook and corner of our states into fertile paddy fields that once it were for the farmers so that we can live a contented and peaceful lives. Now, that you are not only the head of the State but popularly elected leader by the whole of the nation for a change, holding with the greatest power to command in your hands. Like the enlightened emperor Asoka of KaiInga after witnessing the huge devastation with heaves of deaths and lamentations that prevailed over the whole land as a consequence of historic battles, do rule your nation with the weapon of Ahimsa so that you may reap only with peace and love of your peoples to allay the fears of Anti-Modi groups since the incidents of Godra in 2002 and transform them into your beloved friends for a peaceful and vibrant society.
At my personal level, your historic victory over the recently concluded Parliamentary election and your becoming the Prime Minster of India was also envisioned in my dreams, nearly 5 years back in 2009, when I saw you standing few metres apart right in front of me with smile. I waited for this day to see you in that position, today. It has been dream fulfilling for me also.
In those very days, I knew nothing about you except with a notion of a violent leader. But, recently after hearing from the Newspapers of your pronouncement as the Prime ministerial candidate of BJP in the 16th Lok Sabha election, I did recollect myself of my past dream of your standing before me and sharing the dreams with my near and dear ones, here. So, we were hopeful and prayed for your victory. Now, it turns out that the dreams were a prophecy that came true in your assuming the highest post of the State. I now count the days of my freedom with the repeal of AFSPA, 1958 with your efforts in the Parliament. So, do be the omnipotent leader who eventually breaks my fast of 14 years by repealing the Act. You'll be blessed by the souls of those innocent people who are no more and millions of young people like me and my intimate friends who wish to lead protected life by the law of the land with dignity or let us gain Nirvana from this crazy world of power abuse of the mundane world and liberate our souls from the body that enjoy No Right to Life guaranteed under the Constitution of the country. The choice is in your hands under your able leadership.
Thank you for your kind attention.
With utmost regards
Irom
Sharmila
Chanu
Imphal
Central
Jail