I endorse your statement on Kashmir. On 12 July 2016 at 17:29, amitabh pandey <[email protected]> wrote:
> I endorse! > > On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 4:32 PM, Brp Bhaskar <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Statement on Kashmir. >> ENDORSED. >> BRP Bhaskar >> >> On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 1:13 PM, ram puniyani <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: shabnam hashmi <[email protected]> >>> Date: Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 1:01 PM >>> Subject: Statement on Kashmir Endorse by 4pm Today >>> To: shabnam hashmi <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Kindly endorse and get others to endorse too by 4pm today >>> ----------- >>> >>> We write this in anguish at another alarming spiral of violence in >>> Kashmir, when a discredited old playbook has yet again been deployed to >>> wreak havoc with civilian life. >>> Kashmir’s escalating violence follows a familiar pattern: a killing, a >>> funeral where rage is vented through slogans and stones, and volleys of >>> lethal gunfire in response. In 2010, this cycle rolled on repeatedly >>> through four months, claiming over 110 lives, mostly of Kashmiri youth, >>> including a number who were too young to know. >>> Nothing has been learnt from that year of catastrophe. The trigger for >>> the current surge of unrest in Kashmir was the killing on July 8 of Burhan >>> Wani, a militant of the Hizbul Mujahedin. The circumstances of Wani’s >>> killing are yet to be fully explained. It is nonetheless ironic that it >>> occurred on the very day the Indian Supreme Court issued a far-reaching >>> judgment in the context of fake encounters in the state of Manipur, >>> emphasising the illegality of the use of excessive and retaliatory force by >>> the army, security forces and police. These strictures apply even in >>> disturbed areas under AFSPA. Kashmir is an arena where the Supreme Court’s >>> observations that the rule of law would apply “even when dealing with the >>> enemy”, and that indeed, whatever the challenges, “the country’s commitment >>> to the rule of law remains steadfast”, are breached on a daily basis. >>> Available accounts of Burhan Wani’s life in militancy indicate that he >>> was as a 16-year old, embittered and radicalised during the 2010 turmoil by >>> the casual humiliations heaped on ordinary Kashmiris by the mass >>> deployments of security personnel. He witnessed repeated violent incursions >>> into his home and the harassment of near relations in what are called >>> “crackdowns”, in terminology that has entered the youth argot of the >>> valley. The death of his brother in a police encounter, when he had nothing >>> to do with the militancy, is believed to have further hardened his resolve. >>> Burhan Wani’s life story should be cautionary warning that the >>> heavy-handed, militaristic Indian approach to Kashmir, has only led to a >>> quarter century of siege and growing alienation. >>> Wani’s funeral on July 9 in the southern Kashmir town of Tral witnessed >>> a gathering of several tens of thousands. As protests broke out in this and >>> other locations, security forces responded with maximum force. The death >>> toll of thirty in a matter of three days, tells its own grim story. >>> Excessive and indiscriminate lethal force continues to be used for >>> purposes of law enforcement. This is in brazen contempt of the U.N. Basic >>> Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, >>> which do not allow for departure even in exceptional circumstances such as >>> internal political instability or public emergency. Pellet guns, introduced >>> in 2010 for crowd control, purportedly on the ground that it injures and >>> does not kill, have caused permanent injuries and irreversible loss of >>> eyesight to at least 92 young men. >>> The upsurge of civil unrest comes after a long sequence of intelligence >>> reports that flagged rising discontent at the new political arrangements in >>> Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP’s arrival in the portals of power and its >>> determined pursuit of a majoritarian agenda, have much to do with this. >>> Curiously, the intelligence warnings have focused on widening access to >>> the internet and social media as a disruptive influence. This diagnosis >>> which focuses on the symptoms rather than underlying realities, has fed >>> directly into the shutdown of internet services in Kashmir, the thirteenth >>> such closure in three years. >>> Certain recent observations of the Supreme Court, though made in >>> reference to Manipur, bear repetition as general principles. Mass >>> deployment of the army and security forces in aid of civil authorities >>> always is predicated on the premise that “normalcy would be restored within >>> a reasonable period”. If normalcy is not restored for a “prolonged or >>> indeterminate period”, it would be firm evidence of the “failure” of the >>> civil administration or of the armed forces, or both. Whatever the case, an >>> unending state of unrest could not “be a fig leaf for prolonged, permanent >>> or indefinite deployment of the armed forces as it would mock at our >>> democratic process”. >>> The time is long past, if ever there was one, when a solution to the >>> Kashmir problem could be achieved through force. Continuing recourse to >>> this option and the prolonged and bloody stalemate that has ensued, have >>> fuelled a mood of anger and despair in Kashmir. But with firmer iterations >>> of the military option from the highest political leadership, a dark mood >>> has taken hold in the rest of the country, a doubling down on the current >>> strategy and a tendency to brush off every manifestation of failure with >>> hateful and intemperate rhetoric directed at the people of Kashmir. >>> We recall the statesmanship shown by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee >>> in 2003, when he went to Srinagar during a particularly dark time, held out >>> a “hand of friendship” to Pakistan and said that the dialogue on Kashmir >>> would be held within the paradigm of humanity (insaaniyat ke daayre mein). >>> It is particularly unfortunate that no Union Minister has visited Kashmir >>> in this crisis and that the state leadership and elected legislators are >>> reportedly too insecure to venture out among the people. >>> We call for urgent steps from the Central and State government to >>> prevent civilians being killed and injured, and immediate steps towards >>> demilitarisation of the Valley and an inclusive political initiative. This >>> has to go along with an urgent review of AFSPA, leading to its repeal >>> alongside the entire constellation of special security laws that reward >>> atrocities on civilians and encourage impunity. We urge all political >>> parties to pressure the Government to open a political dialogue in good >>> faith with all relevant parties to ensure that the bleeding wounds of >>> Kashmir are staunched. >>> >>> NAME Organisation/ profession >>> 1. Vrinda Grover Lawyer >>> 2. Sukumar Muralidharan Journalist >>> 3. Anuradha Chenoy Prof. JNU >>> 4. Kamal Chenoy Prof. JNU >>> 5. 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