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The same media outlets also have some very different account of what happened at the hospital

As two more die in Valley, Omar Abdullah gets angry mouthful - Hindustan Times

According to sources at the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, a woman — whose relative is critical with a bullet injury in the head — screamed at Abdullah and tried to catch him by the collar. The CM's guards prevented her from getting too close.

"The chief minister was immediately escorted out of the hospital by his guards, who formed a human shield around him," a hospital official said.

There was, however, no confirmation of the 'assault'.

Locals alleged Bidyari, who died in hospital, was not protesting.

"He had just stepped out to see if curfew had been relaxed," said a neighbour.

"He was hit by a CRPF bullet."

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Omar Abdullah booed during visit to hospital - India - DNA

Omar Abdullah’s attempt to provide a healing touch to victims of the ongoing violence in Kashmir went horribly wrong on Thursday when an angry mob jeered him and raised pro-freedom slogans at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) where the chief minister had gone to meet the injured.

Omar flew to SKIMS to avoid a road journey through the sensitive old city areas of Srinagar which have been at the centre of the unrest.

 

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Omar Abdullah is the front target for all the issues in Kashmir. He tried to offer a job to the woman's family in compensation, she got pissed and grabbed him by the collar!

Omar Abdullah ran for cover afterwards - a very symbolic sight of Indian government running away from Kashmiris.

 

[storm seeker]

and we will continue to protect it till the last day of the earth.

u wont have to wait that much long .... just as long till sm muhammad bin qwasim or mehmood ghaznavi invades .

 

[storm seeker]

Thats really great but ask the same thing to your fellow citizens who are already facing enough problems already .I am pretty sure 10 centuries of fight with a nation who has far more resources at hand than yours isnt something you or your fellow citizens will wish for.Why not forget all and become a partner in the rise of asia.Just take the recent example of flood in your nation ,if you had good relationship with India,Indian helis would have been able to prvide relief easily and would have saved a lot of lives

wars are not fought with resources ... and we are not like americans but we match better wth afghans .. they fought without resources .
there is flood in ur country too .. tell ur hellis to save ppl .. i think 59 dead in 1 day ... huh

 

[EjazR]

Well the The hindu (the first post) and Indian Express are far from objective than DNA or Hindutan Times.

If you look at the reports,he went to ICU wards, he visited the patients talked to teh doctors and also took stock of medical supplies.

Ofcourse you will have angry people shouting atthim because of the current situation. But ifhe had just ran away from the hospital entrance he would not have been able to do all those visits. Teh photos shows that he was present in the ICU ward itself.


HE should have done that right at the beginning though instead of wating for 3-4weeks. That I would agreewith. He wasted alot of time in directly reaching out to the people.

 

[storm seeker]

I think this situation is going to blow over jus like the amarnath land row but i wish gud luck to all those member who time & again raise this issue in the hope of conquring kashmir even tho they are not able to control there lawless pashtunland but its none of my biznes to talk abt. that issue
I hope these incidents can only keep the moral of these members high as there is nothing gud happening in there own country....................................

NOT INTERESTED IN THE THREAD better keep ur nose out of it ,.... this thread is for pakistani members .

 

[Bang Galore]

Indians will have to let go of Kashmir. Sooner or later the Kashmiris will beat out their freedom from them.

Yeah man; we heard you the first time. Repeating that in every post is not going to make it any more likely.

 

[Awesome]

For Pakistanis I will always urge to rise above to the moral high ground. There is no need to make fun of Indian soldiers - especially their fallen soldiers. We want the enemy combatants dead, but definitely not abused.

In fact respect amongst combatants is a centuries old concept, it still has merit today.

 

[storm seeker]

the person was not dead .......it was just an answer to wat they say 'our army doesnt have guts ...

 

[Iggy]

Lolz Asim..why are you opening threads for each and every thing in Kashmir??nothing gonna change mate..Kashmir will remain with us..People now got tired of stone throwing,now resting

 

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After 56 days of unrest & 50 deaths, 'azadi' at fever pitch - India - The Times of India

SRINAGAR: There's only word on everyone's lips these days, 'azadi'. It doesn’t matter what it means. In Kashmir’s surcharged atmosphere, azadi has become a talisman.

They cling to it when a child dies from a police bullet. They brandish it when security forces scatter funeral processions. They shout it to proclaim their Kashmiriyat. Fifty deaths and 56 days of disruptions, bandhs, violence and curfew have only increased the fervour. It cuts across age groups and classes. ‘‘Hum sab saath hain!’’ Doctors, nurses and patients at Srinagar’s Shri Maharaj Hari Singh Hospital raised both arms in the air as they chanted in unison.

The separatist sentiment, never far from the surface, has surged with a vengeance, sweeping aside mainstream politicians as well as moderate leaders of the Hurriyat. "All of them have sold out to India. We don’t care for any political party. We only care for those willing to fight for Kashmir’s freedom," asserted Ghulam Mohd Shah, a state employee. His voice quivered with rage as he pointed to his son Gulab who was rushed with a bullet wound to the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences from Pulwama, where security forces fired on a procession.

Even as peace seemed to settle in the Valley following Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s appeal for non-violence, anger continued to boil, and spread. A 28-year-old doctor, who did not want to be identified, said she’s been deeply affected by the deaths at her hospital, especially of children. ‘‘I had a lot of faith in Omar Abdullah but I am deeply disappointed. I too want azadi. I want security forces to go. I want to be able to move around freely,’’ she said. Political parties, from Abdullah’s NC to Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP, to the Congress, and the doves among the separatists like Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, have been the biggest casualty of the trouble. They stand marginalized as ‘‘corrupt people only interested in power’’. It has left a dangerous vacuum that Geelani has filled with ease. ‘‘At least he speaks for us. He talks of azadi,’’ said Madassar, who runs a showroom in Chanapora.

Tanvir Ahmed Khan, a Srinagar-based dealer in consumer goods, said the depth of anger is mindboggling even for him.

‘‘The older generation felt betrayed because India went back on its promise of plebiscite. But the younger generation is ready to fight for their rights. They are not scared,’’ he explained.

What’s worrying is that the azadi sentiment has acquired a tinge of communal ghettoisation. ‘‘No-one was killed when the people of Jammu held demonstrations. The police used water cannons and rubber bullets on them. Kashmiris are being killed because we are Muslims,’’ exclaimed Tanvir Amin, a businessman in Srinagar.

Saving Jammu and Kashmir may not really work out if the demands for Azadi start resounding stronger and stronger with Indian ministers getting a beating from Kashmiris.

 

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Curfew continues in Kashmir, Omar takes stock of availability of essential items

As curfew continues in Srinagar and all other towns of the Kashmir Valley for the eight consecutive day, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has taken stock of availability of essential items in the Kashmir valley.

He chaired a high-level meeting here on Thursday and instructed that the Public Distribution System be activated to mitigate the difficulties of people in the prevailing situation.

He directed the ministry concerned to make them available to the people in curfew-bound areas.

Abdullah also took stock of the availability of medicines in various hospitals and directed the Health Ministry to airlift medicines, if required.

He also asked the Health Department to ensure food for the attendants of the patients.

He instructed that the telephone numbers of the control room be provided to the Chief Minister's Grievance Cell for coordinating timely redressal of grievances.

The consumers will also have the option to register their grievances at the Chief Minister's Cell.

Meanwhile, Government also released 45 lakh rupees to various hospitals for arranging free and timely treatment of persons who have sustained injuries.

However, there are no reports of any untoward incident since last evening.

People are advised to remain indoors and ensure that children do not fall prey to the designs of anti-social and miscreant elements.

In the past seven days, over 28 people have been killed in clashes between security forces and protesters, taking the death toll over the past eight weeks to 45.

 

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Well the The hindu (the first post) and Indian Express are far from objective than DNA or Hindutan Times.

If you look at the reports,he went to ICU wards, he visited the patients talked to teh doctors and also took stock of medical supplies.

Ofcourse you will have angry people shouting atthim because of the current situation. But ifhe had just ran away from the hospital entrance he would not have been able to do all those visits. Teh photos shows that he was present in the ICU ward itself.


HE should have done that right at the beginning though instead of wating for 3-4weeks. That I would agreewith. He wasted alot of time in directly reaching out to the people.

Remove him and give J&K an Azad Kashmir like governance system with its own parliament and everything and Indian military can go patrol the LoC to make sure Pakistan does not come in.

That will be a win-win and perhaps will also see participation from separatists in the elections for the new Azad government.

 

[karan.1970]

^ Lack of experiance. Farooq Abdullah has now stepped in.. Let Asim ji have his moments of glee for now.. .

On the other hand, expensive (lives wise) but much needed wake up call for GOI. Expect to see a bunch of progressive steps in next few weeks. Big announcement expected on tuesday

 

[Undivided Kashmir]

Only way to do is to Scrap Article 370 of the Indian Constitution and allow all the people from other parts of India to move in and settle down.

We only have to see the results of similar thing happening in Tibet by the Han Chinese.