[Reader-list] Justice for Nilofer and Asiya

Mon Jun 15 02:38:23 IST 2009

This 'change of heart' comment appears to be out of place here.

Those who have suffered themselves can not be seen rejoicing over the agony of others.It is natural that Kashmiri Hindu Pandits who suffered ethnic cleasnsing & are seeking justice for the crimes commited against them will not remain indifferent on humanitarian grounds to the tagedy that has struck this hapless family in Shopian.

It is a fact that Kashmiri Muslims remained mute spectators & in many cases actually collaborated with the jihadis when their  Hindu Pandit neighbours were being hounded out of their homes.Yet, contrary to the general perception,Pandits' anger & disappointment has never come in the way of their continued bonhomie with the Kashmiri Muslims at individual levels.It was the ousted & humiliated  Hindu Pandit in exile who received & embraced his erstwhile Kashmiri Muslim neighbour,collegue whenever the later came calling.

Kashmiri Pandits have not given up their right on Kashmir.They keenly follow the events & are quite concerned about the situation there.And a human tragedy of this kind is bound to evoke sympathy.Culprits must be apprehended & punished at the earliest.And if by any chance they happen to be from the law enforcing agencies, the punishment should be even harsher for a few black sheep can not be allowed to tarnish the image of the forces who continue to make extreme sacrifices in the battle against the pan Islamists.

It is unfortunate that the tragedy of 'rape'& 'murder' is being used as a tool by the politicians as well as the other disruptive forces.Can Manmohan Singh's Govt.be accused of using 'rape' as a means to suppress? Criminalisation of the society in general is now a stark reality every where. Are uniformed men not found involved in heinous crimes in rest of India?

Insidious degeneration in the social order ever since the inception of the pan Islamism inspired scessionist violence two decades ago has only compounded the 'tragedy of Kashmir'.A unique culture, which boasted of  almost no major crime other than petty thefts or some pick pocketing, overnight saw adopting new  terminologies like terrorists, Kalishnikovs,pistol,grenade,ethnic cleansing,Mukhbar(informer),crackdown,rape etc.etc...And those who self admittedly were responsible for initiating this drama of death & destruction are roaming free.Those who should have been tried for crimes against humanity  have been allowed to acquire political legitimacy.Is it still surprising to see Kashmiri society brutalised? No one responsible for rape & murder of Kashmiri Hindu Pandits has ever been prosecuted.What happens to a society that allows freedom to the criminals?

And who continues to suffer- it is the common Kashmiri Muslim in the valley & the exiled Kashmiri Pandit living as a refugee in his own country out side the valley now.The civil society in general & those supporting religion based Kashmiri scessionist movement  overtly or covertly must take note of the frustration & the agony  in the statement of the member of this poor family of Shopian that he was seeking 'justice' & not 'azadi'.

'hope justice & truth prevail.

LA

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> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:16:36 +0530
> From: indersalim at gmail.com
> To: reader-list at sarai.net
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Justice for Nilofer and Asiya
> 
> I too felt RIK's change of heart, which is good,
> 
> we all need to realize that unless we dont see the pain and suffering
> in a most humanely possible way, irrespective of other's predudices,
> we are likely to misjudge the quantum of reality that affects all of
> us, universally.
> 
> however, about the article by Adiyta ji, there is a clear
> say-no-to-army-involvement in the crime. Mr. Aditya has crticized
> attempts that point a finger at security forces, which again offsets
> the very claim that RIK shares the grief of the loss of two murdered
> women in shopian.
> 
> let the facts come out, and till then if the army or police are
> questioned, so what, Army and other security forces are not saints in
> uniform, on the contrary
> 
> they have contribued to tragedies in the past, and they are likely to
> rpeeat those brutal ways of opressing the other.
> 
> yes, to be fair, to be impatial, always benfits in the end, and that
> is the lesson which RIK, i guess is learning very fast, which can
> affect the change of heart in the valley also. The animosity between
> kahsiri Muslims and kashmiri Pandits should come to an end, one day.
> If organizations like Panun Kahsmir, and other Hindu/Pandit orgs join
> the protest over the two murdered women then a fresh begning from both
> sides can be wished...
> 
> 
> it is good to feel, that there is a begining.
> 
> love
> is
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 2:53 PM, Kshmendra Kaul<kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Dear Aditya
> >
> > """ In this hour of grief we are with the family of the victims. May God give
> > them power to overcome this grief .We at Roots in Kashmir will do our best
> > to ensure that the family gets justice. Although we are in exile,yet we
> > mourn alongside the family of the victims."""""
> >
> > This is a welcome attitude from "Roots in Kashmir" (RIK). Thanks.
> >
> > Kshmendra
> >
> >
> > --- On Sat, 6/13/09, Aditya Raj Kaul <kauladityaraj at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Aditya Raj Kaul <kauladityaraj at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [Reader-list] Justice for Nilofer and Asiya
> > To: "sarai list" <reader-list at sarai.net>
> > Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009, 3:18 PM
> >
> >
> > Justice for Nilofer and
> > Asiya<http://kashmiris-in-exile.blogspot.com/2009/06/justice-for-nilofer-and-asiya.html>
> > *Visit *-
> > http://kashmiris-in-exile.blogspot.com/2009/06/justice-for-nilofer-and-asiya.html
> >
> > Shopian looks like a ghost town today. There are no people on the streets.
> > The shops are shut wide and the atmosphere of gloom looms large over an
> > otherwise bustling suburb. The rape and murder of two young women has left
> > the town full of bitterness, anger and hopelessness.
> >
> > There obviously are no two ways about the fact that the ghastly murder and
> > rape should invite severest possible criticism with a strong call for
> > finding the perpetrators of this heinous crime and punishing them in a
> > manner as to make an example of them. But here we are. The young prince
> > dismissed their rape and killing as a simple case of drowning. As a Chief
> > Minister of the State shouldn’t he have been a little more prudent than this
> > clownish dad. He should have at-least bothered to know the depth of the
> > water in Rembyaer Nallah in this season. As someone who has crossed this
> > Nallah even without his knees getting wet I must say that the Chief Minister
> > was at his apathetic and ignorant best. Little did he realise that a man as
> > perverse as Yasin Malik or Bitta Karate is roaming free to commit more
> > crimes.
> >
> > The day the badly bruised bodies of Nilofer and Asiya were recovered, they
> > bore marks of what seemed like molestation if not rape. Their clothes were
> > torn and bodies disfigured. Yet the Police dismissed it as a case of
> > drowning. Forensic reports now confirm the rape of a pregnant Nilofer and a
> > studious and intelligent Asiya.
> >
> > *Two grown up women drowning in knee deep water!
> > *
> > This led to huge protests all over the valley. A simple word of acceptance
> > of the crimecould have avoided all that happened later. The separatists were
> > quick to latch on some food. After all the Young Prince had given them a
> > stick to beat with which they could beat him, the army, the establishment
> > and India. The beastly Mehbooba wasn’t the one to be left behind. Despite
> > the fact that her party-men were beaten on way to Shopian, she looked at it
> > as opportunity she was in no mood to let go off. The sexually frustrated
> > Asiya Andrabi too took to streets with her band of Dark Scary Images. *The
> > calls for justice soon got lost in the din of cries for Azadi and removal
> > for AFSPA.
> > *
> > This obviously is no time for politicking. Unequivocally we condemn the
> > State governments handling of this entire episode. What was ideally a law an
> > order problem has now spun into a huge controversy thanks to the kid who our
> > National Media projects as the best thing to have happened to India after
> > the birth of Mahatma Gandhi. Apart from firing the SP of Shopian(who
> > obviously deserves to be fired) the Chief Minister should also have resigned
> > for the way he led Kashmir to one more crisis.
> >
> > *Nilofer’s husband, Shakeel Ahmed has said time and again that he wants
> > justice and not Azadi. Unfortunately what he gets is denials and more
> > denials and now an enquiry commission. The State ought to show its concern
> > for its people irrespective of their political alignments. But then that
> > virtue is lost long time back.*
> >
> > *In this hour of grief we are with the family of the victims. May God give
> > them power to overcome this grief .We at Roots in Kashmir will do our best
> > to ensure that the family gets justice. Although we are in exile,yet we
> > mourn alongside the family of the victims.
> >
> > The need of the hour is that the Chief Minister personally meets the family
> > and apologises for his errant comments and asks the commission to submit a
> > report in a time bound manner and then act fast to punish the culprits of
> > this sick crime. It may not bring them their dear ones back but at-least it
> > would restore the confidence of the people in the State.
> > *
> >
> >
> > *pls do leave your comments here -
> > http://kashmiris-in-exile.blogspot.com/2009/06/justice-for-nilofer-and-asiya.html
> > *
> >
> >
> > *thanks*
> >
> > *Aditya Raj Kaul*
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