I think that dr.ram is the better person to commnet on these important comments. certain problems are always coming up. for eg.kashmiri pandits --- damodar prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 5/15/08, Murali K Warier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2008/05/15/after-terrorists-their-apologists-strike/#more-2897 > > > > After terrorists, their apologists > strike<http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2008/05/15/after-terrorists-their-apologists-strike/> > > > > *Can "human rights" activists be far behind?* > > > > We know the routine. 'Concerned citizens' write > open letters and petitions > > on the pretext of condemning "cowardly acts of > violence". Once the > > obligatory boilerplate is dispensed with, they > come to the point--that it is > > the state and its agencies that are really at > fault. We've seen this in the case > > of > Naxalites<http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2008/03/04/naxalites-and-human-rights-activists/>and > as Yossarin points > > > out<http://offstumped.nationalinterest.in/2008/05/15/jaipur-blasts-expose-more-useful-idiots-and-still-more-dangerous-consequences/>, > > 'concerned citizens' have turned up to make a > statement in the case of the > > Jaipur terrorist attacks too. > > > > Let's take the statement apart. > > > > After strongly condemning those behind the acts of > terror Ram Puniyani, > > Asghar Ali Engineer, Digant Ozha *et al* > write<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IHRO/message/19817> > > : > > > > The worst part of handling acts of terror, which > has a bearing on the > > preventive measures, is the prevalent theory > guiding the investigation > > authorities. As per this theory these acts are > done by some Pakistan trained > > groups who want to spread communal disharmony. On > this pretext many Muslim > > youth are hauled up and investigation is presented > as a > success.[IHRO<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IHRO/message/19817> > > ] > > > > Only political correctness of the most stupid kind > will deny that Islamist > > terrorists are not the prime suspects. And if you > want to track down > > Islamist terrorists, you would look for them among > Muslim youth. This is > > common sense. > > > > So many such acts of terror have taken place, > Malegaon, Banaras, Mumbai, > > but how many places have the communal disharmony > erupted? Are the > > terrorist's fools to repeat the act which is not > having the desired result? > > > > The terrorists failed to spark the communal > tinder. Perhaps they believe > > that they can succeed. Perhaps they are fools. > What do "concerned citizens" > > know? And who says terrorists can't be fools? > > > > Then, the investigations done so far are clouded > in mystery and under the > > cloak of secrecy. The social audit of these > investigations has not taken > > place barring an odd exception. The present theory > of investigating agency > > deliberately overlooks the case of two Bajarang > Dal workers getting killed > > in Nanded in April 2006. It also does not want to > give serious thought to > > the narco-analysis of one of the survivors of the > Nanded episode who said > > that now we Hindus should also do the acts of > terror, in front of crowded > > mosques, else we will be regarded as eunuchs. > > > > And where do investigations take place in the full > glare of the media? > > Perhaps 'concerned citizens' could show examples > where they are not carried > > out under secrecy. And what's this business of > "social audit"? Is this some > > kind of constitutional requirement? Why don't > 'concerned citizens' put their > > faith in checks and balances, the judicial system > and the right to > > information just like everyone else. > > > > So the 'concerned citizens' accept testimonies by > Bajrang Dal workers under > > narco-analysis. But then what about testimonies by > *jihadis*? If police > > investigate Muslim youth on the basis of the > latter, it is a theory and a > > pretext. But the testimonies of the Bajrang Dal > members requires "serious > > thought". The 'concerned citizens' give their game > away. > > > > If they imply that the bombings are carried out by > "Hindus" then why is it > > that communal riots are not taking place? Surely, > those devious Hindu > > terrorists who are clever enough to kill people > outside Hindu temples to > > shift the blame to the Muslims would have planned > anti-Muslim riots in the > > follow-up phase. Why didn't these happen? The > insinuation doesn't add up, > > dear 'concerned citizens'. > > > > They go on to offer recommendations on how we it > could all be so different: > > > > There is a need to have a National body with due > representation from the > > socially concerned citizens and Human rights > activists who can have a say in > > these matters and also who in an unbiased way can > go to the truth of these > > acts, unlike the ones at present, where the > pattern of investigation can be > > predicted right in advance due to the prevalent > prejudices, which by now > > have become institutionalized. > > > > That's a super long sentence. In simple English, > "Let us set up an > > upside-down kangaroo court, which will set the > suspects go free and indict > > the policemen". It takes some chutzpah to demand > an extra-constitutional > > role for oneself (obviously, who are those > socially concerned citizens and > > human rights activists but the writers > themselves). > > > > In a way, now communal violence is being > substituted by the acts of terror > > to consolidate the electoral base by communal > party. > > > > That's arrant nonsense. And the use of the term > "communal party" in the > > singular is obviously a reference to the BJP. They > don't even bother to use > > the fig leaf of saying "communal parties" in the > plural. They give their > > game away again. > > > > They conclude by summarising their demands. Note > that none of these address > > how terrorists might be defeated. They are only > about how counter-terrorism > > can be diluted. So it is not about human rights at > all. It is merely a > > denial that Islamist terrorists might have been > the perpetrators, an > > insinuation that Hindu terrorists might have set > off the bombs and an > > attempt to point fingers at the BJP. Honourable > people who really believed > > this would have said so openly. To pass them off > under the rhetoric of human > > rights is cowardly and devious. > > > > > > > In the aftermath of bomb blasts, when Jaipur is > gradually returning to > peace, the last thing we expect from the acorns or > neocons is a semblance of > tranquility. But for them this is an opportunity to > spread their hate > propaganda and further bruise the body politic. . > What they term by > counter-terrorism is nothing other than > terrorizing communities and > retaliation based on neat and clear divisions, which > in effect is > counter-peace through measures like implementation > of POTA and such > draconian laws. Their grievance is that's state is > very 'soft' towards > "terrorist" and as Vsaundhara Raje said :*They* > have no fear. Hence they > have to be stringently dealt with. The mention of > "them' left ambiguously by > === message truncated === --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
