Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at and Muslims of India — Page 25
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 25 ] In District Gurdasp u r, Muslims are under siege at many places, but there are three major camps. The condition of refugees in Bat a la is very bad. . . They used to call it ‘Bat a la Shar i f ’, but then as the condition of the Muslims was miserable at the time of a real test, they could not call it ‘Shar i f ’ anymore. The newspaper went on to say: …There is no place to take shelter; and there is no food left. The Hindu soldiers have created havoc. They used to rob the refugees of just their jewelry and possessions, but now they are raping the women. The second camp is at Sir i Gubund P u ra. The situation over there is no less dangerous than that of Bat a la. The third camp is in Qadian. Without any doubt, the Mirz a ’ i s have served the Muslims in a commendable manner. In another issue the Newspaper Zam in d a r wrote: At this time, thousands of refugees are being fed at the homes of Ahmad i s. The Muslims of Qadian have not requested for rations. And the Government (which consists of a few Sikh policemen and a police officer) is plundering the granary, and thus trying to kill the residents and the refugees by starvation. Can a worse tyranny be committed against any people? (Newspaper Zam in d a r , October 16, 1947)