[Reader-list] Brutalisation of Kashmiri society-who is responsible..??...

Thu Jul 30 19:18:47 IST 2009

Well said sir. When there is a carnage carried out by terroists and
militants, it is named fight self-detrermination, and if those that
perpetrate such heinous crimes are gunned down, they are considered martyrs
and some human rights activists come fighting for their cause, claiming
injustice.
Regards,
V Murali

On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Lalit Ambardar
<lalitambardar at hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> No dear, you are guessing it all wrong. Protectors if guilty deserve
> exemplary punishment.
>
> But aren’t killings committed in the name of ‘jihad’ & ‘azadi’ unjust?
>
> And should those Kashmiris who self admittedly got trained in Pakistan &
> ferried weapons from there & unleashed the culture of violence in the valley
> that continues to bleed Kashmir, not be tried for crimes against humanity?
>
> Should those who are responsible for ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri Hindu
> Pandits allowed to masquerade as politicians & even peaceniks now?
>
> Regards all
> LA
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:33:47 +0530
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Brutalisation of Kashmiri society-who is
> responsible..??... Press Release of KPSS(Pandits still based in Kashmir)
> From: meera.rizvi at gmail.com
> To: lalitambardar at hotmail.com
> CC: reader-list at sarai.net
>
>
> Hi!
>
> Aren't we kind of missing the point here. No death is less important but
> yes, some deaths ARE less unjust. When criminals kill, it is a heinous
> crime. But when protectors kill, it is a travesty of justice. And whether
> you like it or not, there is a difference between the two.
>
> Meera
>
> On 7/27/09, Lalit Ambardar <lalitambardar at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Blame it on those who founded the 'gun culture' in the valley at the behest
> of their Pakistani masters.Today, Kashmir that had almost 'zero' crime rate
> till the onset of pan Islamism inspired terrorism in 1989-90, has become
> synonymous with 'death' & 'destruction'. It is a pity that the protagnists
> of the macabre 'death & destruction' drama in Kashmir  enjoy a fan following
> on this forum too & that brutalisation of Kashmiri society has been allowed
> in the name of jihad for 'so called azadi'....???...
>
> Regards all
>
> LA
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:18:53 +0530
> > From: sonia.jabbar at gmail.com
> > To: yousufism at gmail.com; rashneek at gmail.com
> > CC: reader-list at sarai.net
> > Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Press Release of KPSS(Pandits still based in
> Kashmir)
> >
> > If indeed the murder of the 3 year-old boy and his father had been by
> > surrendered militants as some suspect Shopian would have been rocked by
> > protests. A number of young women have also been mysteriously killed in
> the
> > last few months. A man was recently murdered, found with a hundred rupee
> > note stuffed into his mouth. None of these merited protests.
> >
> > Strange how some deaths are more important than others in Kashmir.
> >
> >
> > > From: M Yousuf <yousufism at gmail.com>
> > > Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:23:33 +0530
> > > To: rashneek kher <rashneek at gmail.com>
> > > Cc: reader-list <reader-list at sarai.net>
> > > Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Press Release of KPSS(Pandits still based in
> > > Kashmir)
> > >
> > > 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 ³rarest
> > of rare cases.²
> >
> > 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 ³BLACK CLOTH ON THEIR ARMS²
> > > 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
> > > ³Hartals² no ³Demonstrations² 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 ³Mandir Photo Exhibition -
> > > cum -
> > > Seminar² 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 don¹t 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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