JK PANORAMA DECEMBER 2017

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JK Panorama AMNESTY TO STONE-PELTERS EVOKES POSITIVE RESPONSE AMONG YOUTH he amnesty to first-time booked stone pelters by withdrawing First Time Reports (FIRs) has evoked a positive response from the Tyouth who from several years had to present themselves before court after short spans of time. Though Mehbooba Mufti herself is not the architect of the verdict of amnesty this decision has been implicit in creating a positive change among the youth towards the state's first lady Chief Minister who remained center for opprobrium ever since she took command of the 'unholy' alliance. The Mehbooba Mufti led government's initiative to drop charges against an estimated 4,500 people, mostly youth involved in stone-pelting incidents based on recommendations by the Centre's interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma has evoked a positive response from different sections of society. The announcement has brought a sigh of relief to the thousands of families whose children had to face immense difficulties related to education, job opportunity and travel documents due to the FIRs against them. The relief is not limited to the youth and their families only but also to those alleged stone pelters who are based outside Kashmir and were compelled to present themselves before the court of law. One stone pelter said, “the decision to withdraw cases against youth has changed my perspective, I was falsely booked during 2010 agitation, but since then almost from past seven years I had to appear before court periodically after three months.” He further stated “being a businessman I have no dealings with court, but the factual reality is that I visited all the three complexes of court that were shifted from time to time to different vicinities in the past seven years.” Another youth pleading anonymity recounted his ordeal with our correspondent, he said “I had qualified interview for a Multi-National Company (MNC) and was supposed to be posted at Dubai, but due to the FIR against me, I was not able to obtain my passport which resulted in mental and psychological trauma, but now this announcement has evoked my expectations and I hope it won't be limited to announcement only but will have practical implications on ground for my better future.” Pertinently, in 2011, the then Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also announced an amnesty for nearly 1,200 young men. However, in today's case, he credited central government in ordering the withdrawal of cases. “Dineshwar Sharma & Home 03 08 December 2017
Ministry in Delhi ordered the withdrawal of cases. Ms. Mufti was left to sign the file,” Omar Tweeted. Zaffar Akbar Bhat chairma of Salvation Movement also Welcoming government's decision Meanwhile Hurriyat-G chairman Syed Ali Geelani said that the “so-called general amnesty is a mere political stunt, drafted in Nagpur headquarters (of RSS) in a bid to label those pursuing freedom movement as stone pelters”. Geelani said the authorities in New Delhi and their “puppets” in the State were “annoyed and dejected when people vehemently came on roads to resent the forced occupation” from 2008 to 2016. He said FIRs were filed against thousands of youth and later a few were released “against hefty ransoms”. Geelani said thousands were arrested and re-arrested despite court orders. Demanding the revocation of 'black laws' like AFSPA and PSA the chairman of moderate faction of Hurriyat (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq termed the announcement as a “Cosmetic Effort,” Mirwaiz in a tweet said “If Government is serious & sincere & there is really a change of heart & approach then all political prisoners should be immediately released, their freedom restored & AFSPA, PSA revoked.” to withdraw cases against youth for their alleged involvement in stone pelting In a telephonic conversation with JK Panorama, he said “Though withdrawing FIR's is not something much to cheer about, it may bring some relief to those who fell victim to circumstances and most of them were wrongfully booked for one reason or the other. However, the government needs to move a step further by releasing all people including Mohd Adil and M Dawood Zargar and other 16 Innocent youths who were booked in lynching case of DSP M A Pandith. Munir Ahmad Khan said that they had started the process of withdrawing cases against first-time offenders who were charged between 2010 and 2017, but he did not disclose how many cases are being withdrawn. "The cases of students and other young men will be reviewed. The process will take time to complete," Khan said. Last year, the region was rocked by some of the most widespread civilian uprisings in the two decades of conflict following the death of militant commander Burhan Wani. Pertinently, the killing spree and rain of pellets which left thousands maimed in 2016 created the rage among youth against the Mehbooba Mufti led government. The 'anti-people' decision to forge alliance with BJP was also a reason to evolve Mehbooba center for opprobrium in Kashmir. 03 09 December 2017
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