[Reader-list] Press Release of KPSS(Pandits still based in Kashmir)

M Yousuf yousufism at gmail.com
Fri Jul 24 13:23:33 IST 2009 

It also has a message for KPSS that issued the below pasted statement after
almost a month to Shopian double rape and murder incident. the promptness
now is remarkable and appreciable compared to the studied statement issued
about Shopian incident. one wonders... would there be a judicial probe to
find out if the brutal militants, who killed the 3-year-old boy, were from
some surrendered lot, as some in Shopian suspect. and it would be advisable
for media and those who issue statements with such speed to go and seek Syed
Ali Shah Geelani's views on the brutal Keller killings from hospital jail
where he is lodged under PSA and is allowed to see mainstream pro-India
politicians.
KASHMIRI PANDIT SANGARSH SAMITI
Sathu Barbar Shah, Srinagar - 190001
email: kpss.kashmir at gmail.com

Dated : 29.06.2009

PRESS RELEASE

SHOPIAN TRAGEDY IS UNFATHOMABLE ; KASHMIRI PANDIT SANGARSH SAMITI
SAYS THE ACT WARRANTS SEVEREST PUNISHMENT OF CULPRITS



Srinagar, 29 June 2009: An emergency meeting of the executive council
of Kashmiri Pandit SangarashSamiti held today.-  The participants at
the meeting deliberated on events surrounding the gang rape and murder
of two young women in Shopian.
Kashmiri Pandit SANGARASH samiti condemned the dastardly and inhuman
act allegedly committed by members of the police force who are
supposed to protect the life and honor of citizens. The KPSS members
were visibly emotional while discussing the the act of horror by the
Kashmir police officials as has been found in the enquiry.

The KPSS also condemns the initial cover-up by local administrative
officials in Shopian that led to an incorrect initial assessment of
the situation by the Chief Minister. Similarly the initial press
briefing by the Divisional Commissioner and the IGP, Kashmir Range,
was misleading. The SAMITI has expressed shock over the transfer of
the SP, Shopian, to another district as a promotion. We expect all
these acts of ommission and cover-up will be fully examined and
condemned by the Justice Jan Commission.

KASHMIRI PANDIT SANGARASH SAMITI  hails residents of Shopian for their
determination to seek truth and justice in this matter.

KPSS further stated that the state government has not carried out full
inquiries into other previous similar cases like Kunan Poshpora, Hilar
Bahi, etc. where it is still unclear if various criminal acts were
committed by security personnel or militants. The SAMITI recalls the
failure of State authorities in investigating the horrific acts of
rape and brutal murders of the Braroo family (Shri Sohan Lal, Shrimati
Bimla, and daughter, Archana) by militants in 1994 in their house at
Nai Sarak, Srinagar, when the mother and daughter were raped in front
of the husband and then the entire family was wiped out. That case was
all the more disturbing as every body in the vicinity of the Braroo
home knew the culprit but police still did not act.

The KPSS is critical of both mainstream and separatist political
parties for politicizing some acts of criminality, violence, and human
rights abuses while conveniently ignoring other similar cases that too
require attention and justice. The Samiti stated that the latest
shameful incident has once again put the honor of all Kashmiri women -
without cast, creed or religion - at stake as authorities and leaders
of the civil society, who are supposed to protect and defend the
dignity and honor have been maligning it themselves. We believe no
Kashmiri woman is now safe until and unless the State acts tough
against perpetrators of Shopian rapes and murders, and all such
horrific acts in the recent past be it in the hands of security forces
or by militants.

The credibility of the State government is at stake. The KPSS demands
that following completion of the Judaical inquiry, justice must be
served immediately and forcefully. The culprits deserve no leniency
and all guilty personnel must be prosecuted in accordance with the law
and receive the harshest punishment under the category of the “rarest
of rare cases.”

The Kashmiri Pandit Sangarash Samiti will support all the pro-people
programs by responsible leadership of Kashmir to register the protest
and compel the state government to take stern action against culprits
irrespective of their stature in the society or official rank. The
SAMITI has called upon all Kashmiri citizens that include
professionals, businessmen, employees of state & central government
organizations, and students to wear “BLACK CLOTH ON THEIR ARMS” until
the guilty are identified and charged. Similarly, shopkeepers,
transporters and other public institutions should hoist small black
flags until the justice is done.

KPSS strongly believes that rapist and killers can never be the
masters and protectors of any civilized society.

KPSS appeals the state govt. to convene meeting of all section of
society to defuse un rest in the valley at the earliest.

Sanjay K .Tickoo
President, KPSS
+91 9906564741

On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 12:35 PM, rashneek kher <rashneek at gmail.com> wrote:

> *It has a message for separtists but more importantly for their bleeding
> heart sympathesizers,some of them are here too....*
>
>  Request to Journalist fraternity of the Community to carry this release in
> their papers.
>
>
> *KASHMIRI PANDIT SANGARSH SAMITI*
> Sathu Barbar Shah, Srinagar, Kashmir - 190001
> email: kpss.kashmir@
> gmail.com<
> http://us.mc511.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=kpss.kashmir@gmail.com>
>
> *Dated: 24.07.2009*
>
> *Press Release*
>
>
>
> *(Separatists silence over Keller Pulwama is regrettable)*
>
>
>
>            In recent months killings of some members of Kashmiri Society
> erupted violence all over the Valley and was supported by the Separatists
> organization, through every such act on Kashmiri Society is condemnable.
> But
> the way the Separatists Leadership keeps silence over the atrocities done
> by
> the militants who obviously belongs to a particular religion in deplorable.
>
>            There is no “Hartals” no “Demonstrations” over the killings of
> two persons at Keller, Shopian especially three years old boy, it shows
> that
> the Separatist Organizations are biased and have no courage to condemn this
> kind of act by the militants.
>
>            Here, we wish to draw attention of the World Communities that
> these Separatists Organizations kept silence in the early militancy period
> when there was onslaught on Kashmiri Pandit Community on the name of being
> the agents of GOI and propaganda was launched throughout the world by them
> that the exodus of Kashmiri Pandit Community was master minded by then
> Governor of the State to cover their mistakes.
>
>            On 31st of March, 2009 when KPSS hold “Mandir Photo Exhibition -
> cum -   Seminar” in which we had invited all the fractions of Hurriyat were
> we categorically told them before the Media and invited intellectuals and
> dignified audience – unless and until the Separatists Leaders will not come
> openly to condemn the atrocities by the militants or by their own cadres on
> the over all Kashmiri Society in last twenty years, their credibility will
> remain biased and don’t expect that the world is going to listen to them
> sympathetically.
>
>            Further, we invite the kind attention of European Diplomats and
> Foreign Dignitaries, who are morally bound to solve the dispute between the
> two nations and have access to Separatist Organizations to take a serious
> note of silence maintained by these Kashmiri Leaders over the innocent
> killings of the Kashmiri Society in the past and in present.
>
>            KPSS is shortly shooting letters to all Foreign Diplomats along
> with organizations of Islamic Countries to draw their kind and valuable
> attention over the Silence maintained by the Separatist Leadership on such
> acts done by the militants or by their own cadres.
>
>            It is also regrettable the Civil Societies in and outside the
> Kashmir who are always on fore front to condemn such acts by the State
> Force(s) but least to bother to condemn the same actions done by their
> sympathizers.
>
>            We appeal the State Government to strengthen the Security in the
> present scenario in the Valley particularly the Regional Religious Minority
> Pockets so avoid any kind of un-toward incident in near future by
> un-scrupulous elements and enemies of humanity.
>
>
>
>
>
> *Sanjay K. Tickoo*
>
> *President*
>
> *+91-9906564741*
>
> * *
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Rashneek Kher
> http://www.kashmiris-in-exile.blogspot.com
> http://www.nietzschereborn.blogspot.com
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