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Kashmir belongs to Kashmiri People
Indeed, even if one were to take the likes of Yasin Malik at their word, they promise no more than Jawaharlal Nehru did, that is to say a secular state where all who live in Kashmir, of whatever ethnicity or religious persuasion, will be equal in the eyes of the state; why and how could such a project -- essentially the same Nehruvian show on a smaller stage -- yield a better result?
SRINAGAR: Thousands of government forces in riot gear patrolled the deserted streets of the Indian-administered Kashmir on Tuesday during a general strike staged by separatist groups protesting the recent conviction of five Kashmiris for a New Delhi bombing.
The strike shut most shops, schools and businesses and public transport buses stayed off the roads in Srinagar.
On Tuesday, police detained at least 10 protesters as they chanted We want freedom, Down with state terrorism in Lalchowk, Srinagars commercial hub, a police officer said on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to the media.
Authorities banned the assembly of more than five people at one place to avoid any outbreak of violence, said Farooq Ahmed, a senior police officer.
Government workers are already on strike in the region demanding higher wages and a new retirement age of 60, instead of 58.
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference called the strike on Tuesday, when a New Delhi court sentenced five Kashmiris for carrying out the 1996 bombing of a New Delhi shopping centre that killed 13 people and wounded 38.
Four of the five convicted face a death penalty or life imprisonment.
Farida Dar, a top Kashmiri separatist leader, faces seven years in jail for her complicity in the crime.
Syed Ali Shah Geelani, another separatist leader, accused the Indian judiciary of bias against Kashmiris.
Kashmiri people are being victimized for demanding the right of self-determination, Geelani said in a statement.
The bombing of New Delhis busy Lajpat Nagar market on May 21, 1996 left 13 people dead and over three dozen injured.
The accused were arrested soon after the incident when police traced the phone calls they made to various news organisations claiming responsibility for the attack. Agencies
Updated at: 1945 hrs (IST), Tuesday, April 13
Srinagar: A boy drowned to death while 24 others were hurt in daylong clashes between protestors and paramilitary forces/police in Kashmir Tuesday.
Police fired teargas and used batons to break up demonstrations in Srinagar and the northern town of Sopore. Protestors retaliated by hurling rocks and bricks and in the ensuing clashes 18 protesters and six policemen were injured, police said.
A 17-year old boy namely Zubair Ahmed died when he slipped into River Jhelum near Jamia Kadeem bridge as police were chasing him during a protest in Sopore, 50 kms from here. The death sparked widespread protests in the area, which were on till this report was filed.
In the meantime, police detained nearly a dozen women activists who were protesting against the conviction of woman politician Farida Behanji in Lal Chowk today. A curfew-like situation prevailed in Old Srinagar throughout the day. (Inputs from Correspondent, Umar Maqbool)
that's the funny part.....pay them, and still they want separation. Proof that finances wont placate them.