POLITICAL RIGHTS OF SINDHIS

All Indian Citizens, irrespective of cast, creed and nationality are equal, as far as political rights enshrined in the constitution are concerned.
But in actual practice, the Indian nationalities who have territorial base within present political boundaries of Indian Republic, are more equal than those who have no territorial base. Over Fifty lakh Indian Sindhis belong to this latter category of Indian nationalities.
Their scattered re-settlement after the tragic partition in 1947 has reduced them into a microscopic minority in every state and in every parliamentary constituency. They have therefore, become orphans as far as their political rights are concerned. Because they are unable to send their political representatives to democratic Institutions, whether it be village Panchayat, Muncipal Board, Zila Parishad, State assembly or Parliament.
Over a crore people are thus practically “Dead citizens” as far as Democratic life of the “Republic” is concerned.
“Government of people, for the people and by the people” the lofty definition of Democracy propounded by Abraham Lincoln has therefore no meaning what-so-ever, for these unfortunate Indian citizens, whose voice doesn’t reach the corridors of power. The present stateless disposition has crippled them so much that they are no better than “Zinda Lashes” – “Alive Corpses”.
Fifty Lakh Indian Sindhis can therefore play their full life-role in Indian polity, if, and only if they manage to have territorial base within Indian Union.
There are two other alternatives before them : One, to liberate their native Sindh. Two, to commit cultural suicide by submerging in the ocean of native cultures and loose their five thousand year old Sindhi Identity. But even this humiliating course in not easy and instant, if the experiment of Parsi people is any guide.
There is no other permanent solution towards the goal of achieving Political rights. Reservation of seats in Assemblies and parliament can only be an eye-wash and poor consolation.
The only effective alternate under the present circumstances is to merge with the “Identical” native identities of the people living in the territory comprising of four vast districts of Kutch, Jalore, Barmer and Jaisalmer. It is the sole compact landmass, where spoken language of the natives, according to eminent Linguistic experts, is the dialect of Sindhi language. It is therefore defacto Sindhi territorial base, whatever be the present political status.