[Reader-list] Have you seen this face of the world's largest democracy?

[Pawan Durani]

Shivam,
You posted some information and i posted some too. How does it pain you when
I share some more information about Kashmir ?

What is your definition of democracy ? What is your definition of secular ?
And why does your definition of secular comes only when you have to discuss
the army crack down in Kashmir or Gujarat ?

Where does this definition disappear when you discuss the forced exodus of
Kashmiri minorities [ Hindus ] from Kashmir ? Where does it disappear when
you forget the burning of the whole bogey of Sabarmati Express ?

Can we have a debate on your idea of secularism ?

If you can , i may give you an measurement index !

Lastly , no Kashmiri [ Hindu ] has ever been trigger happy nor been happy at
any Killing and neither have any one picked a knife or a gun.The blame for
what is happening should go to the terrorists and their Hurriyat leaders.

Pawan

On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Shivam Vij शिवम् विज् <mail at shivamvij.com>wrote:

> So how many wrongs make a right? And how many such crackdowns, how
> many Kashmiri Muslim lives do you think can compensate for these
> aggressions? Is there a measurement index?
> best
> shivam
> (citizen of a country that claims to be democratic, republic, secular
> and other things)
>
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 9:28 PM, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > The following brief is based on the recorded findings of Historians
> > including Muslim chroniclers and foreign non-Hindu travelers).
> >
> > *TAPER TEMPLES*
> > Sikandar the iconoclast desecrated and destroyed this temple which was
> built
> > by Queen of Partapaditya II who reigned in Kashmir from 634 to 648 A.D.
> > Zain-Ul-Abdin (1420-70) A.D. used stones and idols in the construction of
> > Bund from the Naidkhal to Sopore.
> >
> > *SHANKARACHARYA MANDIR (SRINAGAR)*
> > Noor Jehan, Queen of Jahangir, built the grand Mosque known as Pather
> Masjid
> > (Srinagar) with the sculptured beautiful stones which formed steps of the
> > mandir right from River Jhelum to the top of the hill.
> >
> > *NARPARISTHAN MANDIR (SRINAGAR)*
> > Built by Likhana-Naraindraditya who reigned Kashmir from 178 to 191 A.D.
> has
> > been turned into a Muslim ziarat called Narparisthan.
> >
> > *KALI MANDIR (SRINAGAR)*
> > Qutab-Ud-din usurped it (1373-89) A.D. to be converted into a mosque in
> > memory of Mir Syed Ali of Hamdan of Persia who had come to the Valley to
> > establish Islam. Hindu King Pravarsena ll. had dedicated the Kali-Shrine
> to
> > the Goddess Kali (79-139 A.D.).
> >
> > *MAHASHRI MANDIR (SRINAGAR)*
> > It was turned into a graveyard, Wife of Sikander was buried in its
> interior.
> >
> > *SKANDA BHAWAN (SRINAGAR Downtown)*
> > Its sacred springs and massive temple construction desecrated and spoilt,
> it
> > was christened as Ziarat of Pir Mohd. Basur.
> >
> > *TRIBHAWANA-SVAMIN (SRINAGAR Downtown)*
> > This temple built by Chadrapida (684 to 693 A.D.) was laid to ruins and
> its
> > vast vicinity used as graveyard.
> >
> > *KSHANA-GANVISHVARA*
> > Built in (950-58 A.D.) was desecrated. Its sculptured stones removed.
> DIDDA-
> > MATHA (Srinagar downtown) Temple converted into Tomb of Malik Sahib.
> >
> > *VIKRAMISHVERA (VICHARNAG)*
> > Built (521-63 A.D.) It was destroyed by Sikander. Material utilized to
> built
> > a mosque nearby.
> >
> > *AMRITA BHAWANA*
> > Constructed by Queen Magavahana (22 B.C -13 A.D.) There are other ruins
> of
> > Hindu temples in its vicinity which have been converted into Ziarats and
> > burial grounds and nothing is known about their antiquity.
> >
> > *RANESHVARA (SHALIMAR GARDEN)*
> > Built by King Ramadatiya (414-74 A.D)
> >
> > On the North Eastern corner of the Dal Lake, Pravarsena II, the founder
> of
> > Srinagar had built a Villa for a Hindu saint named Sukarna Swami.
> Bernier,
> > who visited Kashmir with Aurangzeb, gives an interesting account of the
> > garden in his travels and says that the doors and pillars made of stone
> were
> > used in the garden during Mughal era had come from some of the idol
> temples
> > demolished by Shah Jehan and that it was impossible to estimate their
> value.
> >
> > *MARTAND*
> > Built by King Ramadeva (2936-3005 B.C) with large ornamented and
> beautifully
> > carved stones erecting it to the height of 50 yards. Regarding this
> British
> > Researcher Sir Walter Lawrence has remarked thus:
> >
> > While the old Hindu buildings defy time and weather, the Musalman shrines
> > and mosques crumbled away. Other foreign travelers have recorded that
> Hindu
> > temples were built to endure for all time. Their solidity of construction
> > and their gigantic size strike one with wonder that puny man could have
> > built them. They often gazed upon them with amazement and lamented
> bigoted
> > Muslim fanatics who laid them to ruins with tremendous efforts.
> >
> > *TEMPLE OF BUZMA*
> > It was usurped and converted into the Ziarat of Baba Bamdin. Another
> temple
> > close by was turned into the tomb of Rukh Din, disciple of Muslim Priest
> > Bamdin.
> >
> > *SHRINES AROUND DAL LAKE*
> > The slopes of the mountains overlooking the Dal lake have adorned many
> > ancient shrines mercilessly destroyed by bigoted Muslim fanatics.
> >
> > *SHARDA UNIVERSITY & ACADEMY OF LEARNING (VIJAISHORI, now BIJBEHARA)*
> > Sir Walter Lawrence records in his ''Vale of Kashmir'' that all books of
> > Hindu learning which bigoted Muslims could lay their hands on were sunk
> in
> > the Dal lake and Sikander flattered himself that he had extirpated
> Hinduism
> > from the Valley. Alberuni an Arab scholar recording his visit to Kashmir
> has
> > stated that in all their grandeur the Hindus of Kashmir never slackened
> in
> > their ardent desire of doing that which was good and right. He also
> records
> > they were men of noble sentiments and noble bearing. Books of science,
> > astronomy, space travel, medicine and the like were destroyed - The labor
> of
> > countless ages and countless researchers.
> >
> > We quote here under from world famous work of *Mr. M. A. Stein:*
> > *Rajtarangini - Kalhana (Volume II)*
> > Moti Lal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
> > Delhi, Reprint 1989
> >
> > *HILL OF SARIKA*
> > Eastern slopes of the latter are now occupied by extensive buildings
> > connected with famous ziarats of Maqaddam Sahib and Akhun Mullah Shah. It
> is
> > probable that Mohammadan shrines have taken here place of Hindu religious
> > buildings, just as at so many old sites of Kashmir.
> >
> > Close to the foot of the southern extremity of the hill is a rock which
> has
> > from ancient times received worship as an embodiment of Ganesa under the
> > name of BHIMASVAMIN...... In fact, if we are to believe Jonaraja, the
> rock
> > image has changed its position yet a second time. This chronicler relates
> > that BHIMASVAMIN from disgust at the iconoclasm of Sikander Butshikan had
> > finally turned his back on city.
> > Page 446, para 95
> >
> > *TEMPLE OF SIVA PRAVARESVAPA*
> > A short distance to the S. E. to the BHIMASVAMIN rock and outside Akbar's
> > fortress, lies Ziarat of Baha-ud-din Sahib, built undoubtedly with the
> > materials of an ancient temple. The cemetery which surrounds it contains
> > also many ancient remains in its tombs and walls. At the S.W. corner of
> this
> > cemetery rises a ruined gateway, built of stone blocks of remarkable
> size,
> > and still of considerable height. This structure is traditionally
> believed
> > by the Srinagar Pandits to have belonged to the Temple of SIVA
> PRAVARESVARA
> > which Kalahana mentions as the first Shrine erected by PRAVARESVARA in
> his
> > new capital.
> >
> > ...... Blocks majoring up to sixteen feet in length, with a width and
> > thickness equally imposing, were no convenient materials for the builders
> of
> > Muhammadan Ziarats, hammams etc. who have otherwise done so much to
> efface
> > the remains of ancient structures in Srinagar. The position of the ruins
> is
> > very central and might have well been chosen by the founder of
> Pravarapura
> > for prominent shrine in his new city.
> >
> > *POSITION OF RAMASVAMIN TEMPLE*
> > Not far from Baha-ud-din Sahib's Ziarat, to the S.W. stands Jami Masjid,
> the
> > greatest Mosque of Srinagar. Around it numerous ancient remains attest
> the
> > former exist- ence of Hindu Temples. Proceeding still further to S.W, in
> the
> > midst of a thickly built city-quarter, we reach an ancient shrine which
> has
> > remained in a comparatively fair state of preservation probably owing to
> its
> > conversion into a ziarat. It is now supposed to mark the resting - place
> of
> > the saint styled Pir Haji Mohammed. It consists of an octagonal cellar of
> > which high basement and the side walls are sill- preserved. The
> quadrangular
> > court in which it stands is enclosed by ancient walls and approached by
> or
> > ornamented gateways. The position of this shrine has suggested me its
> > possible identity with the ancient temple of VISNU RANASVAMIN which
> Kalhana
> > mentions as founded by Ranaditya.This temple must have enjoyed
> considerable
> > celebrity up to a comparatively late period. Mankha refers to it an
> object
> > of his father's devotion, and Jonaraja in his comments on the passage
> speaks
> > of VISNU RANASVAMIN as one of the chief shrines of Pravarapura. The
> evidence
> > on which the suggested identification is based has been fully indicated
> in
> > note iii.453.
> > Page 447, para 96
> >
> > *SKANDABHAVANA*
> > The site of vihara has been traced by me in the close vicinity of Ziarat
> Pir
> > Muhammad Basur. Certain ancient remains there were locally known and
> > worshipped till the middle of the present century as a tirth sacred to
> > Skanda. Near the SKANDABHAVANVIHARA there stood once the temple of
> > Sivaparavaguptesvara referred to by Kalhana as a foundation of King
> > Paravagupta. Page 448, Para 97
> >
> > *SAMUDRAMATHA*
> > A little higher up, if we can trust local tradition, stood the ancient
> > temple of VARDHAMANESA mentioned already in King SAMDHIMAT'S reign. The
> site
> > so designated by the purohits of the adjoining mohalla is close to the
> > Malyar ghat. I have referred already in a previous note to the curious
> > manner in which an ancient linga supposed to be that of VARDHAMANESA was
> > recovered a few years ago from a neighbouring mosque and a Mahatmaya
> > composed for the newly established shrine.
> > Page 450 Para 99
> >
> > *JUSKAPURA*
> > A tradition recorded already by General Cunninghum identifies this place
> > (Zukur) with ancient JUSKAPURA. Kalhana names the place as a foundation
> of
> > Turuska (i.e Kusana ) King Juska who also built Vihara there. The
> Muhammadan
> > shrines and tombs of the village contain considerable remains of the
> ancient
> > buildings. Page 456, Para 104
> >
> > *AMARESVARA*
> > On the shore of the Anchar lies the large village of Amburher. It took
> its
> > name from a temple of Siva Amaresvara which Suryamati, Ananta's queen,
> > endowed with Agraharas and a matha.The ancient slabs and sculptured
> > fragments which I found in 1895 in and around the ziarat of Farrukhzad
> > Sahib, may possibly have belonged to this temple.
> > Page 456,457 Para 104
> >
> > *VICHARNAG*
> > It is held be a manifestation of Ailapattra Nag who is mentioned also in
> > Nilamata. An earlier designation seems to be MUKAMULAKANAGA which is
> given
> > to the locality by Srivara and in the Tirthasamgraha. To the west of
> village
> > and near an inlet of Anchar are the ruins of three ancient temples now
> > converted into ziarats and tombs.
> >
> > *TIRTHA OF SODARA*
> > Close to the mosque of Sodarbal and by the lake shore are two pools fed
> by
> > perennial springs. These according to local tradition, were in old times
> > visited by numerous piligrims. Now all recollection of this tirtha has
> been
> > lost among the Brahmins of Srinagar. But a name of the portion of the
> > village area, Battapor, points to a former settlement of Battas or
> Purohits.
> > It is curious too that we find only half a mile from the village the
> ziarat
> > of Hazatbal, perhaps the most popular of all muhammadan shrines in the
> > valley. It is supposed to be built over the remains of the
> miracle-working
> > Pir Dastagir Sahib. Is it possible that the presence of the rather
> > ubiquitous saint at this particular spot had something to do with the
> > earlier Hindu Tirtha?
> > Page 457, Para 104
> >
> > *PADMAPURA*
> > The chief place of Vihi Pargana is now the town of Pampar, the ancient
> > Padmapura, about 4 miles south west of Khunmoh. It was founded in the
> > beginning of 9th century by Padma, the powerful uncle of puppet King
> > Cippata/Jayapida. Padma is said by the chronicle to have also built a
> temple
> > of Visnu-Padmasvamin. To this may possibly have belonged the scanty
> remains
> > of an ancient temple which have been described by General Cunningham.
> Close
> > by is the Ziarat of Mir Muhammad Hamadani with some fine ancient columns
> and
> > ornamented slabs which are likely to have been taken from the temple.
> Also
> > other Ziarats of the town show similar remains.
> >
> > *SANARA*
> > Only a mile to the south east of Khruv is the village of Sar, until
> recently
> > the seat of flourishing iron-industry, Kalhana mentions it by the name of
> > Sanara as an Agrahara founded by King Sacinara------. The Ziarat of
> Khwaja
> > Khizar which stands here near small springs is built with the remains of
> the
> > Hindu Temple. Page 459, Para 105
> >
> > About two miles south-west of Sar are found the well preserved ruins of a
> > temple near the village Ladu (not marked on survey map). They have been
> > described by Bishop Cowie, but I am unable to trace any old reference to
> > this shrine in the texts I have examined. It is remarkable for having a
> > circular cellar, the only one known to me in Kashmir. A small square
> cellar
> > to the east of this temple has been annexed to a neighbouring Ziarat.
> > Page 459-60, Para 105
> >
> > *CAKRADHARA*
> > It was once the site of one of the oldest and most famous shrines of the
> > volley, the temple of Visnu Cakradhara.... The plateau is still as
> TSAKDAR
> > UDAR.... The shrine of Cakaradhara is often mentioned as Tirtha of great
> > sanctity. The temple seems to have been subsequently restored, and
> Jonaraja
> > mentions the statue of CAKRADHARA among those chief divine images which
> > Sikandar Butshikan destroyed.
> > Page 461-62, Para 107
> >
> > *TEMPLE OF SIVA VIJAYESVARA*
> > The old Linga of Siva Vijayesvara seems to have been destroyed by
> Sikander
> > Butshikast.
> > Page 464, Para 109
> >
> > *DISTRICT OF VAMAPARSVA*
> > It forms the modern Pargana of Khovurpor. An old site is undoubtedly the
> > large village of Hutmar. Its modern name seems to identify it with the
> > SAKTAMATA which Ksemendra names as one of the stations in peregrinations
> of
> > his heroin Kankali. The chief mosque of the place is built with the
> remains
> > of a Hindu temple and preserves in its walls some sculptured fragments of
> > remarkable beauty.
> >
> > *SHRINE OF BHIMAKESAVA*
> > About a mile below Hutmar and on the bank of a branch of Lider lies the
> > hamlet of Bumzu which contains an ancient structure of considerable
> > historical interest. The Ziarat of Baba Bamdin Sahib is nothing but a
> well
> > preserved resting place of a Muhammadan saint.
> > Page 465, Para 110
> >
> > *TEMPLE OF MARTANDA*
> > The ancient remains at the sacred spring itself are very scanty. All the
> > more imposing are the ruins of the great temple which King Lalitaditya
> > erected at a short distance of the presiding deity of the tirtha. The
> > destruction of the sacred image is ascribed to Sikander Butshikast.
> > Page 166, Para 111
> >
> > *SAMANGASA*
> > About four miles to the north east of Kother and on a branch of Arpath
> river
> > lies the populous village of Sangas, the ancient Samagasa......... some
> old
> > carved slabs built into the chief Ziarat of the place attest its
> antiquity.
> > Page 467,468, Para 112
> >
> > *DISTRICT OF KARALA*
> > In the lower portion of the district and on the left bank of Visoka, we
> have
> > the ancient Katimuso, the present village of Kaimuh. The place Is
> mentloned
> > by Kalhana as Agrahara, founded by Tunjina I, and contains some old
> remains
> > built into its chief Ziarat.
> > Page 471, Para 116
> >
> > *PARIHASAPURA*
> > It has received its name from the ancient Parihasapura which King
> > Lilitaditya had built as his captal. The identity of the names Parspor
> and
> > Parihasapura is evident on phonetic grounds, and was well known to the
> > authors of the Persian abstracts of Rajatarangini. Yet curiously enough
> the
> > site of Parihasapura had remained unidentified until I visited the spot
> in
> > 1892 and traced the ruins of Lalitaditya's great structures as described
> by
> > Kalhana on the Plateau known as Paraspor Udar.
> >
> > The full destruction of the temples is attributed by Abu-l-fazal and the
> > Muhammadan chroniclers to Sikandar Butshikast.
> > Page 477 and 478, Para 121
> >
> > *VARAHAMULA*
> > Varahamula, situated on the right river bank, has left its name to the
> > present town of Varahmul, usually called Baramulla by Punjabis and other
> > foreigners. The ancient temple of Varaha which seems to have been one of
> the
> > most famous shrines of Kashmir, is repeatedly mentioned by Kalhana.
> > According to the tradition of the local Purohits it stood near the site
> of
> > the present Kotithirtha, at the western extemity of the town and close to
> > the river bank. Some ancient Lingas and sculptures found at Kotitirtha
> may
> > have originally belonged to the temple. The destruction of its sacred
> image
> > is noted by Jonaraja in the reign of Sikandar Butshikast.
> > Page 482-483, Para 124
> >
> > After India achieved freedom and Kashmir acceded to Union of India,
> temple
> > desecration was resumed. Temple lands, cremation grounds etc. of Hindus
> were
> > usurped for expansion of Islam. The famous Bhairavnath Temple of
> Chattabal,
> > Srinagar was got locked through police. The judicial case pending in
> court
> > concerning this temple was never allowed to be decided. Precious lands
> > around Hari Parbat hill, Durganag Temple of Srinagar and lands at several
> > Hindu placcs of worship in the valley were slowly and steadily turned
> into
> > lands under occupation of Muslim trusts (Maqboozai-Ahali-Islam). In 1967
> > Shivala Temple, Chotta Bazar, Srinagar was desecrated. Again in 1984 Shri
> > Hanuman Temple at Hari Singh High Street was damaged and in the same year
> > Arya Samaj Temple of Wazir Bagh, Srinagar was burnt. From 1986 the law
> and
> > order situation in the valley deteriorated day by day and temple
> desecration
> > became order of the day.
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 7:17 PM, Shivam Vij शिवम् विज् <
> mail at shivamvij.com>wrote:
> >
> >> Rage in Kashmir meets India's brute force
> >>
> >> http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-35279820080902
> >>
> >> By Alistair Scrutton
> >>
> >> SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - The world's largest democracy locks up
> >> protest leaders without charge, shoots dozens of demonstrators dead,
> >> beats and intimidates ordinary citizens and raids homes without
> >> warrants.
> >>
> >> Welcome to Indian Kashmir, where the biggest separatist protests in
> >> two decades have clashed with the might of the state.
> >>
> >> "They are ruthless, trigger happy," said Ghulam Rasool Bhat, a
> >> labourer who says he was beaten by federal police after he tried to
> >> buy milk for his two nephews under a curfew in Srinagar, the summer
> >> capital of Indian Kashmir.
> >>
> >> He lay in a bed, both legs bandaged where a soldier, shouting "Get
> >> your milk from Pakistan" had smashed a rifle into his shins. His legs
> >> felt, he said, as if in a continuous cramp.
> >>
> >> Police have shot dead at least 35 Muslim protesters in the
> >> Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley after a row over land for a Hindu
> >> shrine spiralled into marches and strikes against Indian rule.
> >>
> >> More than 1,000 people have been wounded in clashes over three weeks,
> >> hospital officials and police say, with the Kashmir Valley often under
> >> curfew. Hundreds of people have suffered police baton beatings and
> >> bullet wounds, doctors say.
> >>
> >> The Indian government says its security forces have been fired upon by
> >> protesters on several occasions, and said authorities had "acted
> >> within the law and with restraint".
> >>
> >> Witnesses said some protesters had thrown stones at police, but said
> >> that most were marching peacefully. India's hardline response to the
> >> protests has highlighted what critics say is its lack of strategy to
> >> find a solution to a problem that has already sparked two wars between
> >> India and Pakistan, who both claim the region in full but rule it in
> >> parts.
> >>
> >> The crackdown may also be counter-productive. Residents say the deaths
> >> and violent crackdown have fuelled anger against India and boosted the
> >> separatist cause after years of relative peace.
> >>
> >> "The government of India does not have a strategy," said Siddharth
> >> Varadarajan, diplomatic editor of The Hindu newspaper.
> >>
> >> "It is relying heavily on coercion, arresting top and middle-level
> >> leaders in the hope it will break the back of unprecedented protests."
> >>
> >> In rare criticism last week, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
> >> called on India to avoid using excessive force. It drew a rebuke from
> >> India for interfering in its affairs.
> >>
> >> SIMMERING RESENTMENT
> >>
> >> For decades there has been simmering resentment at the hundreds of
> >> thousands of Indian troops stationed in Kashmir, making it one of the
> >> most militarised regions on earth.
> >>
> >> Roadblocks, verbal abuse from soldiers and raids on homes have long
> >> been a part of daily life. But as protests spiralled in August, the
> >> government sent in battalions of the Central Reserve Police Force
> >> (CRPF), a federal police force of mainly Hindus who do not speak
> >> Kashmiri. Strangers to Kashmir, most residents appear to despise them.
> >>
> >> In interviews in Srinagar and nearby villages, tales were similar:
> >> CRPF beatings, night raids on homes, verbal abuse and smashed windows.
> >> Life has been worse than in previous years.
> >>
> >> "They are not human," said Raja, a villager from Newtheed less than an
> >> hour's drive from the city. She said soldiers smashed up her home,
> >> shouting "We'll show you what freedom is".
> >>
> >> In Srinagar, the CRPF has taken over from the local Kashmiri police to
> >> enforce curfews and riot control. Residents complain of abuse at the
> >> slightest provocation -- selling bread, buying milk.
> >>
> >> One surgeon, who asked to remain anonymous because of fear of
> >> retribution from Indian authorities, said he has received around 400
> >> wounded people in three weeks, 150 of them hit by bullets.
> >>
> >> "These are target killings. It's simple to see," said the doctor,
> >> explaining that many of the chest wounds were from weapons such as
> >> AK-47s. "Most of these were intended to kill. They were not to
> >> disperse a crowd."
> >>
> >> Shabir Ahmed Dar, 22, lay in one hospital bed after three operations.
> >> He was shot in the abdomen during a protest march to the Pakistani
> >> Kashmir border.
> >>
> >> "There was no warning from the police. They just fired."
> >>
> >> The police firings drew criticism from Human Rights Watch. "To end
> >> this cycle of tragedy, the government should order security forces to
> >> act with restraint," it said in a statement.
> >>
> >> It is not just a hardline response to street protests. Authorities
> >> have detained several separatist leaders without charge. Other
> >> leaders, many committed to democratic change and who publicly reject
> >> militant violence, were in hiding.
> >>
> >> Asiya Andrabi, chief of Kashmir's women's separatist group
> >> Dukhtaran-e-Milat (Daughters of the Muslim Faith) who had led some of
> >> the protests, has been detained under the Public Safety Act that
> >> allows for a year in jail without trial.
> >>
> >> The violence still pales in comparison with previous years when
> >> officials say more than 43,000 people have been killed in clashes
> >> involving Indian troops and Muslim militants since 1989. Human rights
> >> groups put the toll at about 60,000 dead or missing.
> >>
> >> Some analysts say authorities were in a difficult situation.
> >>
> >> "This is a place where security officials are getting attacked every
> >> second day," said Brahma Chellaney, professor of strategic studies at
> >> the New Delhi-based Centre for Policy Research, referring to the years
> >> of militant insurgency.
> >>
> >> For Shameema, a 35-year-old woman who sells bread, the fear of police
> >> was clear. She talked about how police smashed her and her family with
> >> batons for selling bread under curfew. Her husband displayed a wound
> >> to his head.
> >>
> >> She fell silent for a moment as a federal policeman official walked up
> >> to her shop, ominously tapping his baton. Then, realising he could not
> >> speak Kashmiri, she talked again.
> >>
> >> "I am scared," she said "But we have nowhere to go."
> >>
> >> (Additional reporting by Sheikh Mushtaq; Editing by Simon Denyer and
> >> Megan Goldin)
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