Documentary on Amarnath Land Issue protests in Jammu

A 60 minute long documentary (in 6 10 minute long parts) on 2 months long protests over Amarnath Shrine Board land issue in Jammu. Contains good footage of many important events. Commentary is kind of annoying but tolerable. I got it from a friend, don't know who actually produced it. I'd be grateful if somebody has any information for proper credits.
Some of the parts have poor video quality. If you find them too bad, kindly let me know. I'll upload better quality video.


http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=3C1BTa0-AAY

http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=82-eyrNMCbY

http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=STF4inEdcVw

http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=UOZkzL0PWjw

http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=-BmwIhpiEgs

http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=RQnEVEzmb90

Jammu Vs. Kashmir

For some reason, Blogger disrupts any formatting I make in this post.Must be some bug or its incompatible with my browser. Kindly click on this link :

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=piAUbZEyUythttUu9InsPfw

for a spreadsheet with proper formatting. Its a Google spreadhsheet.

                                                  JAMMU---   KASHMIR

1) TOTAL AREA (sq KM)    26293------15948

 2) VOTERS                            3091193----2986670

3) Lok Sabha Seats                 2-----------3

4) State Assembly Seats        37 ---------6
 
5) REVENUE COLLECTION 70% -------30%
Examples

 a) Electricity(2007-08)
Target                                             417 crore---519 crore
 Realised                                         443 crore---246 crore

 b) Sales Tax since 1957-2007    2474.8 crore--1075.2 crore

6) a)Non-plan Expenditure  35%--------- 65%

  b)Plan Expenditure (Chart Below)  

All Figures in Crores

DEPARTMENT          8th Plan             9th Plan        

                           - Jammu~~~Kashmir----Jammu~~~Kashmir

1)Agriculture              57.6~~~104.5---147.3~~~253.7

2) Irrigation                 91.1 ~~~136.6---112.7 ~~~ 210

3) Roads & Building     144.2~~~247.2---229.3~~~403.6

4) Health                       123.8~~~135.34---229.3~~~274.45

5) Tourism                    15.2 ~~~34.39---34.9 ~~~58

6) Power                        516.75~~~775.1---56.94~~~85.4

7) HUDA                        19.3~~~ 45.2---39.8 ~~~93 

  Sewerage                       2.9 ~~~6.8---6.2~~~14.6  
  Drainage                        20.37~~~47.53---27.84~~~64.96

Facts speak for themselves. Inspite of having larger no. of voters, area and much more contribution by way of taxes, Jammu region is repeatedly screwed by Kashmir centric policies of centre and J&K govt.

Details compiled from J&K State Govt sources and 

http://www.planningcommission.nic.in/plans/stateplan/stplsf.htm

http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&issueid=68&task=view&id=13627&sectionid=23&Itemid=1

http://www.dailyexcelsior.com

Perhaps most important of all,

Thousands of young men from Jammu enter armed forces every year.

Any Kashmiri muslim in Indian armed forces?? Frankly, 24 years living in the state, I've never seen any except in police.

PARAM VIR CHAKRA Awardees 

JAMMU            2 

KASHMIR        0

Out of 21 PVCs granted till date, 11 were for battles in J&K.. I haven't yet posted data about other gallantry awards, like Ashok Chakra, Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra etc. etc. The figure will probably grow into 100s.Thousands of our finest soldiers have laid down thier lives defending this state. Is it just another peice of land that we give away if some morons on Paki payrolls start shouting "Azadi" slogans? Is Siachen just a snow covered wasteland?Next thing these paki morons will ask for land in Rajasthan, Do we give more territory away, its just sterile desert. Going by this logic, why do we hold our Tiranga so dear? Its just a piece of cloth..no??

Do Kashmirs really want Azadi? What is definition of a Kashmiri? What about 5 lakh + HIndus who were hounded out of thier homes by these separatists? Don't they have any rights?

Link: http://india.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=139806

What about 10 lakh+ refugees from PoK who are living as second rate citizens without voting rights, ration cards even after 60 years?

Link: http://infochangeindia.org/Agenda/On-the-move/'For-us-only-the-camp-is-home'.html 

One of the most vocal separatists in Mehbooba. Have we forgotten how 4 hardcore terrorists were released in exchange for her kidnapped sister when thier father was Home Minister. That incident is widely held as a landmark from where militancy really took hold in J&K. She is the one who talks about dual currency, getting army out from valley and many other pro-paki measures.Their "Healing Touch" policy of supporting militants breathed life back into cross-border terrorism that was into decline just before Mufti assumed power.Mufti clan will sell anything for power and money.

I wouldn't even mention Hurriyat morons here. They are 100% paki agents. 

Link: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/We_are_Pakistanis_says_Geelani/articleshow/3378137.cms

Why is it that Kashmiris can buy land all over India, but an Indian cannot buy anything in J&K if he is not a state-subject. Why do these fanatic ilsamists shit their pants when govt transfers a few kanals of land to Shrin Board after taking 4-5 years getting approval from all ministries and even High Court. Its not possible for me to go into details. Kindly read this article for true factors behind this land issue. 

Link: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Columnists/Tarun_Vijay_Reclaiming_India/articleshow/3333783.cms 

One thing I'd like to add though, some close friends and family members went on Amarnath yatra this year. According to them, conditions are really bad. No clean, private toilets, no hot water and locals fleecing piligrims like anything. A piligrim is charged anything upwards of 1800 rs. for spending one night in a cloth tent shared by 5-10 other people in sub-zero temperatures and occasional snowfall, landslides, hail and rain 

We, the people of Jammu, request all Indians to get out of their slumber and pay heed to the facts. We don't ask for your money, neither do we ask you to bring 10000s of protesters for our support. All we ask for is to call the bluff of paki separatists like Hurriyat, Mufti clan and retarded liberals like Arundhati . Tell me one country in world where a separatist can declare on national media, "This is our land,. Agar le sakte ho to aa ke le lo." ? How can Omar Farooq declare in parliament,"We'll not give even an inch of our land". Whose land is it in first place? Is it exclusively the "baap ka maal" of these morons only? People from Jammu and rest of India don't have any rights? Rights of self-confessed pakistanis like Gilani and his ilk who burn Indian flag on 15th August and unfurl Paki and Islamic flags on 14th August are more impotant? Why do we tolerate such assholes?

Its easy to blame politicians for this mess, but what about your stance? How can an ordinary Indian support Arundhati Roy when she says Kashmir should be given azadi or stay silent when a pak sponsored separatist burns OUR national flag??

National media and many political parties are repeatedly trying to undermine agitation in Jammu by branding it communal and BJP inspired. This is very untrue. 

Please watch videos recorded off local TV channels to see the real picture

Link: http://www.youtube.com/user/jjamwal

 

The movement going on in Jammu is truly secular with participants from all religions, (Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christian, Buddhists included)., political parties, professional groups like BAR, Doctors Asociation and others. Lakhs of people all over Jammu region have been taking part in 100s of protest marches daily since 2 months now. There is no leader to lead them, no party flag or even any religious symbol. Only flag they carry in National Flag. All particiapnts include normal working class people, govt. employees, doctors, lawyers, professionals, daily wagers; men, women, children, young and old.

These processions are mostly peaceful. Violent incidents if any are isolated and condemned by all. Government responed to our legitimate demands by imposing 12-18 hour power cuts, banning media, sms , imposition of curfew, blockading EVERY road by roadblocks and barbed wires for weeks.When High Court instructed govt to lift ban on sms service they got decison revoked from Supreme court. Now when TV channles ask for opinions through sms, do you see any sms from Jammu? 

Kashmiri separatist raised bogey of economic blockade and made it an excuse for their march towards pakistan. That bloackde bogey is completely false if you go by army and government figures. More trucks were loaded unloaded in Valley compared to corresponding figures in pevious years. In contrast no truck loaded/unloaded in Jammu region for weeks .Then Kashmiris asked for compensation for "loss of their apple crop which rotted"and centre promptly released 300 crore for them. In thier eagerness to appease them nobody paid heed to fact that season for Kashmiri apples starts only in late August at earliest. What apple stock rotted due to their "economic blockade" is beyond everybody's comprehension here. 

Then Kashmiris made it an issue when some of them were shot at by security forces when they tried to cross border. Tell me one country in world which will allow these kind of fanatic separatists to cross international border in this way. Not even European champions of Human Rights allow this kind of protests, bonhomie of EU notwithstanding

Link: http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=139721

They said, Kashmir drivers were being attacked in Jammu. Truth is 3 truck drivers from Jammu region, atleast 2 of them Sikhs were beaten up mercilsessly in Kashmir including one in Bijebhara.

In Jammu, a man named Kuldip Dogra after hearing speech made by Omar farooq in parliament consumed poison secretly, then stoop up in a gathering of Sri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti to recite a self-composed patriotic poem and died. Next day, 100s of policemen snatch his body away from greiving relatives, then try to burn the body during night using old tyres and kerosene and beat up his widow and family when they protested. A priest witness to this barbaric act manages to escape and alert other people who then came to the rescue. Since then a retired doctor committed suicide and 2other people attempted in support of the cause. 7 other people died in police firing and beatings with 100s seriously injured. 

In Jammu, Every business institution is closed for 2 months now. Everybody including businessmen, salaried workers and daily wagers are suffering due to shortage of ready cash, shortage of supplies including food and medicines. Still there has been no pause in protests. People are collecting money among themselves and providing free food and other essential items to poor and needy all over the region. Do you really think people have the patience to keep the movement running for so long if it was about land, politics or religion only? 

Link: http://dailypioneer.com/indexn12.asp?main_variable=front_page&file_name=story4.txt&counter_img=4

This movement is about KEEPING SECULAR SPIRIT OF INDIA ALIVE IN INDIAN TERRITORY. Do we, people of Jammu, deserve to be labelled violent intolerant communalists for this basic right?

Jai Hind

P.S: More links that confirm whats written here

Ladakh supports Jammu http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/web1/08aug23/news.htm#4

http://www.jammumatters.com

http://indiatoday.digitaltoday.in/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13574&issueid=68&sectionid=3&Itemid=1
Let there be no dispute over this simple fact: India is being banished from the Valley of Kashmir. Separatism is the mildest of words one can use to describe the soaring hate, which continues to be further accentuated by the flags of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan fluttering over erupting streets
You may say this is the moment for all honourable men to come together for the sake of the Nation Endangered. To the shame of us all, in India of the moment, honour and nation are incompatible. It is not politically viable to be honourable. And the nation is negotiable when immediate political dividends are higher. Nothing illustrates this truism better than Jammu and Kashmir, where India has vanished from the minds of those politicians who swear by Kashmiriyat and other such sonorous abstractions.



http://india.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=139941
WHILE PAKISTAN has been mounting a large scale propaganda campaign to project to the world its cause in Kashmir, we in India seem to have done little beyond affirming and re-affirming that Kashmir is an integral part of our country and that it will be defended at all costs. This gives an impression that our case in Kashmir is only that of possession and our ability to hold it by force. In actual fact, however, India alone has legal as well as moral right over Kashmir and Pakistan's case is only that of a thief shouting 'thief thief'. The Indian government has, apparently, failed to project its case not only to the world but also to its own people within and outside the state. Little wonder that even sixty years after the state acceded to the Indian Union, a section of the Kashmiris continue to challenge this accession with impunity.
 
J&K 2nd most corrupt state in India
http://corruptionremover.com/corruption-in-india.html
Among the states, Kerala was found to be the least corrupt in public services with the next four positions being taken by Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh. On the other side of the spectrum, Bihar was found to be the most corrupt state, closely followed by Jammu & Kashmir.
 
http://www.dawn.com/2008/08/19/rss.htm#49
ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (PPI): Pakistan has reaffirmed its political, diplomatic and moral support to Kashmir cause and stressed the need to associate the Kashmiri people in the jihad against the dirty kaffirs of India. This was stated by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi while talking to an All Parties Hurriyet Conference delegation here Tuesday. The delegation led by Ghulam Nabi Fai, Executive Director, Kashmir American Council, Washington included Syed Yusuf Naseem, Ghulam Safi, Rafiq Dar and Nazir Quraishi. The Kashmiri leaders spoke of their concern on recent unrest and violence and use of force in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Sweets was offered for APHC leader Shaheed Shaikh Abdul Aziz and other Kashmiris euthenised in recent Muslim mob violence in Indian Jammu and Kashmir. 
 
http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/21/stories/2008082155211200.htm
Farooq Abdullah rules out separation from India
 

Another TV show from Jammu channel

BAR Jammu President, a leader from AYSS, state BJP leader and a Muslim adovcate participating in a TV talk show. They discuss roles of BJP, lawyers and common people including Muslims in agitation.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyuCtV0OkGU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg9HAYkoQSI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_IAI4sfEIY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wAhHT5d6ZY

Jail Bharo Andolan of AYSS

Lakhs of AYSS activists all over Jammu region took part in jail Bharo Andolan from 1th to 20th August.Youn and old, men, women and children all offered themselves for arrests. Police stations all over the city were swamped by protesters.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ndk4tGBpes

Protests on 12 August

Protests continue in Jammu unabated. People from all walks of life are protesting against stupid policies of govt. 20000 people took out a rally and again crossed Tawi river on foot when security personnel tried to stop them.

Protests during day 16 of curfew

Here is one more recording from local channel covering protests during Day 16 of the curfew. People from cities, villages and suburban areas, all united for one common cause. You can see Muslims including Gujjars and those from old city supporting agitation.(7:40 onwards) This again disproves Kashmiri claims that the agitation is communal.






http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xkwuyVNB70

Muslims supporting nationalist agitation in Jammu

Here are some more videos recorded off local channels of Jammu. First Video is of a protest rally being taken out. If you see closely you'll find many Muslim Gujjars and Sikhs protesting along with Hindus. You can see one Gujjar carrying an Indian flag in 15th second and some more later.

2nd, 3rd and 4th videos are partial recordings of a talk show involving a BBC journalist, a doctor and a muslim advocate who lives in Old City area. Same place which saw most intense protests.
He clearly declares his allegiance to cause of Jammu, while denouncing discriminating and unfair Kashmiri policies. He also takes pains to make it clear that inspite of rumours being spread by Kashmiri separatists, Muslims in Jammu are completely safe and whole-heartedly support current agitation in Jammu. Kindly forward these videos to as many people, media person as possible who have little knowledge of current situation.
Participants also talk about exaggerated threats of separatists regarding blockage of National Highway.
Also take note of the fact, Rajauri district inspite of having a Muslim majority has elected 3 Hindu MLAs out of its 4 seats.

Jammu Agitation on NDTV

Talk show involving spokepersons BJP and Congress and Mehbooba of PDP.Congress and PDP conviniently forgetting the root cause of agitation in Jammu and trying to shift blame to Jammmu people for current situation. Not once anybody talks about anti-India, anti-Hindu protests of Kashmiris, while badmouthing secular, pro-Indian protesters in Jammu

More Videos from jammu's local TV channels

Talkshow in JK CHannel over recent ban on media

Politicians of BJP and Congress expressing their views on ongoing agitation. Now even congress politicians are supporting agitation in Jammu after getting severly crticized for their duplicity and inaction.

Recording of Take1 Channel.

Police is not sparing even medicos. Misbehavin and tearing up their identity cards

TV Channels Banned In Jammu

I don't know when it happened, but police barged into offices of local broadcasters and forcibly stopped transmission. Now no channel in my locality (Gandhi nagar) is working. 
Local channels show this message only 
"JK Channel & Take1 Channel banned By Administration" 

These were the only channels that were showing actuall truth. National channels didn't show even 1% of what was actually happening on ground
Further, phones arenot working properly. Can't yet blame it on sabotage by government, but quality of service has dropped dramaticaly.

Govt. has lost all control over situation in Jammu. Curfew has been clamped over not only whole city but also outer areas and parts of many other districts.

Earlier violent protests were limited to old city areas, but since yesterday protesters all over the city have been fighting pitched battles with police and RAF. In my area, Army had to be called in to disperse the mob. Police fired dozens of shells to disperse the protesters.
House of a PDP leader in Shastri Nagar colony was damaged by protesters.
Standing on a high building, it looks like you are in a war zone..people burning tires/wood on everywhere, using water pipes, vehicles, rocks to block the way of police vehicles.

Some people are saying that a gag order has been imposed on media, forbidding anybody to show anything regarding protests. Many journalists of national and local news channels were beaten up when they were protesting against the order in city. People blame K B Jandyal, Sect. Inormation or this.

Take a look at this picture..and look at the smoke colums only in 1 view. Its same anywhere you look. In a way reminds me of what I saw of Afghanistan or Iraq on TV

Here is a video of dying part of action

Strikes, Protests, Curfew, Communalism

Another strike in J&K today. 

2 weeks ago it was transporters association which called for a 3 day lockdown to pressurise govt for increase in fares after increase in fuel prices. Now its turn of political parties. Issue this time is transfer of land to Amarnath Shrine Board in Kashmir. Muslim separatists in Kashmir protesting against it and Hindus in Jammu against government's move to appease them.

Its getting really annnoying now. Except for some cheap publicity for leaders, nobody else gains anything from these strikes. Businesses, institutions, offices etc are shut down. Places which aren't closed are forced to do so. Righteous mob trying to set everything right. This is one of the worse things anywhere. Mindless violence, stonepelting, damaging public and private property..these morons should be shot or atleast put in chains for 4-5 years atleast.  :x   

Apart from that I do have some kind of opinion on this issue. I don't like so much forest land being encroached upon like that; by Hindu, Muslim India, govt. people whatever. If Kashmiri protests were based on that issue I'd have probably supported them, but these tratitors have made it a communal and political issue. For them, its a ploy to settle Hindus permanently in kashmir to change demographic structure of the place. Bullshit. That place is under snow for atleast 8-10 months every year. Who can stay there for whole year? Not to mention lack of  electricty, water, roads  in addition threat of terrorists and hostile locals. Plots in Sidhra colony near Jammu city were sold to Muslims at throw away prices. Nobody bothered. But same morons oppose temporary structures to provide temporary shelter to piligrims. 

Even if it was a ploy to settle Hindus there, how the hell can these bastards oppose this??? Thousands if not lakhs of kashmiri Hindus were forced to flee their homes by these terrorists . A large percentage of them are still living as refugees in their own country. Theres this act that pohibits anybody with no state-subject certificate from buying property and settling here. These traitors want to make this state another pakistan...so they oppose scrapping of this act whole heartedly. They wouldnot allow Indians from other parts to settle or start business here but are shameless enough to beg for money every year. More than half of J&K budget is financed by centre and most of it goes to corrupt assholes in Kashmir.J&K isn't the 2nd most corrupt state in India(only after Bihar) for nothing. 

THey get massive subsidies and direct flights for Haj. No Hindu ever opposed this massive waste of public money every year. If they oppose this land ransfer, all Haj subsidies should be withdrawn too.

Most of revenue that Kasmir earns by itself is due to Amarnath piligrims only. Not many people visit the place inspite of all its beauty. Still these thankless traitors stone the buses and attack piligrims..men, women, children alike.

Jammu pays lion's share of taxes  inspite of smaller population while kashmiri get away without paying basic taxes like VAT, electricity, water bills even. Its Kashmiris who populate most of state givt jobs and academic lists. They get 75% of total scholarships. No Hindu can dare to pass all 4 years of his engineering in REC Srinagar, while Kashmiris get all the plum seats in govt as well as private colleges in Jammu.

See how how these traitors oppose Indian state in their protests by carrying pakistani flags and hoisting it on Clock tower in main city, chanting pro-pak and anti-India, slogans. All they get is some of their leaders are put under house arrest while pro-India protesters in Jammu are shot at and curfew imposed. State govt. is fully hand in glove with these separatists. 

Why can't Indian govt. be tough and put all the separatists, AHPC, PDP leaders, activists in jail. These fuckers should be shot in full public view.