[Reader-list] Is Jammu again planning an economic blockade against Kashmir?

[Aditya Raj Baul]

For Urgent Publication

Reality behind the suspension of fuel supply to Kashmir valley

Srinagar, July 10

This has happened for the second time in less than one weeks time that
the Jammu based Oil Tankers association has cut the fuel supply to the
Kashmir valley on the flimsy grounds that some of the drivers of the
oil tankers were attacked.

The Guru Manyo Granth Society an amalgam of various Sikh organisations
of the state under the presidentship of Jasdeep Singh conducted a
research on the allegations and found that the allegations of attacks
on the drivers of the oil tankers were false and baseless as a
remarkable number of the drivers of the oil tankers were Kashmiri
Muslims and Sikhs.

The society in its research also found that the allegations of attack
levelled by the Jammu based J&K oil Tankers association were baseless
and the president of the association Anan Sharma was a fundamentalist,
who was in the forefront during the Amarnath Land row agitation and
was one of the main person responsible for enforcing the economic
blockade on Kashmir in 2008.

Sharma who is the president of a fanatic Hindu organisation Kranti Dal
floated the party after splitting away from the fanatic Shiv Sena
which has always taken as Anti minority stand.

There are various cases of forgery and fraud registered against Anan
Sharma in which he had fraud occupied the petrol pump to the widow of
a soldier the case of which is still going on.

The Guru Manyo Granth Society has appealed the government to wake up
and take stern action against the people who are responsible of
dividing the state on communal lines and trying to create a wedge
between the two regions by instigating communal sentiments.

The government should immediately disband the oil tankers association
and take the supply of the fuel to the Kashmir valley in its own hands
so that criminal elements should not take advantage of the present
situation in the valley as earlier too some Jammu based parties had
tried to link the human rights violation in Kashmir valley with
Amarnath Yatra.

The stoppage of fuel supply to Kashmir valley is a part of well knit
conspiracy against the people of Kashmir and the state and the central
government should take necessary action against the people who are
fuelling the tension and creating the divide between the two regions.

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Fuel supply to Kashmir suspended again

http://www.risingkashmir.com/?option=com_content&task=view&id=24901

Rising Kashmir News

Jammu, July 09: For the second time in past few weeks, the JK Oil
Tankers Association has suspended fuel supply to Valley alleging
attacks on tankers by some “miscreants” in South Kashmir on
Srinagar-Jammu highway.
On Friday, the association in a meeting discussed security concerns
expressed by the drivers plying their vehicle on the route, President
of the Association Anand Sharma said.

“Despite assurances by the government,” he said, “some of the drivers
were attacked by unidentified persons near Sumbal on Wednesday.”

“We have decided not to ply our vehicles on the route till situation
improves,” Sharma said.

With this hundreds of valley-bound fuel tankers remained stranded at
oil depots in Jammu.

On June 30, the association had announced indefinite strike after some
drivers were allegedly injured in attacks. However, the call was
withdrawn on the same day after assurances and payment of compensation
from the state government.This is the second time the association has
suspended fuel supply to Valley in past few weeks and third time since
2008 after the controversial Baltal land transfer row.

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July 1: Amarnath Samiti calls Jammu Bandh on Saturday
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/amarnath-samiti-calls-jammu-bandh-saturday_100389289.html

But Jammu's lalas said F-O!
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/jammu-rebuffs-shutdown-call_100389923.html

For those who may not know about the 2008 blockade:
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080807/jsp/frontpage/story_9658536.jsp

After the Samiti's handlers in Delhi told them it was backfiring they
started claiming there was no blockade