[Reader-list] Scuffle near Hazratbal; Shabir Shah among 14 injured

Mon Jul 7 19:00:00 IST 2008

Dear kshmendra

i quote myself

and once we are finished with these games.... only then we can begin
to talk about ETHICS and MORALS

it is again your choice to ignore the most important line of my last
post... i dont feel insecure ....

i know you know well what i am talking about....

now see, you take a position with regard to 'Respect',
you respect, i dont know whethere with capital R or with small r, but
u respect the politicians who are against the occupation of indian
foreces in kashmir.but strangely in the next line you think that they
are enemies of the indian state and you are Indian, right .
i
on the contrary i dont respect a politican, ....... i have respect for
a poet, a musician, an ariist, a social worker a simple worker, a job
less man frustrated by the indiferent state. i respect a poor man on
the road side, i respect a tribalman  who is contantly being driven
out of his ecology ,

 i respect millions of landless people in india.... i have respect for
the womens rights, i repect you has a human being and in that sense i
respect a politician even.

yes, i respect the morals and ethics, more than being a nationalist
merely as an identity tag....i respect rebels...... i respect my
teacher AK Mir who publically slapped Mufti Mohd Syed in Bijbehara
because he as a Congress pradesh president masterminded 1986 communal
riots.... i respect a petty theif who threw shit on the judge in delhi
because he was languishing in the jail and could not afford to bail
himself out.

i have respect for the courage.... and similarly i have respect for
those who uphold their existential beings wheenver the state or the
power structures openly supress and disrespects the ethics and morals
of the other....

that is why kashmir issue is about ethics and morals as well.....

that is why the land transter to shrine board undermined the
sensitivity of the already disrespected kashmiri muslims...

that is why 1990 disrespect to kashmiri pandits is also about ethics
and morals as well..

i see human being through this prism of ethics and morals ... i mix
love with it and see some possiblity to heal the self and the other at
the same time..i may fail in the end because plolitics is exercised
quite ruthlessly in india and abroad.... but i dont regret about my
position.

at least i  know what i should respect

with love
inder salim

On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 5:00 PM, Kshmendra Kaul <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dear Inder Salim
>
> I wish I had understood what point you were trying to make.
>
> What I did notice is your quoting me partially and out of context and then using that to put a spin on my words so that you could indulge in innuendos and make judgements about me.
>
> I was talking of having respect for the 'constant political position' of people whoever it may be. Geelani was an example for the sake of comparing with (what I see as) hypocritical declamations of the "moderate" Hurriyatis (especially Umar Farooq) and their claims of their brand of the "Hurriyat" call being a 'secular' one. It is called 'munaafaqat'.
>
> Just to explain it further, I similarly have respect for the 'constant political position' of Yasin Malik in that he wants (or used to want) the erstwhile princely State of Jammu & Kashmir to be an Independent Country with it's territories freed from both Indian and Pakistani control. Again I say this at the risk of being lynched by my KP brethren. Yasin, in proclaiming his having eschewed violence was foolish enough to admit that he (and/or JKLF) had previous to that indulged in 'killings'
>
> I disagree with both positions, of Geelani and Yasin, but that does not stop me from acknowledging their constancy.
>
> Inder you talk about my 'positions' but you obviously have no idea of what they are. You only presume.
>
> Anyone who seeks to disturb the peace in my country India is for me an enemy of the nation. Anyone who seeks to break-up India or bring in violent divides between it's people is for me an enemy of India. They should be recognised as, dealt with and treated as enemies. Before your make another presumption, the 'recognising', 'dealing with' and 'treating' as enemies neither automatically means nor is suggested by me should be done by repressive means or incarceration or State Violence.
>
> The affiliations of these 'enemies' are of no importance. They could be from Hurriyat Conference, or JKLF or RSS or VHP or Bajrang Dal or SIMI or any other organisation.
>
> Kshmendra
>
>
>
>
> --- On Sun, 7/6/08, inder salim <indersalim at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: inder salim <indersalim at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Scuffle near Hazratbal; Shabir Shah among 14 injured
> To: reader-list at sarai.net
> Date: Sunday, July 6, 2008, 11:39 PM
>
> Dear Kshmendra
>
> I quote you, "but I have much more respect for the constant political
> position of someone like Hurriyati hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani"
>
> just read your statment again and remember when Syed Ali Shah Geelani
> too said similar about RSS.  He really dislkes anything secular
> because a religous stand is logical for both Geelani sahib and for
> RSS. anything else is ambigous
>
> now i quote you again,  "It has amused me more to see how easily the
> likes of Umar Farooq, Prof Abdul Ghani Bhat, Shabbir Shah (and other
> Hurriyat 'moderates') are able to fool people into buying their
> 'secular' credentials"
>
> just remember when Atal Behari Vajpayee wrote a poem about the sad
> demolition of Babri Mosque...The words moistened the eyes of the
> naive, but we knew how crocodile weeps... you also know it well
>
> now i know there are positions, well you are within your rights to
> hold one ... that is ok
>
> i just met a kashmiri pandit who was demonstrating at jantar mantar
> today.... and i sarcastically congratulated about the news  KASHSMIR
> PANDITOON NAY TODFOD KI, ( riots by kashmir pandits ) It is perhaps
> for the first time i heard about such a news. He understood and
> replied quickly... " if we dont resort to thes acts who will listen to
> us, we are politically  irrlevant  in the present political
> situation.... we need to read these situations quickly, and we do it
> from time to time. "
>
> now see how their brother is  the valley do the same things for their
> own survial.  for example PDP, who need to something from time to time
> to stay in relevant in the volatite politcal games being played in the
> valley..... what is so wrong about it  if everything else is not.
>
> and once we are finished with these games.... only then we can being
> to talk about ETHICS and MORALS
>
>
> till then  best
>
> inder salim
>
>
>
>
>>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 12:27 AM, Kshmendra Kaul <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>> Dear Sonia
>>
>> There is nothing surprising in the religious place Hazrartbal being the
> start-point for the 'victory' rally. It only reinforces the evaluation
> that the 'victory' was sought by one religion over the other. For those
> who achieved the 'victory', what better place to start the celebration
> than a Shrine/Mosque.
>>
>> Our 'secular' commentators may spout various theories and analyses
> but those who were a part of that 'victory' were obviously honest about
> what they had achieved and in the name of which religion.
>>
>> Whether it has been the 1931 'bread movement' or the intense
> rivalry between the 'sher' (of Sheikh Abdullah) and 'bakra' (of
> Maulvi Farooq) or the Hurriyat (freedom/separatist) movement, the pulpits of
> both Hazratbal and Jama Masjid have been used as much for political
> speeches/sloganeering and calls for separatism as they have been for religious
> sermons.
>>
>> It has always amused me to see Umar Farooq (as just one example among
> others) indulge in such political speeches/sloganeering from Jama Masjid, or
> visit and seek support from his Political Mecca of OIC (and/or Pakistan) and
> yet at the same time hypocritically claim that the "Hurriyat"
> movement is a secular one.
>>
>> It has amused me more to see how easily the likes of Umar Farooq, Prof
> Abdul Ghani Bhat, Shabbir Shah (and other Hurriyat 'moderates') are
> able to fool people into buying their 'secular' credentials.
>>
>> My Kashmiri Pandit brethren might lynch me for saying this, but I have
> much more respect for the constant political position of someone like Hurriyati
> hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani (even if I disagree with his arguments) who is
> firm in his belief that J&K as Muslim Majority 'territory' should
> be a part of Pakistan.
>>
>> I am sure you did not mean to equate the situations but I found it strange
> that you mentioned in the same breath the "peaceful... victory rally"
> starting from Hazratbal with "siege of Hazrat Bal in the early '90s or
> for that matter the siege of Charar e-Sharif in '95 or
>> for that matter the Golden Temple in the '80s".
>>
>> In all three 'siege' mentioned, there were bands of armed
> terrorists holed up inside the three religious places. Some might choose to
> call them 'freedom fighters' or "Mujahideen".
>>
>> Kshmendra
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On Sat, 7/5/08, S. Jabbar <sonia.jabbar at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: S. Jabbar <sonia.jabbar at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Scuffle near Hazratbal; Shabir Shah among 14
> injured
>> To: "Shivam Vij शिवम् विज् "
> <mail at shivamvij.com>, "sarai list"
> <reader-list at sarai.net>
>> Date: Saturday, July 5, 2008, 1:07 PM
>>
>> I think you may want to ask why it was necessary to begin a victory rally
>> from a religious place and how any of us would have reacted if Advani were
>> to embark on another 'victory' rally from Somnath or Ayodhya.
> These
>> so-called victory rallies will only add fuel to the Jammu-Kashmir/
>> Hindu-Muslim conflagration.
>>
>> Hazrat Bal and the Jama Masjid are not neutral sites and have been
>> politically charged ever since the 1930s when the Quit Kashmir movement
> was
>> launched against the Maharaja.  What must have started off as an equally
>> 'peaceful' gathering turned violent and a man was killed.  That
> was
>> reason
>> enough for mass rioting.  You may be aware of the siege of Hazrat Bal in
> the
>> early '90s or for that matter the siege of Charar e-Sharif in '95
> or
>> for
>> that matter the Golden Temple in the '80s.
>>
>> The Hurriyat is not unaware that the state cannot risk a religious site
>> becoming another site of contestation.  It would try and control what in
> all
>> likelihood would turn into yet another communally charged and violent
> event.
>> And yet it decided to go ahead.  The stakes are high and I really
> don't
>> think anyone is above using religion to further their political ends.
>> --sj
>>
>>
>> On 7/5/08 12:43 PM, "Shivam Vij शिवम् विज्"
>> <mail at shivamvij.com> wrote:
>>
>>> This is what happens when you prevent people from addressing
>>> peaceful
>> gatherings...
>>
>>
>> o o o o
>>
>>
>> Scuffle near Hazratbal; Shabir Shah among
>>> 14 injured
>>
>> Special Correspondent, 5 July
>>> 2008
>> http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/05/stories/2008070559931300.htm
>>
>> The clash
>>> followed prayers to celebrate the "victory" in the land
> transfer
>>> issue
>>
>>
>> SRINAGAR: Senior Hurriyat Conference leader Shabir Shah was among
>>> 14
>> people injured on Friday, following a scuffle between police and
>> supporters
>>> of separatist leaders after they offered prayers at the
>> Hazratbal shrine to
>>> celebrate the recent "victory" in the land
>> transfer issue.
>>
>> The call for
>>> "Hazratbal Chalo" was given by Syed Ali Geelani, head of
>> a faction of the
>>> Hurriyat Conference and supported by Mirwaiz Umar
>> Farooq, head of another.
>>> However, both were placed under house arrest
>> by the police. Mr. Shah and other
>>> leaders, however, reached Hazratbal
>> amid heavy deployment of police and
>>> paramilitary CRPF and offered
>> prayers besides addressing the people.
>>
>> Mr. Shah
>>> and Ashraf Sehrai, another senior leader denounced the
>> government for putting
>>> Mr. Geelani and Mr. Mirwaiz under house arrest.
>>
>> A protester hurls back a tear
>>> smoke shell towards the police.
>>
>> On their way back, Mr. Shabir Shah, Mr.
>>> Sehrai, Naeem Khan, Sheikh
>> Aziz, Shafi Reshi, Firdous Shah and others led a
>>> strong procession,
>> which was lathi-charged.
>>
>> Fourteen people, including Mr.
>>> Shabir Shah, were injured. He was
>> shifted to the S.K. Institute of Medical
>>> Sciences (SKIMS) for
>> treatment.
>>
>> Even as rumours spread that he was critical,
>>> Director SKIMS Abdul
>> Hamid Zargar told The Hindu that he was stable. Another
>>> procession
>> taken from Jamia Masjid and led by the head imam, was dispersed
>>> by
>> police with smoke shells. Many people were arrested. Another
>>> Hurriyat
>> leader Javed Mir was arrested when he tried to take out a
>>> procession
>> towards Hazratbal in Khanyar
>>> area.
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