The simmering and blistering Kashmir valley has again hit by massive protests and violence. The present volatile and perilous clashes between tens and thousands of young students of different higher secondaries , colleges and universities with JK Police and other Indian forces erupted after paramilitary forces two days back entered Degree College Pulwama , started teargas shelling , pellets and aerial firing against students which resulted the injuries of more than 50 students including girls and many students were hit by pellets. Moreover, the students of the college were beaten , thrashed and humiliated by Indian federal forces on roads and inside army camps , thereafter made vedio and circulated it on social media which boiled the blood of Kashmiri people, because the vedios which army made of Kashmiri boys were so pathetic, alluring and hurtful.
The brutal and inhuman use of force at the hands of security forces beating students fuelled more fire to anger of people of Kashmir, and the act was strongly condemned by the noted writers ,academicians and Bar association of Jammu and Kashmir ( Srinagar) and termed it as barbaric and inhuman. However, keeping in view the thrashing and beating of students the KUSU ( Kashmir University Students Union ) and AJKSU ( All Jammu & Kashmir Students Union ) jointly called a state vide students protests in all educational institutions of the state on 17th Monday against the brutalities and barbaric behaviour of Indian forces.
However, following the call of KUSU and AJKSU there was strong and volatile students protests in different higher secondaries , colleges and Universities across Kashmir. All the institutions across valley boiled and gushed out against the state brutalities over the students of GDC Pulwama, they showed a deep solidarity with the students who became the victims of the Indian forces at Pulwmam degree college. According to some reports more than 60 students got injured during protests across Kashmir valley against the barbarism and inhuman behaviour of Indian forces over the youth of Kashmir. Succinctly, it was pen versus bullet, nodoubt both are in Uniforms but one stands for liberty, equality and freedom, fraternity and revolution and the other is notorious and a butcher of human lives in Kashmir.
It is pertinent to mention here that the police or any gun wielding soldier is not allowed inside the college and university campus anywhere in the world until and unless they will not get their permission from the college and university authorities / administration but unfortunately in longtime strip torn Kashmir region pellets , bullets and teargas canisters hijacked these institutions. Undoubtedly, these bullets , raining of pellets and teargas canisters were seen on roads and streets of Kashmir but now they have occupied educational institution also, where students don’t know when a bullet and a lethal pellet will hit them with pen in their hands. If it is not occupation then what it is?
Before, there will be another mass movement in Kashmir which we don’t want let the statesman in Srinagar and New Delhi address the aspirations of the people of Kashmir and act accordingly.
The everyday brutalization and muzzling of youth of Kashmir at the hands of Indian federal forces leads Kashmir towards more destruction and volatile days. Indeed, the young, educated and talented youth of Kashmir are against the ominous, perilous and hypocritic policies of India in Kashmir. Because today across Kashmir we have witnessed and can feel the deep knavery and frustration among youth of Kashmir who take part in protest rallies against the brutalities and inhuman behaviour of Indian forces towards youth of Kashmir. One can say that it is the complete failure of present coalition government in a state who again and again trampled down and jeopardized the future of youth of Kashmir. Without denying the fact the state government has failed to address the political aspirations of the people of Kashmir.
It’s pertinent to note here that people are again and again on roads because they are frustrated and alienated to live under the inhuman and draconian state laws which wholly gives full impunity and free hand to Indian forces to arrest , beat and maim anybody at anywhere . Indeed, it is very unfortunate that there is no sign of hope and bright future for youth of Kashmir because in each passing day there is mournings , funerals, violence , protests , arrests and raining of bullets and pellets not only on roads and streets of Kashmir but also in educational institutions which indicates the haplessness and failure of present government. Before, there will be another mass movement in Kashmir which we don’t want let the statesman in Srinagar and New Delhi address the aspirations of the people of Kashmir and act accordingly. Now India must understand that there is no need and relevance of half hearted and time being initiatives for Kashmir dispute, but there is need to come up with sustainable and permanent peaceful resolution of the dispute that will end this daily dance of death and protests in Kashmir.
————- (The author General Secretary Jammu & Kashmir Students Union writes on current political events in Kashmir exclusively for “Kashmir Horizon”.The views of the author are his personal)
