Friday, 30 December 2016

WPR issue: Valley shuts on ‘resistance leadership’ call

KL News Network

Srinagar

Kashmir valley Friday observed complete shutdown against the issuance of domicile certificates to West Pakistan refugees.

The call for shutdown was given by the joint resistance leadership.

The valley roads wore a deserted look as all the shops, petrol pumps, business establishments remained closed as a mark of protest against the government move.

As soon as the Friday prayers ended in the mosques, people at various places took to streets and staged protests against the government move and demanded immediate halt to the issuing of domicile certificates to WPRs.

Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) leaders assembled at Abi Guzar and staged protest. The protesters were chanting anti-government slogans.

Similar reports of protests were reported from several other areas.

Meanwhile, reports of clashes between youth and government forces were reported in several areas as well.

Reports said that after Friday prayers, clashes erupted between youth and forces in several areas including Tral, Sopore, Batamaloo, Nowhatta and other areas. Forces used tear gas canisters to disperse the youth who were throwing stones at them.

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DAK announces elections; New body to take office in April

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Srinagar

An important meeting of central executive of Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) was held in Srinagar which was chaired by its president, Dr G M Mir. Besides Dr Mir, the meeting was attended by founder president, Dr Khalid Parvaiz, founder vice president, Dr Sunaullah Qureshi, General Secretary Dr AG Dar, and various executive members from across the Valley.

The meeting was called to discuss various issues of doctors and organisational matters.

According to a statement issued here, the President, Dr G M Mir in the meeting proposed that fresh elections for DAK which are due from quite some time now should be held immediately according to its constitution.

Accordingly it was unanimously resolved that the process for elections will be started soon and completed by end of March and new body will take office in April 2017.

It was also decided that all the account details of DAK will be audited and will be made public. Since many doctors are now preferring to work in private sector and which is flourishing rapidly for which they have also their genuine issues and demands, so it was decided they can also participate in the elections actively.

Many issues which are pending with the government will also be taken up and followed accordingly.

DAK will hold meetings in various district hospitals in the coming days for which dates will announced after discussing with the doctors of those hospitals.

Dr G M Mir personally thanked the members who had come from different areas of valley and attended the meeting despite their busy schedules.

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Local bidders happy to do what ‘oppressor’ is scared to do: Geelani

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Srinagar

Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani Friday said that a long chain of Abdullah’s, Mufti’s, Drabu’s and Nayeem’s is more than happy to do what even the oppressor himself is scared to do.

The octogenarian leader said that for us as a nation the only way of getting rid of the occupation, political waywardness and uncertainty and to come out of killing fields is to collectively, consciously and with determination, pursue the path of freedom, otherwise our killers and their masters are hell-bent upon burying us deep into the soil to safeguard their interests.

He said, in a statement issued here, the state of Jammu and Kashmir is directly ruled, rather over-ruled, by Sangh Parivar, sitting in Delhi and local henchmen, even if they want, have no authority or say in any of the affairs.

While condemning the re-arrest of senior Hurriyat leader and chairperson of Muslim league, Masarat Alam, Geelani said that our apprehensions that fate of abashment of 34th PSA will not be different from the previous ones and re-arrest of Masarat Alam proved it right, beyond doubt.

The Hurriyat patriarch said that in this place of “deaf and dumb”, we are facing this lawlessness for last 70 years and the oppressor is bulldozing every move which they think can be detrimental in challenging their authority, be it from these “stooges” or from the elite judicial houses.

“Those with tall claims of democracy and upholding the ethos of law and judiciary molest these institutions themselves. So-called intellectuals and sharp minds are mortgaged for the high executive posts, but any sane person can laugh at their intellect.”

Geelani questioned as to how can a person in jail be prosecuted and punished for just meeting any person and charged for hatching conspiracy and fuel the uprising, outside his domain.

“Authorities themselves make a mockery of their own system as the four walled cells of prison; the physical separation from the masses also fails to dent the resolve of any person. Such malicious downhill attempts has made even the judiciary just a tool in the cruel machination of the rulers. Although courts ought to ensure the implementation of their orders and at least ask their bureaucracy that how can a person be charged for offence committed on the date and day he is already in the custody, but we know that in the unique land of literate, illiterates, even questioning the mighty executives, invites hardships.”

Geelani said that these fertile & contented brains have always proudly played the role of supporting crutches to the draggers’ shrapnel, making the whole populace to bear its burnt for decades, be it the ruthless men in uniform, calming to establish the law and order, exemplary pass outs of the competitive services examinations with the pseudo pledges of serving their people or the deceitful slogans of “healing touch” by the shameless political vultures.

“Now the judicial tsunami is all set to threaten the roots of our existence, culture, identity, social fabric and even our religion. With each passing day a sheath of our existence is pulled down to expose us to the missiles of the majority with a clear and loud massage of Hindutva and these belly cantered and power lusty local faces provide every dragger to their, masters.”

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Two residential houses damaged in fire

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Srinagar

Two residential houses were damaged in two separate fire incidents in Kulgam and Srinagar, police said.

Fire broke out in the residential house of Mohammad Munawar Malik resident of Ahmadabad in the jurisdiction of  D.H Pora Kulgam, resulting in damage to the residential house. Fire was brought under control with the help of fire tenders.

In another incident, fire broke out in the residential house of Mohammad Shafi Sheikh resident of Basant bagh in the jurisdiction of Police Station Kralkhud Srinagar, resulting in damage to the house. Fire was brought under control with the help of fire tenders.

However, no loss of life or injury was reported in these incidents.

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Pedestrian injured in a road accident

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Srinagar

A pedestrian was injured after he was hit by a vehicle at Herpora, Shopian, police said.

A Tavera vehicle bearing registration number JK13A-7851 hit and injured a pedestrian namely Bashir Ahmad Ganie resident of Herpora at Herpora market in the jurisdiction of Police Station Herpora, Shopian. The injured was shifted to District Hospital Shopian for treatment. Shopian police has registered a case in this regard.

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India using ‘judiciary’ to subvert Kashmir dispute: Mirwaiz

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Srinagar

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Hurriyat Conference (m) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday criticised the ruling regime for once again imposing severe restrictions in and around Jamia Masjid areas to disallow people from reaching there and thwarting the joint resistance program of peaceful protests against the anti-Kashmir policies of granting domicile rights to WP refugees and using the judiciary to subvert the Kashmir dispute.

In a statement issued here, Mirwaiz said that a deliberate and constant assault to undermine the disputed nature of J&K and its integration into the union of India against the will of its people had been actively launched by the BJP / RSS the day they came into power in J&K two years ago. And local quislings in the form of PDP for the sake of a powerless chair became more than willing tools to help implement this agenda.

“Mirwaiz said all kinds of attempts ranging from setting up of Sainik colonies to formulation of anti-Kashmir industrial policy were made aimed at changing the demographic composition of the state, its religious and cultural character and its political dimension of being a disputed region in order to steadily move it towards its final assimilation into India and thus once for all do away with the problem of dealing with the aspirations of its people yet acquiring their territory,” the statement added.

Mirwaiz said people’s unprecedented revolt against these designs which led to the brutal killing of more than 100 innocents, blinding and maiming of thousands incarceration of tens of thousands collective hardships and suffering of an entire population instead of generating regret and remorse in the hearts of those who claim to the world’s biggest democracy has further hardened their resolve to continue to inflict more wounds and pain to Kashmiris. A judicial front has also now been opened towards this end and the Supreme Court of India is engaged in passing verdicts to undermine the disputed status of JK. The Supreme Court while challenging the sovereignty of the state of J and K has extended the SARFEASI act to JK by virtue of which properties of residents of JK can now be owned by Indian banks. The tacit support of state government has made this ruling possible.

Mirwaiz said in keeping with this trend, now a PIL has been filed in Delhi high court challenging the non-applicability of constitutional amendments to J&K under article 370 of Indian constitution.

He said the judicial route to challenge and do away with the disputed nature of our region will now be used more and more as a state policy.

Mirwaiz said issuing of domicile certificates to WP refugees as the first step towards granting them state subject’s rights at this time is another ploy in this regard. Mirwaiz said neither have we ever been nor are we against providing relief and economic assistance to the WP refugees. “But knowing fully well that there is a law in the land since 1924 by the them Maharaja against settlement of non-state subjects and particularly in keeping with the political dispute of J and K awaiting final settlement, granting them state subjects rights will have a direct bearing on the demographics of the region which is precisely why BJP wants to use them.”

Mirwaiz said it is not a communal issue but based on principle. “Refugees are refugees whether they are from WP or Rohingya, they cannot get state subjects rights. Besides the WP refugees already have Aadhaar and election cards as proof of identification for seeking jobs in India so no one is going to buy the so called ‘identification card’ theory.”

Mirwaiz said all designs and ploys be they judicial communal economic, regional or sectarian to challenge the disputed nature of JK by the BJP and their ‘shameless bidders’ the PDP will be opposed and resisted.

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Handwara: Rasheed visits fire victims; provides Rs 10,000 to each family

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Srinagar

Incumbent MLA Langate Er Rasheed Friday visited Wadder Payeen Handwara where more than a dozen houses were dashed to earth in a devastating fire and expressed solidarity with the fire victims.

A statement of Rasheed’s party Awami Ittehad Party issued here said, “Rasheed paid an amount of Rs 10,000 per family on behalf of Joint Effort Trust (JET) and appealed government employees to donate one day’s salary to JET by depositing it in Joint Effort Trust’s account No SB/1130 in J&K Bank Branch Qalamabad for the rehabilitation of fire victims.”

He appealed masses to discharge their collective duties towards society by helping each other in need.

Rasheed, according to the statement, appealed government to establish a fire extinguishing station at a convenient place in Rajwar and added it is horrible that in more than 50 villages of Rajwar there is no fire extinguishing station.

He sought package for victims on the pattern that government provided to fire victims of Kishtwar and Dalgate few weeks back.

Rasheed also asked government to provide temporary shelter sheds to the victims as due to cold weather conditions it would not be possible to construct the new houses.

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