[Reader-list] Have Kashmir Pandits lost their Kashmiriyat? An observation by an ordinary protester
gowhar fazli
gowharfazili at yahoo.com
Thu Aug 12 11:56:58 IST 2010
A remark by an ordinary participant Shadab Bashir at the Delhi Kashmir protests
on his facebook notes:
“Have Kashmir Pandits lost their Kashmiriyat?
It is really sad and surprising to see Kashmiri Pandits shouting slogans and
waving Indian flags to provoke Kashmiris who were at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
to protest against the ongoing human rights violation in Kashmir.
More than 50 people died during the past two months due to high handedness of
the Indian troops. Bullets were triggered out not only against stone pelters
but also on innocent youth, children and women. A nine years old boy was beaten
to death by Indian ‘security’ forces. This may be the highest kind of human
rights violation for the rest of the India but Kashmiris are witnessing these
incidents very often.
Indian Army is displaying their arrogance against innocent Kashmiris, but even
Kashmiri Pandits have no solidarity towards people of Kashmir as was witnessed
by us at Jantar Mantar. Instead of joining hands with us for a good cause they
tried to disturb our peaceful protest.
When a person from their rally came waving an India flag and shouting
provocative slogans towards us we refrained ourselves and shouted back that
“You are our brothers”. It appears that they have no sympathy towards innocent
killings of young people in Kashmir, being Kashmiris they should have joined
our hands against this tyranny.
Alas they have lost their Kashmiryat!”
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