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DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN NEW FACE OF TERRORISM IN KASHMIR
The funeral ceremony for the five CRPF jawans killed in the Srinagar attack by militants turned into a controversy today as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah absented himself from the proceedings, an act that infuriated the rank and file. Loud calls of 'Where is Omar Abdullah' were made as the jawans coffins, wrapped in the tri-colour, were carried through the streets by their grieving comrades.
However, no untoward incident happened thereafter as both discipline and quiet were gradually restored. Abdullah later drove to the airport and laid wreaths on the coffins of the five jawans before the bodies were airlifted to Delhi to be taken to their home towns.
A day after the Srinagar attack caught them napping, anger erupted among CRPF jawans who said they were sitting ducks for terrorists. "We die for the country, but there is no value for our lives." said one jawan. At the wreath laying ceremony at Police Control Room here, some jawans voiced their resentment against the government for arming them with lathis instead of sophisticated arms while dealing with the law and order situation in the state. Most of their colleagues who were killed or injured in yesterday's attack in Bemina area on the outskirts of Srinagar by two suspected Pakistani terrorists were wielding just batons instead of firearms. One-third of the jawans of the concerned (CRPF) company were armed, one third were carrying the riot gear and one-third had lathis,"IG CRPF Yadav said.
Since last 7 days Ruckus caused by the agitated representatives not only from opposition benches but also from some of the ruling parties in the Kashmir assembly over Afzal Guru issue is not something extraordinary. Peoples’ representatives turning the assembly into a fish market on contentious issues has become part of the business of legislature. But of real substance are the anti-national slogans and words expressed by some of the members of the assembly. Interestingly, among those who bet their breast for Afzal Guru were not only the main opposition PDP members only. There were NC members and their coalition partners also who jumped into the fray and ventilated their pent up sentiments. Slogans of all hues such as anti-India, anti-accession, and pro-separation were raised. Even the Congress MLAs remained silent.
Indian government has lost the war on perception management in Kahmir, rest of India & in the eyes of the rest of the world. “we have done well in combating violence in jammu and kashmir and restoring normalcy, we have been lagging behind on the propaganda front.
Being An Antinational Helps
India must be the only country in the world where being an antinational means getting invitations for talks with the government. Mir Waiz and Geelani should have been booked months ago and punished for their anti-India activities. The killers in Kashmir are these two pro-Pakistani elements, who would have been taken to task by any government with a spine much earlier.Instead of talking tough, the government is only giving confused signals to ‘soften’ (whatever that means) the Armed Forces Special Powers Act but making gestures to terrorist supporters to come to talk. Talks, can be held only when the atmosphere is ripe for it and the other side, is willing to talk within the Indian constitution.
SECURITY FORCES ARE Not The Enemy"
"Self-preservation is the default mode of Omar Abdullah trapped in an existential dilemma. He cannot blame himself for the wreck he has wrought. To do so would severely damage, , a political career. He has, therefore, selected the only escape route he could think of: blame- the Indian Army.The dilution of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has become the fulcrum of his political fortunes. He did not offer to leave because of the complete collapse of governance. He threatened to resign if the Union government did not punish the Indian Army.
Indian Soldier Despised, Hated By Pseudo Secular Media
Have they ever thought what effect these gestures by the government have on the morale of the soldiers?It pains immensely to see how our secular media sirens show their undiluted love for the separatists. Because of disinformation campaign that it is army which is ruling Kashmir, the Indian soldier. is despised, hated and made responsible for all the bad happenings, in a sweeping manner in TV studios or on the editorial pages of the media empires. No one has tried to see the dangerous ,hardened daily routine a soldier is subjected to from 6am to sunset, and after that the night vigil. Ask any politician acting as an apologist for the separatist murderers, has he ever thought of sending his child to the army?
Is it not known that 750-1000 soldiers die while carrying out anti terrorist operations.Is there any organization in the country which sacrifices so much?In fact Mr V P Singh Prime Minister in 1989 had given up on Kashmir but it was the Indian Army which held on to Kashmir for the nation.
Whether soldier is in the Army or in CRPF, the story is the same. Soldier is there not because he wanted to loot and rape and maim people. He was sent by the Indian government to safeguard the interests of the nation and the Constitution. "The grievances of Kashmiri youth should be done through good governance and a mechanism that can win their trust and not through "Srinagar-CM-living-in-Delhi"or politicians like Mehbooba Mufti who never find time to place a wreath on the body of a soldier martyred in Kashmir.The soldier would be too happy to go back to his barracks and celebrate Diwali and Eid with family.
Public Diplomacy A Neglected Field
The country must immediately start a public diplomacy campaign to correct the distorted view about Kashmir.Public diplomacy is a neglected field in the glacial paced Indian government. The latest example of this failure is Kashmir where the Indian government is on the losing end in this battle of shaping the public opinion. It is giving ammunition to India’s adversaries, including the Kashmiri separatists, Pakistan in the struggle for winning the hearts &minds Kashmiri population.
The media coverage on Kashmir — in television and print — has been focused on pinning the blame on the Indian state.The Kashmiris are ruled by Kashmiri politicians & bureaucracy. This has happened as the government has allowed the separatists to establish the playing field. This has, in part, resulted in the valid grouse among the security forces that unlike them, the violent stone throwers & Huriyat are not held accountable for their actions because major sections of the Indian media inhabit a charming world of adjudicated conflict. The reality however is that government’s passivity to disburse information equates to surrendering to the dis information campaign of separatists & subverted media persons based in Shrinagar.
Battle For The Minds Of The People
This failure, stems from the Indian government’s inability to recognise that the battlefield in Kashmir between violent stone-pelting mobs and law-enforcing security forces isn’t a physical battle any more. The battle is for the minds of the people of Kahmir,,rest of India & the rest of the world.
If public opinion is being mislead by a media that is ignorant, uneducated and anti national, simply blaming the media is not good enough. The challenge is upon the government to correct this mis information campaign by explaining correct position. Exactly who is responsible for explaining India’s position to the rest of the world? Ministry of External Affairs. Perhaps, more importantly, who is responsible for explaining India’s position on Kashmir to its own people: the state government, the Home Ministry, Defence Ministry, I&B ministry, PMO, PIB or Door Darshan? As of now, it seems nobody. When spokespersons of the ruling political party defend the government on television, they still only defend the party, and do not speak for the government of India. Regardless, public diplomacy is not about merely involving a specific bureaucracy or a specific ministry: the Indian government must use all the wings of government. It is an activity of national importance, not merely of public relations . The government needs to be mobilised and sent into battle to win this information war.
Winning Information War Every Ministries TaskThe ministry of home affairs has to take the lead in conducting this campaign, actively supported by the PMO, defence ministry and the Ministry for External Affairs.
AZADI ONLY WAY AHEAD
• Azadi From Pak Sponsered Terrorism.
• Azadi From Likes Of Huriyat Conference & Mehbooba Mufty.
• Azadi From Bad Governance.
• Azadi From Live In Delhi /Incompetent Politicians.
• Azadi From Corrupt Politicians,Bureaucrats.
• Azadi From Pseudo Secularists
• Azadi From Disinformation Campaign.
• Azadi From Wrong Expectations.
• Azadi From Inflated Self Importance That Kashmiri Are Special.Every Indian Is Special.
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