[Reader-list] Temples Of Mirpur

[Meera Rizvi]

Dear Rakesh,

'The problem is not of Kashmiri Muslims v/s Kashmiri Hindus as some would
like us to see. The problem is of justice'...Well, said!

I believe that we cannot ahieve a healthy and productive civilian society by
suspension of human rights.  People who advocate this course of action have
either not thought things through or are just cruel and inhumane (pretty
close psychologically to the militants they claim to hate).

Regards,

Meera



On 7/31/09, Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com> wrote:

> Indeed there is tremendous pressure. After all, when there are allegations
> of rape, murder and fake encounters flying thick and fast around, and with
> no investigations conducted in most of them, there is bound to be pressure
> on the military forces to act against civilian movements fighting for
> justice.
>
> The problem is not of Kashmiri Muslims v/s Kashmiri Hindus as some would
> like us to see. The problem is of justice. The first act required is to
> scrap the AFSPA and get the CRPF and other para-military forces out of the
> villages and to the border or to the barracks. That's their rightful place.
> Let the things be managed by the J & K police. Let's not forget, that peace
> returned in Punjab too only once people supported movements against
> terrorism and the police excesses were gone.
>
> And Pawan ji, while I accept your concern for temples, the no. of times we
> have heard about this particular argument has really made me 'sick' (not
> 'sickular') of hearing them time and again. (I think it would make anybody
> sick). The migration of Hindus and Sikhs must be studied, or even their
> conversion, in a contextual sense; so also the destruction of temples. Of
> course, if people can try to get them renovated, nothing better.
>
> My simple concern is this: What now that temples have been destroyed in the
> past? What should we do with it? If the concern is to get them renovated,
> it's on the last list of priority basis looking from a pro-people angle.
>
> Btw, I appreciate your concern that it's got nothing to do with mosques,
> because so many times the arguments presented seem as if it's Hindus v/s
> Muslims every time.
>
> Rakesh
>



-- 
Meera