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

[Pawan Durani]

Very true. Thats great understanding by Shivam.
It must have been after the BJP's call only, else does the Shri Amarnath
Sagarsh Samiti have any support in Jammu ? Would anyone have cared to listen
to SASS ?

Last 45 days shutdown in Jammu is a witness to everything.

Thank you Shivam for your GREAT understanding .

Jeeve Jeeve Psuedo Secular Jeeve

Pawan Durani



On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 3:32 PM, Shivam Vij शिवम् विज्
<mail at shivamvij.com>wrote:

> 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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