[Reader-list] More Kashmir comes out....

Tue Aug 10 02:13:11 IST 2010

Dear all, 

I was present during the demonstration on Saturday evening, at which some of
the people from RIK were also present. I heard what was said and I know what
was not said. 

The Nara-e-Tadbir, Allah-0-Akbar slogan was raised, and I have written about
this in my earlier post. 

On one occasion, one individual in the section of the crowd opposite to where I
was standing, did say, 'Azaadi ka Matlab Kya, La Illaha-Illallah', he was
admonished by those around him, for raising a secterian slogan. Repeatedly,
speaker after speaker said that no 'communal slogans' should be raised. One
woman got up from the audience, went to the microphone and made a passionate
appeal not to be distracted by a communal agenda. 

Actually, there was a person sitting quite close to where I stood, who said in
a distinctly Eastern UP/ Bihar accent, slightly sheepishly, Hindustan ki Janata
Kashmir ki Azaadi ki Larai ke Saath hai. No one responded to him, just as no one
had responded the slogan - of - 'Azaadi ka Matlab Kya, La Illaha-Illallah'. 

There were no references to Nizam e Mustafa, Azaadi Baraye Islam. No one said
'Kashmir mein rehna hai to Alah-O-Akbar kahna hoga'. My hearing is not
impaired, if any one has said it out aloud, i would have heard it. There were
repeated sloganeering of 'Pandit , Muslim, Sikh, Sare Kashmiri ek hain'. 

I want to point all this out in some detail, to show that the gathering did not
raise slogans that called for foisting an Islamist state in Kashmir, as is being
alleged by Kamal Hak. To equate the demand for Azaadi automatically with the
demand for an Islamist state is a gross oversimplification. It also ends up
providing the hard-core islamists in the 'Azaadi' camp with a legitimation that
we should not assume they automatically have. It is no surprise that this is
gifted to them by their opposite numbers, a communalized, prejudiced core,
within the 'Indian Nationalist' flank , that vitiates the atmosphere . 

The following day's, Sunday's protest, at Jantar Mantar, was even more
restrained. From what I gather from people who were there, there was not even
the 'Allah o Akbar' slogan. Yes, the RIK and allied protestors who had come
again on Sunday, were loud, and noisy, yes, apparently several of them used
objectionable and unparliamentary language. If there was an aggressive use of
words, I know where it would have come from. 

best

Shuddha

On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 07:24:46 +0000 kamalhak at gmail.com wrote

> Hum kya chahtey azadi- azadi ka matlab kya- La-illaha-illalaha.
> 
> Naraiy tadbir- Allah-O-Akbar
> 
> Aditya, Rashneek and the likes of their ilk are naïve to misrepresent the
> above slogans as islamist. They also behave as fascists while talking about
> Kashmiri  aspirations of Nizame-Mustafa being the principal reason behind
> their exile.
> 
> It is the reflection of their communal mind set that makes them to see wolf
> in slogans like, Kashmir mein rehna hai to Alah-O-Akbar kahna hoga.
> 
> Above all it is their immaturity to talk about unfashionable concepts like
> Bharat Mata ki jai.
> Aditya and Rashneek, you are sleeping like Rip Van Winkle and have been left
> far behind the times.
> Rashneek, I believe poetry is your passion. You must understand Kabir's, 'tum
> kahtey ho kagaz dekhi- main kahta hoon ankhan dekhi' no longer holds true in
> contemporary India. There are two types of people who abound this nation, if
> you still this country to be one, now.
> One half is like Dhritrashtra who was blind by providence; the other half is
> like Ghandari, who chose to be blind by choice. You can't make either to see.
> So stop being like kids, capture the mindset of people and join the crowd.
> You will soon become a hero.
> 
> Kamal Hak
> Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "shuddha at sarai.net" <shuddha at sarai.net>
> Sender: reader-list-bounces at sarai.net
> Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:02:35
> To: sarai list<reader-list at sarai.net>; Aditya Raj
> Kaul<kauladityaraj at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] More Kashmir comes out....
> 
> Aditya,
> 
> The list does not take allegations of 'terrorism' lightly. The person you are
> talking about happens to be a friend of mine, and I would again ask you to
> refrain from making allegations that you cannot prove, and that have been
> thrown out in court, not on 'technicalities'. The absence of evidence, and
> the
> manufacture of false evidence is not a 'technicality'.
> 
> I was present on Saturday evening at Jantar Mantar, as were you, and as were
> several others, none of whom are 'Islamist Propagandists'. There may have
> been
> some Islamists in the gathering, but by no means does that mean that the
> majority of those present were in any way Islamist.
> 
> My unambiguous positions against 'Islamism' are public, and well known,
> especially to Islamists. I am sure there were many others who were present at
> Jantar Mantar who, like me, cannot by any stretch of imagination be called
> 'Islamist'.
> 
> Also, calling reports such as those published in the Times of India,
> Hindustan
> Times, Economic Times and the Outlook, written by Sanjay Kak, Hilal Mir,
> Basharat Peer and Suveer Kaul 'planted' only exposes you to the possibility
> of
> being exposed for sheer humbuggery, and makes you liable to the charge of
> libel. Are you suggesting that now the Indian mainstream media is nowadays
> being influenced by stories planted by the IB that endorse an 'Anti-State'
> line. Is the Intelligence Bureau, and its peers (the only ones in a position
> to
> 'plant' stories in the media) now working hand in glove with separatists in
> Kashmir. So, is the sentiment for azaadi now a plaything in the hands of the
> Indian intelligence apparatus. Let's take this thought to its logical
> conclusion. If the Indian intelligence agencies are backing Kashmiri
> separatists and all those who argue for self determination in Kashmir, then
> logically, Indian nationalists ought to be cozying up to the Pakistani ISI.
> What does that make the Roots in Kashmir and the Panun Kashmir network - an
> objective ally of the Pakistani ISI?
> 
> If that is so, it is news to me, and ought to be, to everyone in the whole
> wide
> world.
> 
> Please refrain from dissimulation and disinformation,
> 
> best,
> 
> Shuddha
> 
> 
> On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 10:59:12 +0530 Aditya Raj Kaul <kauladityaraj at gmail.com>
> wrote
> 
> > The tragic stories which reflect reality are rarely to be found in media.
> >
> > We just see planted articles in The Times of India and Hindustan Times;
> > quite frequent in last few days. Clearly, they are successful in spreading
> > propaganda.
> >
> > Islamic Propagandists led my well known 'terrorist' (out on technical
> > grounds) had taken over Jantar Mantar with communal sloganeering. If this
> > can happen in New Delhi, we know how the remaining 3000 Pandits back in
> > Kashmir would be living in fear psychosis after separatist threatening.
> >
> > --
> > Aditya Raj Kaul
> >
> > India Editor
> > The Indian, Australia
> >
> > Web: http://activistsdiary.blogspot.com/
> >
> > 2010/8/9 Sanjay Kak <kaksanjay at gmail.com>
> >
> > > This news item is clearly a scoop, a breaking story that neither the the
> > > hundred strong "Indian" press corps in Srinagar, nor the internet with
> > > its
> > > dozens of egroups, have been able to get at...
> > > Impressive, or suspect...
> > > "Amar Ujala" is clearly headed for the big time in the news story
> > > business.
> > > Best
> > > Sanjay
> > >
> > > 2010/8/9 rashneek kher <rashneek at gmail.com>
> > >
> > > > *Under Separatist Threatening Kashmiri Pandits leave the valley* -
> > > > http://www.amarujal
> > > > a.com/city/ CityDetail.
> > > > aspx?id=1063&cid=143<
> > > > http://www.amarujala.com/city/CityDetail.aspx?id=1063&cid=143>
> > > >
> > > >  *दहशत में छह पंडित
परिवारों
> ने किया पलायन*
> > > >
> > > >  Story Update : Monday, August 09, 2010    12:47 AM
> > > >
> > > > श्रीनगर। घाटी में
> > > > उपद्रवियों ने
> अल्पसंख्यकों
> > > > को निशाना बनाना शुरू कर
> दिया
> > > > है। अल्पसंख्यकों के घरों
> > > > में पथराव की घटनाओं में भी
> > > > इजाफा हुआ है। नतीजतन
> > > > घाटी से छह कश्मीरी पंडित
> परिवारों ने पलायन कर लिया है।
> हब्बाकदल और डाउन
> > > > टाउन
> > > > से ताल्लुक रखने वाले इन
> > > > परिवारों ने १९९० में पलायन
> > > > नहीं किया था। उपद्रवी
> > > > सिख
> > > > समुदाय को भी भारत विरोधी
> प्रदर्शनों में शामिल होने के
> लिए मजबूर कर रहे
> > > हैं।
> > > > गुरुद्वारों में धमकी भरे
> > > > पत्र फेंके जा रहे हैं।
> इनमें
> > > > लिखा गया है कि भारत
> > > > विरोधी प्रदर्शनों में
> > > > शामिल नहीं हुए तो घाटी
> छोड़नी
> > > > पड़ेगी। बाहरी राज्यों
> > > > से
> > > > श्रीनगर में कारोबार करने
> वालों को भी घाटी छोड़ने की
> धमकी दी गई है।
> > > > अल्पसंख्यकों के एक
> शिष्टमंडल ने कट्टरपंथी
> अलगाववादी नेता सैयद अली शाह
> > > > गिलानी
> > > > से भी मुलाकात की है।
> > > > आमीरा कदल गुरुद्वारा
> > > > प्रबंधक कमेटी के अध्यक्ष
> > > > सरदार केएन सिंह का कहना है
> > > कि
> > > > असामाजिक तत्वों ने त्राल,
> औलची बाग सहित मेहजूर नगर
> गुरुद्वारों में यह
> > > गुप्त
> > > > पत्र फेंके हैं। इन पत्रों
> को जल्द ही सरकार को सौंप दिया
> जाएगा। घाटी में
> > > १८२
> > > > अलग-अलग जगहों पर रहने वाले
> > > > ६६२ कश्मीरी पंडित
परिवारों
> > > > के २८४५ सदस्य दहशत
> > > > भरे
> > > > माहौल में रह रहे हैं। आल
> > > > माइग्रेंट कोआर्डिनेशन
> कमेटी
> > > > के अध्यक्ष विनोद कौल
> > > > का
> > > > कहना है कि पलायन करने वाले
> परिवार दहशत के माहौल में रह
> रहे थे। डा.
> > > > अग्निशेखर
> > > > का भी कहना है कि पंडितों की
> वापसी का दावा करने वाली सरकार
> को इस घटना से
> > > सबक
> > > > सीखना होगा। राजस्व मंत्री
> रमन भल्ला ने कहा कि उन्हें
अभी
> तक कोई सूचना
> > > नहीं
> > > > मिली है।
> > > >  *दहशत में छह पंडित
परिवारों
> ने किया पलायन*
> > > >
> > > >  Story Update : Monday, August 09, 2010    12:47 AM
> > > >
> > > > श्रीनगर। घाटी में
> > > > उपद्रवियों ने
> अल्पसंख्यकों
> > > > को निशाना बनाना शुरू कर
> दिया
> > > > है। अल्पसंख्यकों के घरों
> > > > में पथराव की घटनाओं में भी
> > > > इजाफा हुआ है। नतीजतन
> > > > घाटी से छह कश्मीरी पंडित
> परिवारों ने पलायन कर लिया है।
> हब्बाकदल और डाउन
> > > > टाउन
> > > > से ताल्लुक रखने वाले इन
> > > > परिवारों ने १९९० में पलायन
> > > > नहीं किया था। उपद्रवी
> > > > सिख
> > > > समुदाय को भी भारत विरोधी
> प्रदर्शनों में शामिल होने के
> लिए मजबूर कर रहे
> > > हैं।
> > > > गुरुद्वारों में धमकी भरे
> > > > पत्र फेंके जा रहे हैं।
> इनमें
> > > > लिखा गया है कि भारत
> > > > विरोधी प्रदर्शनों में
> > > > शामिल नहीं हुए तो घाटी
> छोड़नी
> > > > पड़ेगी। बाहरी राज्यों
> > > > से
> > > > श्रीनगर में कारोबार करने
> वालों को भी घाटी छोड़ने की
> धमकी दी गई है।
> > > > अल्पसंख्यकों के एक
> शिष्टमंडल ने कट्टरपंथी
> अलगाववादी नेता सैयद अली शाह
> > > > गिलानी
> > > > से भी मुलाकात की है।
> > > > आमीरा कदल गुरुद्वारा
> > > > प्रबंधक कमेटी के अध्यक्ष
> > > > सरदार केएन सिंह का कहना है
> > > कि
> > > > असामाजिक तत्वों ने त्राल,
> औलची बाग सहित मेहजूर नगर
> गुरुद्वारों में यह
> > > गुप्त
> > > > पत्र फेंके हैं। इन पत्रों
> को जल्द ही सरकार को सौंप दिया
> जाएगा। घाटी में
> > > १८२
> > > > अलग-अलग जगहों पर रहने वाले
> > > > ६६२ कश्मीरी पंडित
परिवारों
> > > > के २८४५ सदस्य दहशत
> > > > भरे
> > > > माहौल में रह रहे हैं। आल
> > > > माइग्रेंट कोआर्डिनेशन
> कमेटी
> > > > के अध्यक्ष विनोद कौल
> > > > का
> > > > कहना है कि पलायन करने वाले
> परिवार दहशत के माहौल में रह
> रहे थे। डा.
> > > > अग्निशेखर
> > > > का भी कहना है कि पंडितों की
> वापसी का दावा करने वाली सरकार
> को इस घटना से
> > > सबक
> > > > सीखना होगा। राजस्व मंत्री
> रमन भल्ला ने कहा कि उन्हें
अभी
> तक कोई सूचना
> > > नहीं
> > > > मिली है।
> > > >
> > > > best regards
> > > >
> > > > -
> > > >
> > > > Rashneek Kher
> > > > http://www.kashmiris-in-exile.blogspot.com
> > > > http://www.nietzschereborn.blogspot.com
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