NAGPUR, DEC : 'Kashmir Problem and its Solutions', a book written by eminent lawyer and activist Justice MS Ratnaparkhi, was released here on Sunday. Having already written extensively about Indian politics as well as the state of Kashmir, the retired judge took more than five years to complete this new book. Narrating the story of unique merger of the former princely state into the Indian union, Justice Ratnaparkhi said, "many people have opinions about politics of the state without knowledge of its unique history." Former Supreme Court judge Justice V S Sirpurkar narrated his vision of the beautiful state through anecdotes. He observed the change in the psyche of an average Kashmiri. "From asking people from other states about 'their country' to warm and welcoming people today, the last few decades have seen a lot of change in attitude of people," he said.Indian government's interlocutor on Kashmir Dileep Padgaonkar was all praise for the book and author saying it mirrored his own observations and conclusions on the matter.
When the holy Quran was placed before Mohammed Maqbool Butt on the morning of February 11, 1984, he knew that death awaited him in the phansi kothi a few yards away. A high voltage bulb burning outside the grated doors of his solitary cell in the death row was indicative of the outside darkness. If he had had any hopes of living awhile yet, they were dashed by the presence of the” prison doctors. Jail superintendent, A.B. Shukla/had paid Butt a visit in the middle of the previous night. Shukla chatted with him for a long time but cautiously avoided any talk about the execution. “I will see you on Monday”, Butt’s counsel on record, the sallow-complexioned R.C. Pathak, had told him during a brief interview they were allowed on the evening of February 10. In answer, the condemned Kashmir Liberation Front leader, who was awarded the death sentence of the murder of a CID officer in 1966, had meaningfully remarked: “Do you think they will permit us a second meeting?” He was right! Butt was n...
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