The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), in a memorandum sent to the Governor of Maharashtra SC Jamir on October 16, has condemned the release of Hafiz Saeed by Pakistan and took serious note of Chinese aggression in the border areas in Ladakh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, and urged the Government of India to exert stiff diplomatic and international pressure against Pakistan and China to protect the sovereignty of the nation.
“Having all the evidences in hand against the offenders and especially against Hafiz Saeed and his companions, the government of Pakistan is once more allowing one of India’s avowed enemy a ‘free move’ to further its undeclared war against our country,” the memorandum said.
“That the acquittal of Hafiz Saeed by the Pakistani court is nothing but a disgraceful act and the government of India must immediately move to the International Court of Justice. The cases against Saeed and company are no way internal affairs of Pakistan; rather they are external security affairs of India and other peace loving countries. All accused against India’s security must be fairly trailed and punished so that no one in future dares to challenge even the weakest of India’s citizens,” it added.
On the Chinese increased aggression, the memorandum said, “Recently China has suddenly increased its army movements along Indo-China border and Chinese army has challenged the established Line of Control (LoC) a number of times. It includes violation of Indian air space by Chinese helicopters, intrusion by Chinese army inside Indian border in Ladakh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. In June 2009, Chinese army entered 1.5 to 1.7 KM inside India and painted a number of stones with ‘China’ in red colour. China has gone so far as to protest our Prime Minister’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh during an election camping on October 3, 2009.”
It further said, “It is high time to put international and diplomatic pressures on China, keep it away from Nepal and make India’s bond strong with friendly neighboring countries.”
The memorandum was signed by Maulana Mahmood Daryabadi, Dr Azimuddin Khan, Tarun Rathi, Yonus Maniyar, Farooq Mithaiwala, and M. Burhanuddin Qasmi.