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August 10, 2008 Kashmir today is passing
through a very important phase in its colonial
existence as common people without any
projected leadership and planned procedures
have successfully conducted a popular uprsing
sending a firm message to Indian leaders about
its final resolve to obtain indpendence and
freedom from New Delhi.
Presidential rule in Jammu Kashmir has been
imposed following the resignation of Chief
Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and in essence
Governor of Jammu Kashmir does the job on
behalf of President, but in reality the
central government in New Delhi controls the
states of Indian Union though the governors
appointed by New Delhi. In the case of Jammu
Kashmir, it is the prerogative of Indian
military and police forces to decide the fate
of Kashmiris and on rampage in Kashmir by
applying the latest terrorist techniques to
provoke and harass the innocent Kashmiris and
brutally kill the freedom seeking patriotic
Kashmiris on behalf of New Delhi.
ONE: India and Kashmir
Fall of Ghulam Nabi Azad's Congress-PDP
government in Jammu Kashmir might not be
shocking news for Kashmiris as Azad, who
played his role in the criminal politics of
New Delhi against freedom seeking Kashmiris
and supported genocide by state sponsored
forces, could not muster enough members to win
a vote of confidence. Azad resigned and did
not pursue an aggressive campaign in horse
trading offering huge money for supporting
MLAs as the UPA government in New Delhi is
seen doing by offering over 25 crores of
Indian currency (so lucky Indian MPs) after
announcing that it can win the vote of
confidence though the ruling coalition,
following the withdrawal of support of the
Leftists, does not have enough numbers for
that. But Manmohan government is leaving no
stone unturned to gain the required majority
and secure the famous nuclear deal.
Indian government has no paucity of
resources, having got a plenty of stolen money
belonging to the common people including
Muslims, to pay "ready cash" to the MPs for
their support in the parliament vote on July
22. Manmohan Singh, a pro-US and
pro-capitalist premier in the South Asia, who
met US president Bush recently in Japan on the
sidelines of G8 summit, is over confident now,
perhaps President Bush has assured him of US
support for winning the vote, though US
Congressmen cannot vote in Indian parliament,
unless the Indian constitution is amended. The
embassies of USA and UK must be very busy
these days to help Manmohan to remain in power
for some more months. Mainly because, the
ghastly processes of reckless privatization
and nuclearism must go on in India to squeeze
the less privileged people, including Muslims.
USA has time and again warned the world
leaders: "Look, you guys are either with us or
against us. There is no neutral or non-aligned
position. Be with us or face the consequences.
Decide quickly", meaning if any country is not
with USA it risks many things. US cannot
easily forget the fact that India very
cunningly used "non-aligned" posture to side
with USSR and retain Kashmir under military
occupation and genocides. A "grateful"
Manmohan perhaps thinks USA had a hidden hand
in his assuming premiership in the first place
and it wants to see that his government
survives to pursue the US and G8 agendas of
privatization. It seems Bush has assured
Manmohan of US sympathy and support when Singh
met him on the sidelines of recent G8 summit
and perhaps pledged not to retire him, unless,
of course, he quits voluntarily to claim his
second pension (he gets pension from RBI)
without approaching the courts. Singh seems to
have taken the US promise seriously. Remember,
the Congress party has also pledged to Indian
nations and world at large that Grand Babri
Mosque will be rebuilt on the same site where
it existed before it was demolished by
anti-Islamic and Hindu terrorists.
But unlike the falloff JK government and
game plan in New Delhi, the replacement of an
elected JK government by governor N.N.Vohra, a
leading Indian strategist appointed by New
Delhi has cast shadow over the freedom
movement of the patriotic Kashmiris.
TWO: New Governor
Governors in JK promote Indian interests as
well as Hindu interests in Kashmir. Kashmir is
treated as a colony by occupying India and
terrorist Indian troops kill people on a
regular basis without fear or any law and
order. As a representative of Hindu India in
Jammu Kashmir, governor N.N.Vohra is keen to
get back to Amarnath land issue and support
the Jammu Hindus, forgetting his status of
Governor a state, and the plight of Kashmiri
Muslims. Vohra should be aware of sufferings
of Kashmiris under military occupation and
that he should also support Kashmiris at any
cost.
On 11 July, JK bureaucracy happily offered
a red-carpet welcome to the new governor and
seeks to continue with what it has been
practicing in the state. A day after issuing
the proclamation of Governor's rule in the
State and dissolving JK assembly, Governor
Vohra formally assumed the charge of state
affairs on 11 July Friday. Vohra went to
Civil Secretariat to finally handle the charge
of State's' "Big Boss". The Governor after
receiving a guard of honor, entered into the
former chief minister's office, which will now
be the office of the Governor N N Vohra. The
nameplate of outgoing CM outside the office
was also replaced by the name of Governor at
the same time. Vohra later chaired a four-hour
long meeting attended by the administrative
secretaries of various departments, was also
attended by Chief Secretary S S Kapur.
The Governor, according to the sources,
checked all the files that were sent to Chief
Secretary's office by the outgoing chief
minister and other ministers, and asked the
officers to speed up the pace of work. Vohra
made it clear in the meeting that assembly
elections in the State would be held at due
date. Vohra maintained that all the
development projects would be completed in the
record time, and stressed on the officers to
work efficiently to address the grievances of
the people. "I don't want to remain between
people and elected legislators for long. So, I
am strongly in favor of holding the assembly
elections at due date.
As the directives about expediting the work
in administrative offices were passed by Vohra,
normal activities in the civil secretariat
resumed. The Governor along with his Principal
Secretary B B Vyas, chief secretary SS Kapur
and Divisional Commissioner Kashmir went to
Police headquarters to take stock of the
security situation in the State. After
receiving a guard of honor in the police
headquarters, the Governor chaired a one and
half hour meeting attended by all top police
officials including Director General of
Police, Kuldeep Khuda, Inspector General of
Police- Kashmir range- SM Sahai and Director
Intelligence Bureau. The meeting was also
attended by Deputy Commissioners of all the
districts.
In JK, going by experiences, any change in
the regimes never matters as power centre lies
in New Delhi which controls and shuffles the
ministries depending on the situation.
Chairmen of both factions of Hurriyat
conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz
Umar Farooq, rightly claimed that imposition
of Governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir won't
make any difference. After all it was always
the governor who controlled JK politics and
life as well as state terrorism. They see
though the New Delhi's game plane when Geelani,
Mirwaiz said change of guard in terrorized
Srinagar is no big deal as he is going to
continue with what his predecessors have done
before him: genocide, arrests, harassments and
brutality in jails.
Kashmiris are now politically matured to
see clearly the Indian dirty game plan.
The heroic martyrdom of 1931 freedom
fighters against the Dogra regime is the same
sentiment which has been recently displayed by
the youth of Kashmir against controversial
land transfer to SASB.
THREE: Indian Draconian
Laws
With the air being cleared for yet another
spell of Governor's rule in J&K,
constitutional experts believe that the
Governor Vohra can strike a chord with the
masses if he utilizes the powers vested with
him and repeals the Armed Forces Special
Powers Act (AFSPA) including other stringent
laws. Officially, the new Governor has asked
the police officers to be people-friendly.
Police officials briefed the Governor about
the present security scenario. The police
officers were also directed by the Governor to
work with extra-caution and vigil in wake of
the coming assembly elections. But Indian
terrorist police and military forces can do
anything to Muslims.
Currently there are various tough laws
including the J&K Armed Forces Special Powers
Act, Public Safety Act, Arms Act, J&K
Disturbed Areas Act, Enemy Agents Ordinance,
and Suppression of Sabotages Act in force
across Jammu and Kashmir will little
exceptions about the Disturbed Areas Act.
Besides different sections of the Ranbir Penal
code including 120B, 124 A, 153 A, 163, 295
are being practiced by law enforcing agencies
to quell the separatist movement in the state.
According to a leading jurist Justice (Retd) B
A Kirmani, "most of the laws colliding with
the fundamental rights of the citizens could
be revoked by an ordinance by the governor."
There are some laws that are visibly
anti-people. They have been resented not only
by the separatists but also by the mainstream
groups. For example, the Suppression of
Sabotages Act of 1960 can invoke death
sentence if a person is found involved in an
activity of "sabotage". And the most dangerous
part of it is that this can be invoked
retrospectively, which means if an offence can
be traced to have been committed in 1947 the
accused could be tried under the same law
notwithstanding its promulgation in 1960.
According to the experts unlike in other
Indian states the J&K governor enjoys a unique
status. "Vohra wields legislative powers as
per state's own constitution." J&K was fully
autonomous within Indian Union till mid
sixties. In 1965 the nomenclature of the
Sadr-e-Riyasat (President of State) was
changed to establish the institution of
India's Raj Bhawan but the change took place
without divesting the appointed governor of
the powers which in normal practice the
Sadr-e-Riyasat, elected the local legislature,
would enjoy.
By virtue of such a powerful constitutional
position Vohra can promulgate ordinances when
the two houses of the legislature are not in
session. A practicing lawyer said: "We have
black laws that are alienating masses because
they provide impunity to the army and
paramilitary. If Vohra is sincere he should
begin his tenure with this important CBM and
initiate the revocation of draconian laws."
These laws were imposed in Jammu and
Kashmir in 1990 by the then Governor Jagmohan
through an ordinance. "One major reason for NC
supreme Farooq to resign in 1990 was that he
was against imposition of these laws in the
State. Giving special powers to the Army in
1990 became a bone of contention between
Mufti, then Union Home Minister, and Farooq
which led to his (Farooq's) resignation." It
is high time for these laws to go. "If in 1990
Governor could bring an ordinance to impose
these laws then why cannot Governor in 2008
bring another ordinance to repeal these
laws?"
All the black laws were enacted by the
state legislatures commanded by different
pro-India political parties over the past 60
years. These laws continued to be misused by
different central and state security agencies
that have been given a free hand by New Delhi
dictators. They have no constitutional
validity and are black laws. "They need to be
revoked if dignity and security of the
individual is to be restored", said senior
counsel, Mian Abdul Qayoom, but however,
maintained that the revocation of dreaded laws
can in no way help restoration of the civil
liberties. "The Indian troopers can kill
people with or without these laws". India will
continue to call itself a democracy and
secular state even as thousand of innocent
Kashmiris are buried, unnoticed by UN and
other world bodies.
FOUR: Religious Politics
India propagates Hinduism every where in
the world and wants to construct temple
structures illegally. By destroying Grand
Babri Mosque in UP they think they have
defeated Muslims and Islam, at least in India.
Hindus wanting to create permanent rift in
Jammu Kashmir are bent upon exploiting the
Amarnath yatra and they want to keep it go on
beyond the stipulated period of 15 days. The
veteran leader Geelani said that India is
"strengthening its occupation" in Kashmir
under the garb of Kashmiriyat. "Our
Universities and other educational
institutions are being used as launching pads
for ruining our culture and our identity",
said Geelani. Speaking on behalf of patriotic
Kashmiris, Geelani said that Kashmiris are not
against yatra or Hindu religion per se. But
Kashmiris are resisting Indian occupation and
harassment and genocides and are demanding
their birth right to self-determination as a
sovereign nation.
Kashmiris suspect foul play by Indian
government "Even in Hindu religion there is no
reason for the continuation of yatra beyond 15
days" Geelani stressed. Indian double speak
over religions has never been in doubt. Like
the USA, India, for political and economic
reasons, brand Muslims as terrorists and Islam
is a religion preaching terrorism, but
Hinduism, whose believers pulled down Mosques
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