[Reader-list] Justice for Nilofer and Asiya

Mon Jun 15 08:46:35 IST 2009

Dear Inder,

The post is simple,it seeks justice for those raped and killed.I re-iterate
that whosoever has done this crime should be hanged publicly in Shopian to
make an example of him.
At the same the separtists should be ashamed of themselves because they and
their boys also have done the same and hence have no moral high ground on
this.Yasin Malik is one.
I hope you remember Sarla Bhat and how she was chopped on the saw mill.
But thats not the issue here.The issue is about nilofer and Asiya.
And you see no one has asked that alongside these unfortunate women,justice
also be dispensed to Pandit women who were raped.The post is unequivocal
about seeking justice for the family.No strings attached whatsoever.

Best Regards

rashneek

On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 2:38 AM, Lalit Ambardar
<lalitambardar at hotmail.com>wrote:

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