اپنے ہی تنہا کیوں؟ مولانا قمر کی گرفتاری اور عوامی خاموشی
بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم
مضمون (94)
When Alone, Why?
When a nation faces a trial, its identity is not defined by its power, but by the extent to which it stands by its people. History bears witness that nations that abandoned their people to loneliness, themselves fell victim to humiliation and decline. Today, the land of Araria and Jokihat is going through a similar tough test, where on one hand there is the arrest of an individual, and on the other hand, the silence of the entire nation has become a question mark. What has happened to the people of Araria and Jokihat? Why is this nation sitting idly by? Are Maulana Abdullah Salim Qamar Chaturvedi not their own? Are they not the sons of the same soil to which these people are affiliated? If they are, then why this silence?
What kind of insensitivity is this that a person who was guiding the nation until yesterday is surrounded by difficulties today, and his own people are sitting as silent spectators. Can this attitude be of a living nation? Have we forgotten the meaning of honor, self-respect, and collective responsibility? It should be kept in mind that protest is not a crime, but a constitutional and democratic right—provided it is within the bounds of law, peace, and tranquility. The pages of history bear witness that whenever the public has raised its voice in support of a victim, the situation has changed. Silence always strengthens the oppressor, while a peaceful voice paves the way for justice.
The question is, what kind of fear is this? What fear is preventing people from opening their mouths? Have we become so weak that we have lost the courage to stand up for the truth? Or have we learned to turn a blind eye to our responsibilities?
Remember! If we leave someone alone today, this same insensitivity will engulf us tomorrow. If one voice is suppressed today, thousands of voices will become ineffective tomorrow. Therefore, it is necessary that we shake off the blanket of our negligence, wake up, and raise our voice for our rights, for our people, and for justice. Today, the need of the hour is that the people of Araria and Jokihat break their silence and raise their voice in a peaceful, civilized, and constitutional manner. Remember! Staying silent is sometimes tantamount to supporting oppression.
Come! Let us pledge that we will stand with the truth, support the oppressed, and raise our voice within the bounds of the law to such an extent that it reaches the halls of justice. Because history does not ask how great the oppression was, but it asks how loud your voice was.
By Pen: Mahmoodulbari
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