RAFEE CHOUDHARY

Gandoh (Doda), Sep 2:Family members of a 28-year old Gujjar youth, who was among the persons who went missing, following commu-nal clashes in Kishtwar on August 9, have lost all hopes of his return as police con-tinue to be clueless about his whereabouts.

Hailing from Balgram, Donandi, a small hamlet situated in one of the inacces-sible areas of Gandoh Tehsil, Dil Muhammad son of Qadir Bakash was among the two labourers, who went missing after the communal clashes. His colleague and friend Miser Din returned home only to reveal the horrific experi-

ence he faced during the three days of struggle to save his life from the hooligans.

The aggrieved family members said they have been informed by some other labourers, who were also working in Paddar, when the clashes broke out, that there was very little hope that Dil Muhammad was alive.

“Initially we were told that like other labourers Dil will also return home. But it is almost a month now and there is no news about him”, Ahmed, cousin of the missing youth told Greater Kashmir.Greater Kashmir.Greater Kashmir

He said the only brother of the missing youth also accom-panied the search party to Paddar. “But till now nothing has come out”.

About a dozen labourers, who were working in Paddar area during the just con-cluded Machail Yatra, have returned home during the last

few days but nobody is said to have seen Dil, since he went missing after violence broke out in Paddar.

Deputy Inspector General of Police Ramban-Doda-Kisht-war range Ashkoor Wani said that the search was in prog-ress and police was hoping to trace the missing youth soon. “We have established a search team, which is in Paddar to trace him”, he said.

Though the police was still hopeful, the colleagues of the missing youth claimed that there were very little chances of his being alive. “I don’t think he is alive. I heard from the locals that he was killed by rioters and body thrown into Chenab”,

Exercise Part Of Normal Policing: DIG KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), Sep 2: Police has started profiling of alleged stone-pelters in this south Kashmir district raising concerns among the parents.

Sources said police is summoning for profiling the youth in Islamabad town and other parts of the district, booked on charges of stone-pelting.

“The profile details include name, age and pro-fession of the youth booked under stone pelting charges

since last five years, details about their parents and other relatives,” sources said. They said police is also ascertain-ing the blood group and seek-ing passport size photograph of the alleged stone-pelters. “The photograph is then pasted on a profile form,” they said.

The profiling of the youth has raised concerns among their parents who fear for the safety of their wards.

“My son was arrested on

charges of stone pelting and booked under PSA during 2010 summer unrest to be released a year later. Since then he remains occupied with his work but few days back he was summoned to the local police station for profil-ing and we are apprehensive about his safety,” said a father of a computer graduate from old town Islamabad.

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Srinagar, Sep 2: Supporting the western classical music concert by Zubin Mehta, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday said the September 7 program won’t affect the Kashmir issue.

Talking to media persons on the sidelines of a function at Raj Bhavan here, Omar said everybody has his own political view. “Music is in our culture. Projecting it in a way that it is against Kash-miriyat or outside its ambit is absolutely wrong. As far as (separatists’ claim) that Kash-mir issue would be diluted by the concert, either their lead-

ership is weak or Kashmir issue is weaker to an extent that a musician can affect it simply through his music,” Omar said.

“If a musician can change the nature of Kashmir issue, then it won’t remain an issue anymore.”

Omar said things like con-cert by Zubin Mehta should not be linked with politics. “It is German Embassy’s effort to give exposure to Kash-miri people, which is a good thing,” he said.

Despite stiff opposition by both factions of Hurri-yat Conference, stage is set for the concert in Shalimar Garden here on September 7.

At least 1500 guests including VIPs would attend the concert where Mehta and his orches-tra comprising 100 musicians would play Beethoven, Haydn and Tchaikovsky.

Germany’s Ambassador to India, Michael Steiner, in an interview with Greater Kash-mir last month asserted that the mir last month asserted that the mirconcert was purely a cultural event and completely apolitical.

When asked whether the government would allow the parallel concert organized by civil society groups on the same day, the Chief Minis-ter said it was not for him to decide what has to be allowed and what not.

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Sep 2: Upping his ante against Zubin Mehta concert at famous Shalimar garden here, Chairman of Hurriyat Con-ference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Monday called for protests on Friday and civil curfew on Saturday to protest against the show.

Geelani termed the much-hyped event as “an attempt to divert atten-tion from human rights violations and Kashmir dispute.”

“Keeping the senti-ments of people of Jammu and Kashmir in view, this concert is against the ground realities and situation in the state. We express our strong resent-ment against this politi-cal event which is purely aimed to divert attention from human rights viola-tions and Kashmir dis-pute,” Geelani said while addressing a press confer-ence at his Hyderpora resi-dence.

Geelani said by orga-nizing the concert, Govern-

ment of India through Ger-many wants to hoodwink international community about the ground situation in Kashmir.

“This concert in Kash-mir will be telecast global-ly and those people who are unaware about Kashmir situation will get a wrong impression that Kashmir is not a disputed territory,” he said.

Geelani said in 2004 a delegation of European Union termed Kashmir a “beautiful prison.”

“The European Union delegation after making on-the-spot assessment also termed Kashmir a highly militarized zone and recommended that people of Jammu and Kash-mir be given right to self-determination to resolve the longstanding dispute,” he said.

Geelani alleged that Salman Soz, son of JK Pradesh Congress Commit-tee (JKPCC) president and former Union Minister Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz is “sponsor-ing” Zubin concert.

“In one the pro-

grammes on BBC, Salman Soz said the concert will boost tourism in Kashmir. Salman also said the con-cert is apolitical. I want to maintain that any activity in conflict zones cannot be apolitical. There are politi-cal interests and objectives behind every such activity in disputed zones,” he said.

Elaborating, Geelani said musical and enter-tainment programmes are hallmark of the nations which are free and whose citizens enjoy all funda-mental rights.

“However, in Kashmir people are passing through trepidation and are reeling under oppression. Kash-miris are being killed, their land snatched, natu-ral and economic resourc-es looted, thousands of youth languishing in jails and facing torture. In this situation, there is no jus-tification to organize this musical programme,” Gee-lani said.

Lashing out at Zubin, Geelani said there are reports that the musical

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Sep 2: The State is in for another showdown between the government and its employees with latter call-ing for three days strike next week to protest against what it called the government’s fail-ure to fulfill their demands.

The Joint Consultative Committee (JCC), an amal-gam of various employees associations, after a meeting here, decided that over 4.5 lakh employees in J&K would hold protests across the state on September 9.

The biggest protest rally would be held in Srinagar which would start from SK Park (near Polo Ground), said senior JCC leader Abdul Qayoom Wani.

“We have called for Sec-retariat gherao on the same day to protest against the government’s backtracking on the agreement reached with JCC in 2010. The anti-government demonstration will be held in Jammu and

Ladakh also,” Wani said.On September 10 and 11,

JCC has called for complete lockout of the offices in all the three regions, Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh, to press for their demands.

JCC has been demanding enhancement in the retire-ment age from 58 to 60 years, regularization of daily-rated workers, casual laborers and need-based workers engaged after 1994, removal of pay anomalies in clerical cadre and budgetary support for public sector undertakings.

“It is a warning to the government before our next move,” said another JCC member. “There is also a plan to disrupt the upcom-ing assembly session if the

government fails to meet our demand,” JCC leader said.

In May 2010 the Govern-ment inked an agreement with the employees on many demands raised by them. However, the JCC is accusing the Government of not keep-ing its promise.

“How do you expect employees to react in such a situation,” the JCC member said.

During past three years, the employees have hit the roads on number of occa-sions and even held indefinite strikes, bringing the Govern-ment machinery to complete standstill. The employees-government face-off has been badly hitting work in Govern-ment offices.

Zubin Mehta concert won’t affect Kashmir issue: Omar

Geelani ups ante against concertGeelani ups ante against concertGeelani ups ante

‘No Problem If Civil Society Organizes Parallel Show’ ‘Dr Farooq to take call on alliance with Cong’Srinagar, Sep 2: Keeping open the options of continu-ing in alliance with Congress, Chief Minister Omar Abdul-lah Monday said there was no rift in the ruling coalition.

“There is no tension at all,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a function at Raj Bhawan here. “I don’t know what views have been expressed by the Congress leaders on the alliance (in Congress convention in Jammu). NC has not finalized its decision on the alliance. But yes, there are many people in our party who want NC to go separately in the 2014 Assembly elections.”

He, however, said the final decision on post or pre-poll alliance with the Con-gress would be taken by NC president Farooq Abdullah.

“Farooq sahib is the ultimate authority to decide whether we should enter into

Rajya Sabha again debates Kishtwar violenceSuch Incidents Won’t Recur: Dr Farooq ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Sep 2: Union Minister for Renewable Energy Dr Farooq Abdul-lah has said Jammu and Kashmir Government would take all measures to ensure that communal har-mony is not again disturbed in Kishtwar which recently witnessed violent incidents.

Intervening during debate on the issue in Rajya Sabha on Monday, Dr Abdullah, who is also patron of ruling National Conference, assured the House that State govern-ment was looking into all aspects of Kishtwar epi-sode to prevent recurrence of such incidents in future.

In this regard, he men-tioned that the State govern-ment had already appoint-ed one-man commission

Calls For Protests On Friday, Civil Curfew On Saturday

‘Show Aimed At Diverting Attention From Rights Abuses, Kashmir Dispute’

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah with Governor NN Vohra in Raj Bhavan on Monday

PIL seeks ban on Pentavalent vaccine SC Asks Centre To Respond New Delhi, Sept 2: The Supreme Court on Monday directed Centre to respond to a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking ban of Pen-tavalent vaccine that is being pushed as a replacement for the DPT (Diphtheria, Pertus-sis, Tetanus) vaccine given to infants.

The PIL alleged the 5-in-1 vaccine has serious side-effects on children and has resulted in death of 21 minors in the country so far. Pentavalent, which also adds Hepatitis B and Haemophilus Influenza type B (HiB), costs Rs 525 per unit, while DPT is Rs 5 per unit.

Taking note of the PIL filed by senior doctor Yogesh Jain, a bench headed by Chief Jus-tice P Sathasivam gave four weeks to the Centre to file its response. It even issued notice to Pentavalent vac-cine’s manufacturer, Serum Institute (Pune).

Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, appearing for the petitioner, pleaded that the use of vaccine should be stopped in the country, as it has already been banned in various countries including the US, Japan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and others.

After much debate, the vaccine was first introduced in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Soon after initiation in the state infant deaths were reported. “Till date at least 21 deaths have been reported in India,” Gonsalves claimed. It has fur-ther been alleged that several deaths have gone unreported.

Family of missing Gujjar youth lose hopePolice Clueless; Colleagues Allege Dil Muhammad Was Killed By Rioters In Paddar Area

Employees toughen stance, JCC calls for 3-day strike

Protest On Sep 9, Lockout On Sep 10/11; Amalgam Threatens To Disrupt Legislature Session

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