Unrest in Kashmir

We have been hearing about continuous unrest in Kashmir from past many days. People are on streets against the fraudulent encounters committed by some rotten section of Indian Armed forces. These incidents have actually created a huge hate against India as a state in common Kashmiris. With separatists leading from front, these scattered protests of contempt turned into a far spread mass-movement against state. All of this has made situations really boiling in the valley!

The main concern is Security forces are using severe violence to control contempt of public and as a consequence the civilian region is being converted into a kind of battleground. The way of brutality, in which the unrest in public is being dealt with, is very dangerous for the Indian state itself as the route of suppression would only hit the integrity of state as an outcome. The specific incidents involving the killing of underage boys are the highest examples of cruelty. The history has proved that the blood of innocents has power to bring down the empires. So both methodology & approach need to be mended as an immediate measure.

The use of battleground artillery by mob-controlling machinery on unarmed civilians protesting for their genuine causes, which may or may not suit to state policies & interests, has to be stopped as a very first step to restore the faith of people in the state. All efforts should be made to bring out the truth behind those fraudulent encounters and every perpetrator has to be booked under the suitable clauses of law of land irrespective of one’s rank and status. Justice could only wash the stains of bloodshed. And delay in justice would only be the denial of it which would lead to more loss of trust in system.

Addition to all above, there shouldn't be any opposition or ban on peaceful protests by public while humane ways have to be used to control violent situations in order to prevent state of affairs going out of control. After all our constitution has given this right of protest to all of its citizens and providing this right to Kashmiri brethren would only strengthen their faith in the constitution as well as the system.

Killings of commoners equate forces to ruthless terrorists. Forces need to learn that they are there to protect the public and to restore the peace in the region and not to create the environment of terror while making the situations even worse for the nation. Mainstream politicians of the valley also have to learn that using the public unrest for their filthy power games is like playing with fire. It would only ruin the whole state of affairs in the long run.