Jammu, February 25 (KMS): In occupied Kashmir, since new puppet Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah took over the reins of administration, nothing much has changed in terms of human rights violations. Incidents involving gross human rights violations and killing of innocent people by Indian forces continues unabated. Also, over 40 persons have been reportedly detained under infamous Public Safety Act (PSA).
Syed Ali Safvi wrote this in a local daily ‘Kashmir Times’. He pointed out that a day after Omar took over as the puppet Chief Minister, a deaf and dumb man - Abdur Rashid Reshi - was shot dead in cold blood by army guards near Omar's Gupkar residence. As always as a mere ritual, police and army ordered high level inquiry into the killing.
On February 3, 17 days after Omar's statement, a 25-year-old tailor - Fayaz Ahmad Mir - was shot dead by the troops in Lolab area of Kupwara district. On Feb 10, CRPF men thrashed a shopkeeper in Maisuma area. More than a dozen people were injured in the subsequent protests and clashes between police and protestors. On Feb 21, two innocent youth - Mohammad Amin Tantray and Javed Ahmad Dar - were killed in army firing at Bomai Sopore. The apple town was rocked by massive protest against the killing.
He wrote that Omer Abdullah had called for zero tolerance to human rights violations and had asked the concerned authorities to investigate the violations in a transparent manner and give quick punishment to the erring troops. However, Omar’s plea seemed to have fallen on deaf ears.
Safvi quoted the President of Bar Association of the occupied Kashmir, Mian Abdul Qayoom, as saying that incidents involving human rights violations are going bad to worse. "Since Omar took over, 48 persons have been detained under Public Safety Act (PSA). Another two are languishing behind bars without any justification. People are being arrested and killed. It is going from bad to worse," Qayoom said.
He said that according to the Court records, as many as 365 persons were detained under PSA last year. Out of these, over 300 were detained during Amarnath land row and so-called elections, he said. "Omar had promised during election campaign that if elected to power his administration will release all those who have been detained under PSA, but nothing has been done," Qayoom said adding that number of inquiries had been ordered but no body has been punished.
"Basically the problem is of lack of accountability. Police and army have been given unbridled powers under Disturbed Areas Act (DAA) and Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). They have been given a license to kill anybody," he said. "Justice is being made difficult under the laws. Unless the draconian laws are not withdrawn, there will be no improvement."
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