Confident Brahmdagh takes strong stand on freedom
struggle:
Baloch leader Brahmdagh Bugti on Monday took a
strong stand on Balochistan’s independence struggle, and asked Pakistani
establishment to conduct a referendum under the UN’s supervision to find out
what the Baloch nation wanted.
While talking to a Pakistani television channel, he
said he was not ready for any talks when the Pakistani military was abducting
Baloch women and children.
He said dozens of woman were abducted by the
Pakistan military recently from the Bolan area.
It is for the first time that a Baloch leader has
successfully raised the issue of abducted Baloch women on the mainstream
Pakistani media.
The confident Baloch Republican Party chief appeared
to have a reasonable answer for every testing question the anchor asked.
When asked about the fate of Dr Allah Nazar, he said
it’s against the Baloch traditions for him to reveal anything about that. “But
I wish him long life and success.”
Bugti said if the Pakistani establishment was in the
misunderstanding that they can force “us for talks under the barrel of the gun,
then let the fight continue”.
About talks with the government, he said he is ready
to talk with anyone, “but the military operation in Balochistan should stop
first”.
When asked whether he considered Pakistan his
country and accepted its constitution, he said “no”.
The anchorperson asked him about the rumours that he
had visited India. “Your Pakistanis even called your Mother of the Nation an
Indian agent,” he replied. “You can come to Switzerland and I’ll manage to show
you my passport to prove whether I’ve been to India or not.”
However, he added that under the current
circumstances when Pakistani is committing atrocities in Balochistan, the
Baloch people will accept any help from anyone.
He also rubbished the rumours that he was returning
to Pakistan.
The journalist claimed that most Baloch wanted to
live in Pakistan and only Bugtis were engaged in sabotage activities. “I don’t
only represent Bugtis or a single tribe. I talk about the whole Baloch nation.
Makran is a non-tribal area. Who is running the freedom movement there?”
Brahmdagh quipped.
He said the Baloch struggle has popular support from
all over Balochistan.
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