[Reader-list] Jammu agitation: Two-lakh court arrest, more to follow

[Shivam Vij शिवम् विज्]

This has happened after the BJP's press conference yesterday morning
that the BJP is going to conduct a mass nationwide campaign of which
the jail bharo andolan will be central to. The BJP seems to have made
up its mind that after Ram, Shiva is going to be their favourite
deity.

best
shivam



On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 9:31 PM, Aditya Raj Kaul
<kauladityaraj at gmail.com> wrote:
> *Jammu agitation: Two-lakh court arrest, more to follow*
>
> *Link - **http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=139660*<http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=139660>
>
> THE TWO month long Amarnath agitation has not lost momentum in Jammu region
> and despite life remaining paralysed for the last 50 days, the enthusiasm
> and support to the agitation has not withered. Continuing their strong
> protests against the Amarnath land transfer order, around two-lakh people on
> Monday (August 18) responded to the *Jail Bharo* call of the Shree Amarnath
> Yatra Sangarsh Samiti (SAYSS).
>
> People from all across the region came out of their homes in the morning in
> overwhelming numbers and courted arrest as a mark of protest against the
> land order.
>
>
> According to reports, large number of people gathered in Jammu city,
> Udhampur, Kathua, Hiranagar and Reasi and other major towns and villages on
> the call of the SAYSS, which is spearheading the agitation.
>
>
> In the morning today, around 10 000 people gathered at City Chowk in Jammu
> city and took out a procession. Chanting 'Bum Bum Bole' the protesters
> passed through main roads of the city and reached the city chowk police
> station and asked the cops to arrest them.
>
>
> This was carried out in all the 16 police stations of Jammu city, with
> thousands of protesters shouting slogans against the state administration
> and governor N N Vohra. The protesters were later taken to MAM stadium and
> other schools and colleges, which were turned into jails for the time being.
>
>
>
> Udhampur city witnessed a huge turnout and the situation turned violent
> after protesters clashed with security personnel. Police resorted to lathi
> charge and tear gas shells were fired to control the protesters, who were
> demanding the ouster of governor N N Vohra and return of the Amarnath land.
>
>
> A large turnout was also reported in Samba and Kathua districts, but the
> protests remained largely peaceful and there was no report of any untoward
> incident.
>
>
> Meanwhile, Shree Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti (SASS) termed the response to the
> *Jail Bharo* andolan as overwhelming and said it was a historic day for the
> people of Jammu. Brigadier Suchet Singh, speaking to *merinews*, claimed
> that more than three lakh people had participated in today's *Jail
> Bharo*andolan.
>
>
> Singh also criticised the state administration for failing to provide even
> basic facilities in the makeshift prisons. "The state did not even provide
> water to the agitating people," he said, adding that the people of Jammu
> have entered into a do or die mode and will not stop till their goal is
> achieved.
>
>
> This agitation has the support of the rich and poor and cuts across
> religious and regional lines, Singh asserted, "Abhi nahi to Kabhi nahi" this
> is the war cry of the people. Criticizing the Union government for its
> appeasement policy, Singh alleged that government is delaying a decision in
> the hope that this agitation will peter off. "This is a people's movement
> and will achieve its goal," he said. India is concerned only about the
> Hurriyat and Kashmiris and it will not be tolerated at any cost.
>
> Warning that the agitation could further intensify and mode of action could
> change, Singh asked the Union government to realise its mistakes and take
> corrective action otherwise there could be more unrest and trouble.
>
>
> The Samiti leaders also registered their strong resentment against certain
> sections of the national media, which they said were portraying the
> agitation as communal and sectarian.
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