MONDAY, MAY 29, 2017 DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU daily Excelsior Changing colours of Kashmir & dying Insaniyat! Established 1965 K B Jandial the site of operation and throw stones on the on very first day May, a group of 7 sons of and militants' call for stone pelting marches were taken out to express solidar- Founder Editor S.D. Rohmetra security forces engaged in the operation to the soil, 5 serving in the JKP and 2 guards appeared in Army's JCOs' and other ranks ity with his family. arely nine days after the Defence facilitate besieged militants escape. Sabzar of J&K Bank, were gunned down by mili- national competition at Pattan and JKLI Those of the people who claim to the Minister Arun Jaitely claimed that had successfully escaped last time when he tants when they stopped their bank van near centre Srinagar. In all, 1315 youth had torchbearers of the 'Azadi movement' on the Bthe situation in Kashmir is much bet- was surrounded by the security forces in his Pombai village in Kulgam district and fired applied for this test. For them, Lt. Ummer plank of secularism and kashmiriyat should Power self sufficiency unrealistic ter than what the media has been project- hometown Rathsuna, Tral but this time it indiscriminately and later decamped with is the icon and not Burhan Wani and Sabzar. hold their head in shame for accepting such ing, another cycle of violence erupted in didn'twork. rifles of martyred policemen. There was no Lt. Ummer's killing has not reversed this inhuman acts. Lt Ummer Fayaz did not t one point of time, power experts and some parts of Kashmir following killing of The student protest is the latest barom- cash in the van that was emptied at earlier trend. This is another facet of Kashmir. deserve this treatment from his own people Hizbul Mujahedeen 'chief' Sabzar Bhat in eter of Kashmir unrest. In a way previous locations. Why did militants kill their own An unintended fall out of militants' gory in his motherland. Unlike the privileged authorities believed that planning mega an encounter at Tral in wee hours of Satur- unrest had declined as student unrest people? Are not they worried on possible acts could have been the voices against wards of the separatists who managed to power projects should be replaced by giving day. restricted to a handful educational institu- backlash? these 'jihadis' by the outraged local villagers grab important Govt jobs; the latest addi- A What made Jaitely to say so at Srinagar tions. If out of 15000 odd institutions, trou- Nine days later, a promising young for shedding the blood of sons of the soil as tion in the list is the grandson of Geelani more importance to smaller projects because big without fear of contradiction?Admittedly, ble in 4 to 5 educational institutions cannot Kashmiri army officer, Lt Ummer Fayaz happened in Punjab but unfortunately it who was quietly inducted in the semi-Govt, projects take a long time to be completed during at that point of time there was semblance of be called "widespread unrest" as is being was abducted from a marriage function of wasn't to be so except some concerns SKICC for a hefty salary, Ummer Fayaz, peace in the summer capital of the State.It made out by the media. This was a much his cousin and killed in cold blood in Kul- expressed on social media. Why are Kash- son of a small time fruit trader, had com- which there is cost escalation unbearable for the is not that Jaitely does not know that Kash- needed relief to the Govt. And less gam. What was his fault? He was not post- miris becoming meek before these 'jihadis' peted at national level competition and Power Development Department. Then the shift mir is volatile. Kashmir's undercurrents reportage of violence in media has brought ed in Kashmir and had not been part of any whose acts are against the tenants of Islam? rightfully earned the entry into the presti- have never been positive but it is also was made to smaller projects and various small another hopeful development- presence of anti-militancy operations. Was working for Social media which continued to func- gious Indian Army. Had misguided youth known for changing colours and vacillating some tourists; many of them are reported- the Indian State his fault? But then, lakhs tion despite official ban in Kashmir through not cut his bright future Ummer would have projects were identified across the State. No fewer people's mood. Today's mood of a sizable ly Muslims. But Kashmir has again taken a of people of Kashmir including wards of VPH (Virtual Private Network technology risen to a position of honour for every Kash- than nine projects including two smaller projects for part of population is linked with the killing full turn and much awaited tourists' season that allows users to access any site by set- miri. of youthful and iconic armed militant. After has been spiked even before it could take STRAIGHT TALK ting up proxy internet connections) and the If Ummer's dastardly killing has failed Ladakh region name Dah and Hanu were prioritized Burhan Wani, the killing of his successor off.Kashmir tourism is almost doomed. order quietly allowed to lapse after one to stoke the conscience of Kashmiris who and formally announced. The story of these two Sabzar Bhat in an operation has put Kash- The continuing armed militancy has separatists are working for the Govt. and month, has debated the killing of five preferred to maintain silence, the Army and mir again on boil. This is Kashmir! undisputedly cast its ugly shadow on Kash- many of them are excelling too. More than policemen and Lt Ummer Fayaz. Several Govt of India have made it an issue to dis- small power projects in the cold desert of Ladakh is No one is willing to hazard a guess mir's otherwise beautiful landscape. If the 500 youth of South Kashmir are in Indian Kashmiri users have criticized the killing of pense justice to his family by tracking down a sordid example of inefficiency, incompetence and about situation returning to reasonably Govt. suspends anti militancy operations as Army (much more than the youth joining a young local army officer after being the killers, three of them stood identified. peaceful to which Jaitely referred to a week happened before Lok Sabha by-poll for militancy) and many more are keen to make abducted by militants. This is the second They would not escape retribution (justice) slackness of concerned authorities. In order to tap ago. Even the Kashmir watchers who have Anantnag seat, the militants managed to get it their career. time in the current month that social media for long. They are bound the meet their fate hydro power potential available in Leh district, the seen many colours of Kashmir in the past dominance and the area become unsafe for These two incidents of targeting sons of has debated the rationale of killing of an sooner than later. nearly three decades would not risk of their all those who either don't subscribe to the soil reflect a new type of terrorism that unarmed local youth who had not done any Separatists, their sympathizers, Human then Government decided to construct two projects- credibility to predicting future situation, armed struggle or work for the Govt. espe- was not seen after early 90s.Old hands harm to his own people. He was posted at Right activists and anti-Delhi politicians --one each of 9 MW on tributaries of Indus River given many factors involved in it. cially the police and security forces. And recall a few such incidents of abduction and Akhnoor, away from the killing fields of his are over busy in raising hue and cry over Pakistan is not lowering its involvement when militants are eliminated in operations, killing of locals in security forces in the ini- native place. Many raised questions over army Major's action in tying a stone- pelter and accordingly on October 14, 2011 the then Chief and infiltration bids are increasing even every causality is being exploited to spread tial days of terrorism. Ironically, the killing the way the unarmed Fayaz was abducted on the bonnet of the jeep to ensure safe pas- Minister Omar Abdullah laid foundation of these though security forces are getting success- disturbances and make life almost stand- of Lt Ummer Fayaz and 7 J&K Police and and killed. sage of poll staff and ITBT men who were es. Anti-militancy operations have begun in still. J&K Bank guards comes at a time when "I do not think it was a right decision to on poll duty on 9th April and were besieged projects named as Dah and Hanu. It was officially South Kashmir and met with some success- After establishing their writ in South youth of Kashmir have been thronging the kill an army officer, who was unarmed, and by a violent crowd at a polling station, but announced at that time that both the projects would es. Every prized catch or elimination like of Kashmir, militants had committed gory acts recruitment centres of the army and Para- had come home to attend a marriage func- are maintaining criminal silence on killing Sabzar Bhat & Burhan Wani is fraught with be completed within a period of 4 years at the cost against their own local people. The current military forces which obviously cannot be tion. He was not a combatant. He was not of Ummer, five JKP jawans and two bank negative fallout that is more wide spread month of May witnessedthe abduction and to the liking of militants and separatists and fighting a war, neither he had done anything guards.