India Honest shared the report of .thehindu.com. , explaining the role of one part of JNU and JU elements, asking for “Azadi for Kashmir”. :
A section of Kolkata (Leftists and Liberals ) residents continued to show solidarity with Kashmir and Kashmiris throughout the week. While a book on violence in Kashmir was released in the city and five discussions on the book and ongoing unrest in the Valley were held in various institutes, the city witnessed a rally . Another rally is expected on Saturday criticising “State repression” in parts of the country.
A section of Kolkata (Leftists and Liberals ) residents continued to show solidarity with Kashmir and Kashmiris throughout the week. While a book on violence in Kashmir was released in the city and five discussions on the book and ongoing unrest in the Valley were held in various institutes, the city witnessed a rally . Another rally is expected on Saturday criticising “State repression” in parts of the country.
Earlier in the week, releasing a book on Kashmir, women activists from the Valley said that a new wave can “now be experienced” in Kashmir with the participation of women in the struggle. Whether it is using the digital platforms to disseminate information from the house, hit the road to confront forces (India Honest clarifies that by adding that it is done by throwing stones and grenade on security forces. ) or researching repression, women are in the forefront, the researchers, Ifrah Butt and Natasha Rather, said.
They argued, in Kashmir the “society is changing”, giving more space to women to participate in the struggle.
“Kashmir, like all other societies, is a deeply patriarchal one. We don’t discuss rape with our parents. Moreover, for security reasons, parents do not want their daughters to get involved in politics,” said Ms Rather, who was in Kolkata to release a book on mass rape and torture of Kashmiri women, allegedly by security forces in Kunan-Poshpora in 1991. But as the researchers went ahead with their investigation and eventually filed a Public Interest Litigation, they had to confront their parents.
On Thursday, a rally was organised by various civil society (Leftists and Liberals) groups, human rights networks and student bodies to protest against ongoing violence in Kashmir. (India Honest wonders if that include killing of terrorist Burhan Wani and two others or not ?) The participants assembled at College Square, carrying posters and placards and walked up to Sealdah station.
Slogans demanding “Azadi (freedom) for Kashmir” were raised and even by school boys (India Honest wonders if those ten to fifteen years old boys understand the Kashmir and who the killed terrorist Burhan Wani and others are ?) participated in the rally.
However, majority of the participants were from various colleges and universities of the State, while many academics, rights activists or even supporters of specific political parties, including the ruling party, could be seen. Former Head of the Department, Bangla, Presidency University, Sabyasachi Deb told The Hindu that he participated in the rally to register his protest.
“Why young boys – like Burhan Wani – are taking up arms is a question that nobody is keen to ask. Rather the State is seeking a solution by killing more and more civilians. It is shameful, barbaric and would never produce a solution,” said Prof. Deb.
Vice-president of civil rights group, Association for Protection of Democratic Rights Ranjit Sur demanded a referendum.................
जम्मू कश्मीर के पापोर में हुए आतंकवादी हमले में देश के 8 जवान शहीद हो गए। देश के गृहमंत्री राजनाथ सिंह जी ने इस हमले की कठोर शब्दों में निंदा की है। आप अंदाज लगाइये की सिर्फ कठोर कार्यवाही की धमकी से ही आंतकवादी इतने भयभीत हो जाते है,तो जब हमारे गृहमंत्री पहली गोली हमारी नहीं चलेगी और उसके बाद फिर गिनती नही होगी कहते है,तो इस धमकी का कितना भयानक असर आतंकवादियो पर होगा। मारे गए शहीदों को मेरा नमन।.......Anand Adhikari
