This is very common in Kashmir...I was also subjected to this Humiliation during my Trip in 2005. How do we expect the masses to be with India. Military is not the solution.
Srinagar, Sep 7: Policemen and paramilitary CRPF men cordoned off the busy Lal chowk area on Friday afternoon and subjected pedestrians to an identification parade, witnesses said. They said CRPF men and cops sealed the exit points near Regal Chowk and near Ganta Ghar. Later pedestrians were asked to line up and prove their identity. Entire operation continued for nearly an hour.
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by Narendra on Sep 07, 2007 06:36 PM Permalink
Making big deal of so called humiliation.. What about the people who losing their lives in Hyderabad, varanasi, coimbtor..and the poor kashmiri pundits
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by imran patel on Sep 07, 2007 06:43 PM Permalink
We cannot ERASE History, but we can surely Learn from it...There is no point is looking back and blaming...It is useless...We did that for the last 60 years..Blaming the WEST...What happened ?
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by Nandagopal KCS on Sep 07, 2007 07:25 PM Permalink
right , history cannot be erased. we should learn from history. The history is muslims have killed people in india, destroyed temples libraries, culture, partitioned the country. History cannot be erased.Learnings from history. Beware of muslims, muslims cannot be trusted.If muslims population increases in that region there will be violence on non muslims. Seperatism takes place in that region.
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by imran patel on Sep 07, 2007 06:42 PM Permalink
So should we start having this kind of checking in Hyderabad, varanasi, coimbator ?
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by Narendra on Sep 07, 2007 06:48 PM Permalink
Dear ..in hyderabad they started doing this..I , as I don't have any thing to hide, and I do not belong to a crazy community called mosle, don't mind being subjected to so called humiliation
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by Gautham Sabbu on Sep 07, 2007 06:36 PM Permalink
How come this is a humiliation. Don't you read bomb blasts in Kashmir. If I were there and they asked me to stand in a line for identification parade, I will do it very happily instead of getting killed by a bomb expolsion. Terrorists move along with us and we have to suffer a bit to keep the neighborhood safe.
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by imran patel on Sep 07, 2007 06:41 PM Permalink
Let me paraphase Thomas Jefferson, People who compromise their liberty for security, end up losing both.
India is at that Junction. We need to decide.
Some analyst also suggest that the bombs go off because there are Targets, Indian Armed Forces.
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by Narendra on Sep 07, 2007 06:49 PM Permalink
Dear ..in hyderabad they started doing this..I , as I don't have any thing to hide, and I do not belong to a crazy community called mosle, don't mind being subjected to so called humiliation
Bobs go off here as there are targets..the inoccent public..
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by imran patel on Sep 07, 2007 07:02 PM Permalink
Then Frankly we have lost to the terrorist. The AIM of the terrorist is to terrorize people. And this random checking helps their cause.
We may end up being a POLICE state, where individual freedom is compromised every step of the way.
There was a 9/11 here in the US. Why is there no random checking ? There were acts of terrorism in London and Madrid. Why is there no random Checking ?
We need to ask ourselves these question. Random checking is like a Band-Aid that comes off very fast. It is not a strategic plan to combat terrorism.
Are our police trained to handle militancy ? Ask yourselves these questions. I want us to be effective in fighting terrorism.
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by Narendra on Sep 07, 2007 07:08 PM Permalink
All you are writing this bcoz you want to carry some RDX tomorrow to a public place..I know your motive
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by Indian Analyst on Sep 07, 2007 07:20 PM Permalink
Imran, Are you an expert at terrorism ? The Army is saving lives. They should have the freedom to check people. They might be acting on some intelligence tips... This is not random harrassment ! Differentiate between the good and the evil. Your judgement is compromised b'cos you are a muslim first ! You have stubbornly refused to see anything wrong with your religion or even misinterpretation of koran ! For a change, question your interpretation and behaviour rather than everybody else's. I am sure that you would not show this sympathy to people who are not muslims.
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by imran patel on Sep 07, 2007 07:13 PM Permalink
Narendra, This kind of thinking will take us nowhere. I have many Hindu friends and I am amazed by your thinking. You are NOT a good representation of the Hindu Community.
Why can we not debate on an effective way to combat terrorism in Kashmir ? Why does it boil down to finger pointing ?
The reason we are NOT great, is because we lack introspection. We are not willing to correct ourselves or look at other alternatives.
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by imran patel on Sep 07, 2007 07:38 PM Permalink
My friend Santosh, There is a debate here in the US over that. They want their policies to be effective. They do not do random searches because they know it is NOT effective.
My point is that there are better tools than random searches to fight terrorism.
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by santosh srivastav on Sep 07, 2007 07:15 PM Permalink
Ok Imran Patel, let me tell you one thing here.
I originally from HYD and working in US since 2 years. I was shocked when I heard of blasts at Mecca and Gokul/Lumbini park which has happedned recently.
Now coming to your point saying US and UK dont compromise liberty for security....my dear friend they do it and they do it with HI-TECHNOLOGY with out anyone knowledge.....eg:- All the chat rooms, all the conversations one has will be monitored and when they find suspicious they focus on the individual.....
Coming to the so called Humiliation according to you......
I completely cooperate and appreciate thr military efforts to avoid mis-haps and for tht If have to stand in the queue for long time I am ready to do that and I will take it as my contribution to military in avoiding terrorism and thr plans.
I want to contribute to Military in which ever way possible....here i am being pratical and hope people understand. I am being hypo saying i want to Army and bla bla......what ever possible from my side...
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by Narendra on Sep 07, 2007 07:25 PM Permalink
I mean..imraan I appreciate your last message..however I do not consider the random checking as humiliation..for me my life is more precious than so called liberty..what do i do with the liberty if i am dead...a society which allows the terrorists to operate..don't deserve the liberty
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by imran patel on Sep 07, 2007 07:40 PM Permalink
If you all agree to this kind of POLICE STATE, why don't we just install a Military Dictator and throw democracy out of the window.
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by Nandagopal KCS on Sep 07, 2007 07:28 PM Permalink
Who is that "we". It is the muslims lost to terrorist. Muslims need to learn and prevent terrorism perpetuated by their community people. Or else there wornt be much to learn further, when majority community becomes radicalised. There wont be any secular parties to help.
