Geelani’s appeal to maintain peace is not new

Recent appeal to people by Syed Ali Shah Geelani, for not damaging public property and holding peaceful demonstrations is neither new nor made by him for the first time as projected by Indian media. Sadly it’s been misinterpreted by New Delhi as a possible shift or change of his mind. He has in fact More

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Utter failure

This refers to the heart rending cycle of violence that has gripped Kashmir. What stands out starkly in this phase of violence is total failure of both central and state government to deal with the situation. Unbridled use of military force against unarmed civilians is both barbaric and unjustified. More

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Calling RAF

I wonder what the Rapid Action Force would do in a situation that obtains in Kashmir. Such initiatives are not going to solve, but compound the problem. It is important that a political solution is carved out for Kashmir as per the aspirations of the people of Kashmir. Let there be right to self determination More

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Distorting facts

This refers to the letter titled “Had Sheikh Joined Hands with Kak” by Fida Hassnain. This is complete distortion of the facts that it was Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah who thwarted the idea of Independent Kashmir. In fact Sheikh Sahib was a strong proponent of Independent Kashmir but the British plan was More

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Justice package

 This refers to the article “The only package Kashmir needs is justice” by Siddharth Vardarajan.. Today everyone talks about the human rights violations, but nobody is ready to stop them. On one hand, the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh talks of “zero tolerance” on human rights violations, but on More

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PDP drama

Greater Kashmir has rightly portrayed the drama played by the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) over the so-called resignation by its senior leader, Muzaffar Hussain Baig. Baig’s comments on NDTV not only depicted the official position of PDP that “Our future lies with India” but also exposed the claims More

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Baig’s remarks

The remarks by Muzaffar Hussain Beigh on NDTV that “our future lies with India” have added salt to the injuries of the protesters and the families who lost their loved ones. May the PDP patron and president clear their stand please!Masood WaniParray PoraMore

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Just ponder

This refers to news that Geelani sahib has called for an end to stone pelting and urged the protesters not to resort to violence or arson. A year back when stone pelting started from downtown Srinagar, Geelani termed it as the only weapon Kashmiris have against security forces and he issued countless More

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Trauma centre

This refers to the story about the non-availability of a trauma centre in SMHS hospital. Whereas continuous ignoring of establishing it by successive governments cannot be overlooked but Director Health Services is completely wrong when he says he has just one specialist working under his department More

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