Shopian killings: How long will this dance of death continue
A society can suffer no worse disaster than the loss of the power to distinguish between good and bad. In today’s world a man has become like a toy in the hands of problems and inflictions. The fame which is gained today is earned when the evil traits of the people are exposed, ignoring the noble qualities of all. The contemporary situation in Kashmir is in its worst phase of violence, uncertainty, fear, threat and injustice. The latest Shopian civilian killings are not such first civilian killings in the history of Kashmir nor, unfortunately, would be the last one. War begets war and increasing graph of killings had never fetched any desired result for any nation to flourish in the global world.
The South Kashmir is engulfed in fire, chaos and dilemma. Encounters on daily basis are happening in Kashmir without a pause, influencing the educational sector very badly. The opening of schools in Kashmir after winter vacation started with the closing, due to civilian deaths in Shopian by the security forces. Young generation is getting attracted to join the militant ranks thus making Kashmir to witness killing of their young brains on a regular basis.
Question is, if India maintains that Kashmir is its integral part, then why Kashmiris are being killed on daily basis and genuine voice of the masses is not being heard? Why justice and transparency are not delivered on the ground? Why under the shield of AFSPA and PSA intellectuals and youth are being put behind the jails?
The Kashmir solution is a political one and demands humanity in its first stand to go with. Do not let us fall into the belief that violence and conflict are unavoidable. Peace is the natural choice of every human being and wars can just be an aberration. When justice is denied, war becomes the counter act of the same. Peace depends on each one of us, intentions and thoughts create the conditions in which we all live. Let us change our thoughts into peaceful ones. Ultimately it is calculated action and correct thinking concerning the solution of problems that determine an individual’s capacity to make progress.
Had the FIR against Major Aditya yielded some results, bullets would not have flown with such ease in Shopian. Killing of innocent people whether civilian, policemen or Army men are highly condemnable and every Kashmiri mourns on every death happening in this land of Reshis and Sufis. The home grown militancy in Kashmir especially south is due to lack of political dialogue, lack of economic opportunities, excessive militarization, repeated Human Right Violations, injustice, corruption and dual standards of chosen representatives. Men in uniform have committed huge atrocities and mass human rights violations in Kashmir, unfortunate part is that not a single action had been taken so far against any officials involved in human right violations.
Videos have gone viral on social media depicting the atrocities of security persons on common Kashmiris, beating young boys blue and black forcing them to shout slogans like Pakistan Murdabad. Terrorism has added fuel to the fire and at the end of the day common people in Kashmir continue to suffer. The youth, the future of the nation have been rendered to nothingness. We are losing young generation in Kashmir at a very fast rate and the entire Kashmir has turned into a graveyard. Nobody is listening to the genuine voices of Kashmir while as death and destruction has become an industry for all the vested interests. Kashmir conflict has become a profitable business for some who run their shops over the blood of Kashmiris.
The Kashmir solution is a political one and demands humanity in its first stand to go with. Do not let us fall into the belief that violence and conflict are unavoidable. Peace is the natural choice of every human being and wars can just be an aberration. When justice is denied, war becomes the counter act of the same. Peace depends on each one of us, intentions and thoughts create the conditions in which we all live. Let us change our thoughts into peaceful ones. Ultimately it is calculated action and correct thinking concerning the solution of problems that determine an individual’s capacity to make progress.
I conclude with the words of Dr B.R.Ambedkar, “However good a constitution may be, it is sure to be turning out bad because those who are called to work it happen to be bad lot. However bad a constitution may be, it may turn out be good if those who are called to work it, happen to be a good lot.”
