President Trump and Prime Minister Modi of India in Joint Press Statement

 

 

The White House
Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release
June 26, 2017
Remarks by President Trump and Prime Minister Modi of India in Joint Press Statement

Rose Garden
5:31 P.M. EDT

PRESIDENT TRUMP:  Thank you very much.  Prime Minister Modi, thank you for being here with us today.  It’s a great honor to welcome the leader of the world’s largest democracy to the White House.

I have always had a deep admiration for your country and for its people, and a profound appreciation for your rich culture, heritage and traditions.  This summer, India will celebrate the 70th anniversary of its independence, and on behalf of the United States, I want to congratulate the Indian people on this magnificent milestone in the life of your very, very incredible nation.

During my campaign, I pledged that if elected, India would have a true friend in the White House.  And that is now exactly what you have -- a true friend.  The friendship between the United States and India is built on shared values, including our shared commitment to democracy.  Not many people know it, but both American and the Indian constitutions begin with the same three very beautiful words:  We the people.

The Prime Minister and I both understand the crucial importance of those words, which helps to form the foundation of cooperation between our two countries.  Relations between countries are strongest when they are devoted to the interests of the people we serve.  And after our meetings today, I will say that the relationship between India and the United States has never been stronger, has never been better.

I’m proud to announce to the media, to the American people, and to the Indian people, that Prime Minister Modi and I are world leaders in social media -- (laughter) -- we’re believers -- giving the citizens of our countries the opportunity to hear directly from their elected officials, and for us to hear directly from them.  I guess it’s worked very well in both cases.

I am thrilled to salute you, Prime Minister Modi, and the Indian people for all that you are accomplishing together.  Your accomplishments have been vast.  India has the fastest growing economy in the world.  We hope we’re going to be catching you very soon in terms of percentage increase, I have to tell you that.  We’re working on it.

In just two weeks, you will begin to implement the largest tax overhaul in your country’s history -- we’re doing that also, by the way -- creating great new opportunities for your citizens.  You have a big vision for improving infrastructure, and you are fighting government corruption, which is always a grave threat to democracy.

Together, our countries can help chart an optimistic path into the future, one that unleashes the power of new technology, new infrastructure, and the enthusiasm and excitement of very hardworking and very dynamic people.

I look forward to working with you, Mr. Prime Minister, to create jobs in our countries, to grow our economies, and to create a trading relationship that is fair and reciprocal.  It is important that barriers be removed to the export of U.S. goods into your markets, and that we reduce our trade deficit with your country.
 
I was pleased to learn about an Indian Airlines recent order of 100 new American planes, one of the largest orders of its kind, which will support thousands and thousands of American jobs.  We’re also looking forward to exporting more American energy to India as your economy grows, including major long-term contracts to purchase American natural gas, which are right now being negotiated, and we will sign them.  Trying to get the price up a little bit.

To further our economic partnership, I’m excited to report that the Prime Minister has invited my daughter, Ivanka, to lead the U.S. delegation to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in India this fall.  And I believe she has accepted. 

Finally, the security partnership between the United States and India is incredibly important.  Both our nations have been struck by the evils of terrorism, and we are both determined to destroy terrorist organizations and the radical ideology that drives them.  We will destroy radical Islamic terrorism.  Our militaries are working every day to enhance cooperation between our military forces.  And next month, they will join together with the Japanese navy to take place in the largest maritime exercise ever conducted in the vast Indian Ocean.

I also thank the Indian people for their contributions to the effort in Afghanistan, and for joining us in applying new sanctions against the North Korean regime.  The North Korean regime is causing tremendous problems and is something that has to be dealt with, and probably dealt with rapidly.
Working together, I truly believe our two countries can set an example for many other nations, make great strides in defeating common threats, and make great progress in unleashing amazing prosperity and growth.

Prime Minister Modi, thank you again for joining me today, and for visiting our country and our wonderful White House and Oval Office.  I enjoyed our very productive conversation this afternoon, and look forward to its continuation tonight at dinner.  The future of our partnership has never looked brighter.  India and the United States will always be tied together in friendship and respect.
Prime Minister Modi, thank you very much.  Thank you.  Thank you.  (Applause.) 

PRIME MINISTER MODI:  (As interpreted.)  President Donald Trump and First Lady, Vice President, ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen of the media:  Right from the opening tweet to the end of our talks, President Trump's welcome, which was filled with friendliness, his warm welcome to the White House by himself and the First Lady, I would like to thank both of you from the bottom of my heart for this warm welcome.

I would also like to give a special thanks to you, President Trump, for having spent so much time with me, for having spoken such kind words about me and my country.  And I would like to tell you that I'm eager to welcome your daughter to India for the Entrepreneurship Summit. 
 
President Trump, I'd once again like to thank you for the time that you have spent with me.  I'd like to give you special thanks for that.

My visit and our talks today will mark a very important page in the history of the collaboration and cooperation between our two nations.  The talks between his Excellency, President Trump, and myself today have been extremely important from all points of view, for several reasons:  Because they were based on mutual trust; because of the convergence and similarities they revealed in our values, and our priorities, and in our concerns and interests; because they focused on the highest levels of achievement in our cooperation, and mutual support, and partnership; because our two countries are global engines of growth; because the all-around or comprehensive economic growth and joint progress of both countries and both societies is the main objective for both the President and myself, and will remain so; because the top priority for both President Trump and myself is to protect our society from global challenges like terrorism; and because our aim is the strengthening of India and the USA -- two great democracies in the world -- friends.

Our robust strategic partnership is such that it touches upon almost all areas of human endeavor.  In our conversation today, President Trump and I have discussed all dimensions of India-U.S. relations at length.  Both nations are committed to a bilateral architecture that will take our strategic partnership to new heights.

In this relationship, in both countries, increased productivity, growth, job creation, and breakthrough technologies -- an engagement towards all these are, and will remain, strong drivers of our cooperation, and will give further momentum to our relationship.

     We consider the USA as our primary partner for India's social and economic transformation in all our flagship programs and schemes.  I am sure that the convergence between my vision for a "new India and President Trump's vision for "making America great again" will add new dimensions to our cooperation.

I am very clear about the fact that India's interests lie in a strong, and prosperous, and successful America.  In the same way, India's development and its growing role at the international level are in the USA's interest. 
 
One of our common priorities will be the development of trade, commerce, and investment links.  And in this regard, in the technology, innovation, and knowledge-economy sectors, the expansion and deepening of cooperation is also among our priorities.  Towards this end, we shall take steps to further strengthen our successful digital partnership. 

Friends, we are not just partners by chance.  We are also partners in dealing with current and future challenges that we may be faced with.  Today, during our meeting, we discussed the serious challenges of terrorism, extremism, and radicalization, which are the major challenges facing the world today.  And we have agreed to enhance our cooperation in fighting against these scourges.  Fighting terrorism and doing away with the safe shelters, sanctuaries, and safe havens will be an important part of our cooperation.

With respect to our common concerns on terrorism, we will also enhance our sharing of intelligence, and exchange information to deepen and expand our policy coordination as far as possible. 

We also spoke at length on regional issues.  The increasing instability, due to terrorism, in Afghanistan is one of our common concerns.  Both India and America have played an important role in rebuilding Afghanistan and ensuring its security.  In order to attain our objectives for peace and stability in Afghanistan, we will maintain close consultation and communication with the U.S. to enhance coordination between our two nations.

In the Indo-Pacific region, in order to maintain peace, stability, and prosperity in the region, this is also another objective of our strategic cooperation in this area.  The increasing possibilities for enhancing cooperation in order to protect our strategic interests will continue to determine the dimensions of our partnership.  We will continue to work with the USA in this region.

With regard to security-related challenges, our enhanced and growing defense and security cooperation is extremely important.  We have spoken at length on this subject as well.
 
The strengthening of India’s defense capabilities, with the help of USA, is something that we truly appreciate.  We have also decided to enhance maritime security cooperation between the two nations.  President Trump and I have also spoken about strengthening bilateral defense technology and our trade and manufacturing partnership, which we believe will be mutually beneficial to us.
We also discussed international issues and our common strategic interests.  In this context, we are extremely grateful for the continued support of the United States for India’s membership of international institutions and regimes.  We truly appreciate the support, because this is also in the interest of both our nations.

President Trump, I thank you for your feelings of friendship towards India and myself.  I deeply appreciate your strong commitment to the enhancement of our bilateral relations.  I am sure that under your leadership, our mutually beneficial strategic partnership will gain new strength, new positivity, and will reach new heights, and that your vast and successful experience in the business world will lend an aggressive and forward-looking agenda to our relations.
 
In this journey of India-America relations, I think I would like to thank you for providing great leadership.  Be assured that in this joint journey of our two nations towards development, growth and prosperity, I will remain a driven, determined, and decisive partner.

Excellency, my visit today and the extensive talks I have held with you have been very successful, very fruitful.  And before leaving this mic, I would like to invite you to India, along with your family.  And I hope that you will give me the opportunity to welcome you and host you in India. 

And at the end, once again, I’d like to thank you for the warm welcome extended by you and the First Lady to myself and my delegation, from the bottom of my heart.  Thank you.  (Applause.)  
PRESIDENT TRUMP:  Thank you very much, everybody.  I appreciate it.  Thank you.

END               
 5:51 P.M. EDT

கூலி முறை ஒழிக!

13 ஆவது திருத்தத்துக்குக் குறைந்த அதிகாரமே நமது கோரிக்கை-சம்பந்தன்

 

13ஆவது திருத்தத்தை நாம் ஒருபோதும் ஏற்றுக் கொள்ளவில்லை. இதனை பலமுறை தெரியப்படுத்தியும் உள்ளோம். மங்கள முனசிங்க அறிக்கை, சந்திரிக்கா அம்மையாரின் தீர்வுப் பொதி, மகிந்த காலத்தில் அமைக்கப்பட்ட சர்வகட்சிக் குழு, இவற்றில் அதிகாரப்பகிர்வு தொடர்பில் வலியுறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது. இவற்றின் அடிப்படையிலான அதிகாரப் பகிர்வை நாம் ஏற்கத் தயாராக இருக்கின்றோம் என்று இரா.சம்பந்தன் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

கூட்டமைப்புடன் சு.க. நேற்றிரவு முக்கிய பேச்சு

அரச தலைவர் மைத்திரிபால சிறி சேன தலைமையிலான சிறி லங்கா சுதந்திரக் கட்சிக்கும், தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்புக் கும் இடையே நேற்றிரவு இரண்டரை மணி நேரம் நடை பெற்ற பேச்சு சுமுகமாக - இணக்க மாக முடிவடைந்துள்ளது. புதிய அரசமைப்பு உருவாக்க விடயத்தில் முன்னேற்ற கரமான நிலைப்பாடு எட்டப்பட்டுள்ளதுடன், இரு தரப்பும் பேச்சுக்களில் திருப்தி வெளியிட்டுள்ளன.

புதிய அரசமைப்பு உருவாக்க விவகாரத்தில் ஏற்பட்டுள்ள தேக்க நிலை - தடங்கலைச் சீர் செய்வதற்காக, தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்புடன் பேச்சு நடத்துவதற்கு சிறிலங்கா சுதந்திரக் கட்சி கோரிக்கை விடுத்திருந்தது. இதற்கமைவாக நேற்றுப் பேச்சு நடைபெற்றது. அரச தலைவரின் இல்லத்தில் நேற்றிரவு 8 மணிக்கு ஆரம்பமான பேச்சுக்கள் இரவு 10.30 மணி வரை நீடித்தது.

தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பின் சார்பில் வழிநடத்தல் குழுவில் பங்குபெறும், கட்சியின் தலைவர் இரா.சம்பந்தன், நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர் எம்.ஏ.சுமந்திரன் ஆகியோர் பங்கேற்றிருந்தனர். சிறிலங்கா சுதந்திரக் கட்சி சார்பில், அரச தலைவர் மைத்திரிபால சிறிசேன, அமைச்சர்களான நிமல்சிறிபால டி சில்வா, சுசில் பிரேமஜயந்த, தயாசிறி ஜயசேகர, துமிந்த திசாநாயக்க, மகிந்த அமரவீர, லக்ஸ்மன் யாப்பா அபேவவர்த்தன, டிலான் பெரேரா, வடக்கு மாகாண ஆளுநர் ரெஜினோல்ட் குரே ஆகியோர் கலந்து கொண்டுள்ளனர்.

பண்டா - செல்வா உடன்பாடு

தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பின் தலைவர் இரா.சம்பந்தன், கூட்டத்தின் ஆரம்பத்திலேயே சில விடயங்களைச் சுட்டிக்காட்டினார். பண்டா - செல்வா உடன்பாடே, தமிழர் பிரச்சினை குறித்து முதலாவதாகச் செய்து கொள்ளப்பட்ட உடன்படிக்கை என்பதை அவர் தெரிவித்துள்ளார். சிறிலங்கா சுதந்திரக் கட்சியின் நிறுவுனரான பண்டாராநாயக்கா, தந்தை செல்வாவுடன் செய்து கொண்ட உடன்படிக்கையை நடைமுறைப்படுத்தப்பட்டிருந்தால் இன்று இவ்வளவு தூரம் நாட்டில் பிரச்சினை ஏற்பட்டிருக்காது என்றும் அவர் குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளார்.

13ஆவது திருத்தத்தை நாம் ஒருபோதும் ஏற்றுக் கொள்ளவில்லை. இதனை பலமுறை தெரியப்படுத்தியும் உள்ளோம். மங்கள முனசிங்க அறிக்கை, சந்திரிக்கா அம்மையாரின் தீர்வுப் பொதி, மகிந்த காலத்தில் அமைக்கப்பட்ட சர்வகட்சிக் குழு, இவற்றில் அதிகாரப் பகிர்வு தொடர்பில் வலியுறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது. இவற்றின் அடிப்படையிலான அதிகாரப் பகிர்வை நாம் ஏற்கத் தயாராக இருக்கின்றோம் என்று இரா.சம்பந்தன் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

ஒற்றை ஆட்சி இல்லை

புதிய அரசமைப்பு ஒற்றை ஆட்சி என்ற சொல் நீக்கப்படக் கூடாது என்று வழிநடத்தல் குழுவில் வலியுறுத்தியிருந்த சிறிலங்கா சுதந்திரக் கட்சி நேற்றைய பேச்சுக்களின் போது தனது நிலைப்பாட்டில் தளர்வை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது. தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு, கூட்டாட்சி என்ற சொல் பதத்தை புதிய அரசமைப்பில் உள்ளடக்க வேண்டும் என்பதைக் கைவிடுவதால், ஒற்றை ஆட்சி என்ற சொல் உள்ளடக்கப்படுவதை கைவிடுவதாக சிறிலங்கா சுதந்திரக் கட்சி தெரிவித்துள்ளது.

ஆங்கிலத்தில், யுனைர்ரரி என்ற வார்த்தையைப் பயன்படுத்துவதில்லை என்று முடிவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது. ஏக்கிய ராஜ்ஜிய என்பது ஒரு பிளவுபடாத - பிரிக்கமுடியாத நாட்டை மாத்திரமே குறிக்கும். அது ஆட்சிமுறையைக் குறிக்காது என்றும் தீர்மானிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இடைநடு நிலைப்பாடு தேர்தல் முறைமை கலப்பு முறையாக இருக்க வேண்டும் என்று சிறிலங்கா சுதந்திரக் கட்சி வலியுறுத்தியுள்ளது. தேர்தல் முறைமை தொடர்பில் கூட்டமைப்புக்கு ஆட்சேபனை இல்லை என்று தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

நிறைவேற்று அரச தலைவர் அதிகார முறைமை தொடர்பிலேயே நீண்ட நேரம் பேச்சு நடத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது. அரச தலைவர் மைத்திரிபால சிறிசேன,

 

“நிறைவேற்று அதிகார அரச தலைவர் முறையை நீக்குவதாக மக்களுக்கு நான் வாக்குறுதி கொடுத்துள்ளேன். எனது நிலைப்பாடும் அதுதான். ஆனால் கட்சி, இதற்கு எதிர்மாறான நிலைப்பாட்டில் உள்ளது. நிறைவேற்று அரச தலைவர் முறையை நான் நீக்க முடியாது. மக்களும், நாடாளுமன்றமுமே அதனைச் செய்ய முடியும்” என்று தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

நிறைவேற்று அரச தலைவர் முறைமை என்ற ‘லேபிள்’ தேவையா? என்று நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர் எம்.ஏ.சுமந்திரன் கேட்டுள்ளார். அதற்கு சுதந்திரக் கட்சியினர் அப்படித் தேவையில்லை. அரச தலைவரிடம் சில அதிகாரங்கள் இருக்க வேண்டும் என்று வலியுறுத்தியுள்ளனர். இறுதியில், நிறைவேற்று அரச தலைவர் முறைமையை முற்றாக நீக்குவது என்றும் இல்லாமல், தொடர்ந்து அதனை அதே வடிவத்தில் வைத்திருப்பது என்றும் இல்லாமல், இரண்டுக்கும் இடைப்பட்ட - நடு நிலைப்பாட்டை எடுப்பதற்கு சிறிலங்கா சுதந்திரக் கட்சி இணங்கியுள்ளது.

யு.என்.பி, ஜே.வி.பி பேச்சு

புதிய அரசமைப்பு உருவாக்கத்துக்கான இடைக்கால அறிக்கையில், நிறைவேற்று அதிகார அரச தலைவர் முறைமை தொடர்பில், சிறிலங்கா சுதந்திரக் கட்சியின் நிலைப்பாடு உள்ளடகப்பட வேண்டும் என்று அந்தக் கட்சி தெரிவித்துள்ளது. அதற்கு கூட்டமைப்பு இணக்கம் தெரிவித்துள்ளது.

இதற்கு அமைவாக, ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி மற்றும் மக்கள் விடுதலை முன்னணியுடன் தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு விரைவில் பேச்சு நடத்தவுள்ளது. பெரும்பாலும் வழிநடத்தல் குழுவின் அடுத்த அமர்வுடன், இடைக்கால அறிக்கை நாடாளுமன்றில் சமர்பிக்கப்படும் என்று தெரிய வருகின்றது.

நன்றி:உதயன் 24-06-2017

India and the First World War

India and first world war

போயர் யுத்தம்: போலிச் சுதந்திரமும் போக்கிரி காந்தியும்

 

Meet Sergeant Major Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
 Manimugdha S Sharma
| TNN | Oct 2, 2014, 09.11 PM IST

NEW DELHI: British steamer SS Kinfauns Castle had reached the English Channel from Cape Town in South Africa in August 1914 when one of the passengers received important news: the British Empire was at war with Germany. Upon reaching Britain, he would declare unconditional support to the British war effort and propose to raise an Indian volunteer unit. He was barrister Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi*

(*Born: 2 October 1869, Porbandar, India Assassinated: 30 January 1948, New Delhi, India ENB)
























Historians and political pundits have forever struggled to explain why the apostle of peace and non-
violence had rendered support to the British Empire in the First World War*(*28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.ENB)

Some say Gandhi was a loyalist who had great faith in the British; some say Gandhi was an opportunist who tried to use the Great War to extract political concessions from Britain. Gandhi himself struggled to explain it and gave contradictory statements to justify his stand right up to the mid-1920s. But until the end of the war, Gandhi understood Britain's cause to be a righteous one and worth fighting for.

 "We have to understand that Gandhi was a politician back then, and like all politicians, he did contradict himself several times. But at that time in India, there was no demand for total independence or 'poorna swaraj' but dominion status. So it wasn't just Gandhi but most political leaders of that time, cutting across party lines, supported in varying degrees the British war effort," says military historian Squadron Leader Rana T S Chhina (Retd).

 By late August, 1914, it had become clear to Gandhi that the Indian Army would be deployed on the Western Front and there could be many Indians wounded needing medical care.

So Gandhi proposed to raise an Indian ambulance corps that was soon sanctioned by the British war office. It was not the first time that Gandhi had appealed to Indians to join a British war: during the Second Boer War in 1899-1902 and Zulu War in 1906, Gandhi, then in South Africa, had raised an Indian ambulance corps in which he served as a sergeant-major of the British Army. In the next five months, Gandhi managed to inspire many Indians to join the corps, some of whom later served in hospitals in Southampton and Brighton where Indian war casualties were treated. In this cause, he was aided by his wife Kasturba and Sarojini Naidu, who also drew up a resolution for unconditional support to the British Empire.

Gandhi himself took nursing classes, though he soon fell ill with pleurisy and couldn't himself tend to the Indian wounded. "Gandhi is considered to be an icon in Indian military medicine. We still have a photo of him in military uniform at the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune," says Brigadier MSVK Raju (Retd), formerly the head of psychiatry at AFMC.

In the next few years, Gandhi continued to espouse the cause of the British, though he also fought British imperialism through Champaran satyagraha in 1917 and the Kheda satyagraha in 1918. In fact, after Kheda satyagraha ended, Gandhi aggressively started campaigning for the war as a recruiting officer of the empire. This time, Gandhi wasn't recruiting non-combatants but fighters. Other leaders like Gopalkrishna Gokhale, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Mohammed Ali Jinnah also endorsed the empire's cause in varying degrees.

 According to UK-based author Vedica Kant, who is in India for the launch of her first book, 'If I die here, who will remember me? India in the First World War', Gandhi was different from other leaders. "Like others who demanded or expected concessions from the British in return for support to the war, Gandhi, right from the beginning, gave unconditional support. Gandhi was also instrumental in expanding the recruiting bases of the Indian Army to Gujarat and other places: places that didn't have the so-called martial races as identified by the British. By 1918, the empire was in dire need of men and they had to look to Gujarat, Bengal, Madras etc for recruiting," Kant says.

 One of the many recruiting centres in Gujarat was set up at Pollen Dharamshala in Godhra (now mostly remembered for the Sabarmati Express burning incident of 2002). There, on April 16, 1918, a large gathering of Thakores of Rewa Kantha Agency and Panch Mahals, and common people heard Gandhi present a report on his recruiting work. He said Kaira area had contributed the most in Gujarat. Gandhi then donated a sum of Rs 102 from his own pocket for the war effort. At the end of the day, Rs 4,500 had been collected for the war; Rs 1,000 more came from a ticketed concert held in the evening. The government, in gratitude, awarded bonuses to both recruits and recruiters.

Then on June 26, 1918, Gandhi addressed a mass gathering in Borsad taluka and said, "Voluntary enlistment is the right key to self-government, to say nothing of the manliness and broadmindedness it confers. The honour of our women is bound up with it inasmuch as by enlisting ourselves, we shall acquire that capacity for self-defence, the absence of which at present makes us unable to protect our women and children... The opportunity for military training now open to us all will not present itself in the future... A man who is afraid of death is constitutionally incapable of passive resistance. For a proper appreciation of the true significance of passive resistance the power of physical endurance needs to be cultivated.

























After the alone can practise 'ahimsa' who knows 'himsa' not in the abstract but in fact."

he war, though, following the British government backtracking on its assurances of granting self-government to India and coming up with repressive measures, Gandhi lost faith in the empire. He and many others started seeing the Indian soldiers who volunteered for the war as mercenaries.

"That's where we went wrong. The Indian Army fought with the consent of the Indian leadership. And that's why our soldiers cannot be called mercenaries. Now, people today may not like it that so many Indians fought for the empire, but you can't just write them out of history," Kant says.

 It was this politics between the British and Indian leaders that robbed the Indian soldier of his rightful place in history.

(Write to this correspondent at manimugdha.sharma@timesgroup.com)

 

புதிய ஈழம்: ENB செந்தோழர் பச்சையப்பனுக்கு ஈழச் செவ்வணக்கம்

புதிய ஈழம்: ENB செந்தோழர் பச்சையப்பனுக்கு ஈழச் செவ்வணக்கம்: தோழர் பச்சியப்பன்  மறைந்தார். ``அவரின் இலட்சியம் மறையவில்லை. பாலக்கோடு - தமிழக உழைக்கும் மக்கள் மத்தியில் வாழ்ந்து கொண்டிருக்கின்றத...

கட்சித் தோழர் பச்சியப்பனுக்கு கழக மக்கள் சிவப்பு அஞ்சலி!

கட்சித் தோழர் பச்சியப்பனுக்கு

கழக மக்கள் சிவப்பு அஞ்சலி!

தோழர் பச்சியப்பன் மறைந்தார்.

அவரின் இலட்சியம் மறையவில்லை. பாலக்கோடு - தமிழக உழைக்கும் மக்கள் மத்தியில் வாழ்ந்து கொண்டிருக்கின்றது, அவரும் வாழ்ந்து கொண்டிருக்கின்றார், என்றும் வாழ்ந்து கொண்டே இருப்பார்! பச்சியப்பன்  வித்துடல் கூட, எங்கே புரட்சித் தீயை பற்ற வைத்து விடுமோ என்று அஞ்சி ஆளும் வர்க்கத்தின் நக்சல் ஒழிப்பு பிரிவு இரங்கல் நிகழ்ச்சியைக் கூட வேவு பார்த்தது, வெட்கக் கேடானது.

போலிச் சுதந்திரம், போலி ஜனநாயகத்தை எதிர்த்து நாட்டின் விடுதலைக்கு, நிலப்பிரபுத்துவ  ஒடுக்குமுறையை எதிர்த்து கிளர்ந்தெழுந்த நக்சல்பாரி், தன்னியல்புப் புரட்சி இயக்கத்தில் தன்னை இளம் வயதில்  இணைத்துக் கொண்டு போராடிய போர் வீரர் தோழர் பச்சியப்பன் .

புரட்சிகர இயக்கத்தை ஒடுக்க  தமிழக காவல்துறை தொடுத்த பல்வேறு விதமான அடக்கு முறைகளை எதிர்த்து கதிகலங்க வைத்த களப் போராளி பச்சியப்பன் .

1980 ஆம் ஆண்டுகளில் நக்சல் ஒழிப்பின் ஒரு பகுதியாக, காவல்துறை தோழர் பாலனைக் கைது செய்து  படுகொலை செய்த, பாலக்கோடு சீரியம்பட்டி பொதுக் கூட்டத்தை தலைமையேற்று நடத்தியவர் தோழர் பச்சியப்பன்.

நக்சல்பாரி இயக்கத்தின் நரோத்தினிய* - தன்னியல்புத் தனிநபர் பயங்கரவாதப் பாதையை, விமர்சன சுயவிமர்சனம் செய்து மார்க்சிய லெனினிய வழியிலே,இந்திய மக்கள் ஜனநாயகப்  புரட்சியினை நிறைவேற்றப் போராடும் ம.ஜ.இ.க வின் முன்னணி செயல்வீரர், பிரச்சாரப் பீரங்கி.

தோழர் பச்சியப்பன் கலைப்புவாதம், திருத்தல்வாதம் , தொழிற்சங்கவாதம் போன்ற பல்வேறு விதமான மார்க்சிய விரோத போக்குகளை எதிர்த்துப் போராடிய பாட்டாளி வர்க்க போர் வீரன்!

இவ்வாறு தன் வரலாற்றுக் கடமையை நிறைவேற்றி விடைபெற்ற தோழர் பச்சியப்பனின் இறுதி ஊர்வலத்தில்  ம.ஜ.இ.க தோழர்கள்,கழக மக்கள்,உற்றார் உறவினர், நண்பர்கள் பெருந்திரளாக பங்கேற்று  சிவப்பு அஞ்சலி வீர வணக்கம் செலுத்தினர்.

தோழர் பச்சியப்பனின் இறுதி ஊர்வலக் காட்சிகள்;

 

தோழர் பச்சியப்பன் நாமம் நீடூழி வாழ்க!

கழகப் பணி தொடர்க!

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* நரோத்தியம்: ரசியப் புரட்சிகர இயக்கத்தில் 1860-70 ஆம் ஆண்டுகளிடையே தோன்றிய ஒரு குட்டி முதலாளித்துவப் போக்கு.நரோத்தியவாதிகள் எதேச்சாதிகார முறையை ஒழிக்கவும் நிலப்பிரபுக்களின் நிலத்தை விவசாயிகளுக்கு கொடுக்கவும் விரும்பினார்கள்.அவர்கள் தம்மைத்தாமே சோசலிஸ்டுக்கள் என்று கருதினார்கள்.ஆனால் அவர்களது சோசலிசம் கற்பனாவாதமானது......மக்கள் என்பதற்கு ரசிய மொழியில் நரோத் என்பர்.இதனால் நரோத்தியவாதிகள் என்ற பெயர் பெற்றனர். 1880-90 ஆண்டுகளில் நரோத்தியவாதிகள் ஜாராட்சியுடன் சமரசம் செய்து கொள்ளும் பாதையில் இறங்கினர்.பணக்கார விவசாயிகளின் -குலாக்குகளின்- நலன்களைவெளியிட்டனர்.மார்க்சியத்தை எதிர்த்துப் போராடினர்.

( லெனின் தேர்வு நூல்கள் 12(4) பக்கம் 274-5)

மஹியங்கனையில் முஸ்லிம் கடைகள் தீக்கிரை!

Source: Jaffna Muslim

நல்லாட்சி நாடகமாடும் சிங்களமே, நல்லிணக்க எதிரி ஞானசார தேரரைக் கைது செய்!

June 6, 2017   /
author: COLOMBO TELEGRAPH/

Muslim-Owned Shop Torched In Wijerama

Another Muslim-owned shop in Wijerama, Nugegoda has been petrol bombed at 1 AM on June 6th. While the police have deployed 4 teams to arrest Galagoda Atte Gnanasra, this is the 5th big shop that has been set on fire.

“Fortunately, the shop owners have adopted a brilliant fire protection system by filling water into plastic bottles behind the front door so that if petrol bombs are throw, the plastic bottle will burst and the fire would be doused,” a ship owner in Wijerama told Colombo Telegraph.

Speaking to Colombo Telegraph, a member of the Muslim Council said: “While the President is talking about discussions among religious leaders to resolve ethnic conflicts, the Muslim economy is being set on fire on a daily basis. The president must immediately order the arrest of these arsonists or force the IGP to resign if he cannot do his job.”

The following is a documentation of the violence against Muslims during the last 5 weeks:

1) 16th April, 2017 – Petrol Bombs thrown at shops in Godapitiya

Four shops owned by Muslims were attacked with petrol Bombs in Godapitiya, Porruva,. This incident went unreported due to the pressure brought in by the local police. This was not even reported in the social media by local residents, fearing further police intimidation. Even after a month, the police have still not been able to investigate and apprehend the perpetrators of this act of violence.

20th April, 2017 – Land Grab at Irrakamam in Mayakkali

 2)  1/2 Acres of Muslim land was forcible taken over in Irrakamam in Mayakkali. No police action has been taken even after complaints have been lodged.

25th April 2017 – Incitement by Ven. Gnanasara Thero in Irrakamam.

Ven. Gnanasara thero visited Irrakamam and made a very provocative speech violating his bail conditions. Police complaints have been made and no action has been taken up to todate.

8th May 2017 – Myanmar Boat People

Ven. Gnanasara Thero claimed at a press conference that refugees from Myanmar had arrived in Sri Lanka with the intention of invading our land. These refugees were arrested at sea by the Sri Lankan navy while they were attempting to flee to Australia by boat due to the astrocytes of the racist Myanmar government. This statement was purely meant to provoke the Sinhala Buddhists.

10th May 2017 – Vesak celebrations

Vesak celeberations with Bodhi pujas were undertaken in Irrakamam in Mayakkali which is a predominantly Muslim area to provoke them, but the Muslims showed much restraint and no untoward incidents were reported.

May 14th 2017 – Theratening Muslims in Onegama in Pollonaruwa

A group of Buddhist monks led by Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero threatened Muslims in Onegama in Pollonaruwa and broke their huts and livelihood means. The Police who were present did not attempt to stop this mob from causing this violence. Hiru TV showed the destruction of the huts of the Muslims. Here again, Ven. Gnanasara Thero insulted Allah subahanauwa ta’aala in the most demeaning words by talking about Allah’s balls. His exact words were, ” They have placed Allah’s Balls here. They say there is no physical being called Allah and yet, they have kept his balls here”. Defaming of Allah subahanauwa ta’aala, is the most blasphemous insult that no Muslim will tolerate. Police complaints have been made with video evidence and the they have failed to take any action yet.

15th May 2017 – Attack on the Muslim Village of Selvanagar in the Trincomalee District.

The entire Muslim population of Selva Nagar in Thoppur (Tricomalee District, bordering Seruvila and Muthur electorate) has been threatened by a mob from outside led by Buddhist monks.  A large number of Muslims have fled the area due to this intimidation. The local temple (Pansala) currently owns six acres and they are now attempting to claim 49 acres of Muslim lands insisting that these are archeological sites. Muslims have been living and in possession of these lands for over a hundred years. Residents claim that these extremists are trying to drive them out as the LTTE did during the ethnic conflict.

15th May.2017 – A fire had broken in Panadura Mosque .

It is suspected that extremist elements may have attempted to set the mosque on fire using a petrol bomb. This is the second petrol bomb attack. They had also set alight a garbage dump close by. No police action has been initiated.

15th May 2017 – Masked men attack Kohilawatta Ibrahim Jumma Mosque – Unidentified men had arrived on motorbikes and attempted to attack the mosque. When some workers who were doing some renovations came out, they had left on their bikes..

16th May 2017 – Insults Allah:

Once again, Ven. Gnanasara Thero insults Allah subahanauwa ta’aala in the most demeaning way at a press conference.

16th May 2017 – Attack on Muslim Selva Nagar in Thoppur

A large group of Buddhist extremists numbering about 200 had gone to Selva Nagar in Thoppur with clubs and swords and caused extensive damage to 16 houses and property. No police action has been taken despite several complaints.

16th May 2017 – Gang Attacks Kohilawatte Mosque

The Kohilawatte Mosque, in Sedawatte, was attacked with stones and clubs, around 1:30 p.m.  by an unidentified gang, resulting in extensive damage, Wellampitiya Police has been provided CCTV footage of the attack and no arrests have been made as yet.

May 17  2017 – Two Shops In Panadura Attacked

Two Muslim owned shops were attacked in Panadura and extensive damage caused to its furniture, equipment and fittings. One was a bakery and the other was a communications facility.

May 18th 2017 – Last Chance Electrical showroom burnt

The Last Chance show room in Wennappuwa has been set on fire and burnt down completely on the night of 17th May. The losses are estimated at several millions.

21st May 2017 – Mallawapitiya mosque in  Kurunegala  Attacked

A procession led by Ven. Gnanasra, which was going to Ibbagamuwa, was stopped by police. There after, Ven. Gnanasara and other Buddhist extremists claimed that they were being stopped at the call of the Muslims and abused in raw filth. They called on the crowd that had gathered to attack the Muslims. Six petrol bombs had been hurled at the Mallawapitiya mosque causing damage. Police have not arrested anyone yet.

21st May 2017 – A Cosmetic Shop in Elpitiya burnt.

A cosmetic store owned by a Muslim has been set on fire causing extensive damage and millions in losses. Police have still failed to make a comprehensive investigation.

22nd May 2017 – A leather Store in Wijerama Junction, Maharagama set on fire.

A leather store belonging to a Muslim at Wijerama Junction, Maharagama has been set on fire during the night and completely burnt. Losses are estimated to run in to millions.

22nd May 2017 – A shop been set on fire in Kahawatta.

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Sri Lanka continues hunt for controversial Buddhist monk
Source: Xinhua| 2017-06-07 16:39:25|Editor: xuxin

COLOMBO, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government said on Wednesday that the police were continuing search operations to hunt for a controversial Buddhist monk wanted for making alleged hate speeches and attacks against the minorities in the island country.

Cabinet spokesperson Rajitha Senaratne said according to information, the General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena, Galagodaatte Gnanasara Thero, was in the country but was still in hiding.

"I do not know why there is a delay but police are continuing to search for him," Senaratne said.
He added that there was an arrest warrant against the monk.

Gnanasara Thero's party is accused of instigating a recent wave of hate attacks against the country's Muslim minority.

"He is wanted in connection with obstruction of justice, hate speech and several other crimes," the police said in a statement recently.

His party, the BBS, said Gnanasara had gone into hiding fearing he could be assassinated.
"The monk is at a secret location," BBS spokesman Dilantha Vithanage told reporters in Colombo last week.
"We have told him not to venture out as he could be assassinated after he is arrested."

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Govt. minister protecting Gnanasara Thera: Rajtha  


Cabinet Spokesman and Health Minister, Rajitha Senaratne said today a warrant has been issued for the arrest of Bodu Bala Sena leader Galagodatte Gnanasara Thera and CID detectives have been deployed to take him into custody over allegations of inciting religious and racial hatred.

Responding to a journalist at yesterday’s weekly news briefing, he said it would be a difficult task for the police to arrest him if he was being protected by a minister.

Journalist: There are media reports that he is being protected by a minister.

Spokesman: Possible. That is why the police have been unable to arrest him. Sri Lanka is not such a big country nor were there so many hiding places for him to hide.

Journalist: Why only Gnanasara Thera. Why don't the police arrest Tamil and Muslim racists?
Minister: He has been directed to appear in Court to answer allegations made against him by the Police. His language is extremely insulting and he has called Muslims Thambiyas and Marakkalayas. He has also allegedly attempted to incite people against other ethnic groups. The Muslim and Tamil politicians have not done that but have demanded their rights. Talking about your rights or making a statement to that effect will not create divisions among people.

Journalist: Mosques have been attacked even after Gnanasara Thera has gone under ground. That means he is not responsible for the attacks.

Minister: True. But anyone who wants to prove his innocence can attack a mosque. He said some Eastern Muslim MPs met him recently to complain about the attacks on Muslims and he will discuss the matter with them shortly and appraise the President and the Prime Minister on this matter.
(Sandun A. Jayasekera)
 

பிரித்தானிய பிற்போக்குக்கு விழுந்த பேரிடி

 

Corbyn said May had called the election to assert her authority. “She wanted a mandate. Well the mandate she’s got is lost Conservative seats, lost votes, lost support and lost confidence. I would have thought that is enough for her to go.”

UK Economic model is broken- and our leaders know it

Aditya Chakrabortty

Britain’s economic model is broken: this is our first post-crash election

Pundits pretend that Corbyn and May are poles apart. But both understand that the financial crisis changed everything – and a new ideological era is beginning.

 

'' The Conservative manifesto is closer to Labour’s than at any point since the second world war ''  

To see what I mean, open Theresa May’s manifesto. Straight away, she gets stuck into the “burning injustices” of modern Britain, demands “a modern industrial strategy” and a country “in which work pays, with a higher national living wage and proper rights and protections at work”. Just five paragraphs in, and she’s using language that would have made Gordon Brown stutter. This is the same Tory prime minister who wants a cap on energy prices, talks about “a new centre ground”, and investigates the Victorian practices of the gig economy’s overlords.

Something bigger is happening here than the usual Punch v Judy. Kevin Farnsworth, a social scientist at the University of York, has put the manifestos for the two main parties from every election since 1945 through a cutting-edge piece of software – then asked it to assess how alike they were in concepts and phrases. The result? The Conservative manifesto is closer to Labour’s than at any point since the second world war.

Who should I vote for? The UK election manifestos compared

A summary of the key pledges made by political parties in the run-up to the UK general election

           

Saying ain’t doing, of course. To see how little a promise can be worth, just ask Nick Clegg about tuition fees. Yet manifestos remain the clearest summaries of what each party is thinking. And in 2017, May’s Conservatives are a world away from the Cameroons. No more wish fulness about a “big society”, nor any bluster about a “long-term economic plan”.

May’s Conservatives worry about fairness, left-behind regions and depressed wages – just like Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour. I can critique her solutions – indeed, give me a minute and I shall – but that one fact marks a massive break with previous elections.

Unlike when David Cameron battled Ed Miliband, the country this pair of party leaders see is more alike than it is different. Both Corbyn and May look out on a workforce that is still poorer than it was in 2008; provinces and nations whose economies are mere feedstock for the spivs up from London; and a public deemed too uncouth for the tailored professionals of Westminster.Let me put it another way: this is Britain’s first post-crash election. Over the decade since the collapse of Northern Rock, one or both parties have pretended that things are basically fine; that the game isn’t rigged; that a few tweaks will fix the clearly malfunctioning economic model. This election is the first in which both party leaders drop the happy-clappy, catch up with just how bad things have got – and, at last, grope around for fixes.The point at which the false beliefs of Westminster bumped into the solid reality of Britain will be marked up as June 2016, when the de-industrialised and disenfranchised communities of south Wales and the north-east delivered Brexit for the coffee-morning pensioners and bug-eyed libertarians of the south. Of all the contenders for the Tory leadership, May was the first to see that the vote was a register of popular discontent.

It takes decades for an ideology to die – but among the power elites of London, you can finally see it happening. What the cultural theorist Jeremy Gilbert calls “The Long 90s” – the decade and a half that began with the fall of the Berlin Wall and ended with the collapse of RBS – – and that spanned Tony Blair, The Fast Show, garden decking, golden rules for public spending and an ever-growing finance sector – is coming to a close.

What replaces it is a much harder question. It took a Miliband for Labour to fess up that Britain’s economic model – for which, under Blair and Brown, it was heavily responsible – was broken. May is clearly way out in front of her party, and the confusion is daubed all over her manifesto. The Tories want to stand up for the little guy, while cutting taxes for big corporations: to invest more, even while sticking to an austerity programme. May clearly wants to leave open the option to raise taxes, while Michael Fallon believes that option should be shut down – now..

 Mayism could mean Brexit Britain renaming itself Poundland – cheap goods and cheap workers – or it might mean a reversion to some kind of one-nation Toryism. Her party just doesn’t know. Were it not for the Tories’ slim majority, their crisis would be far more exposed. The sofa class don’t do political economy, more’s the pity, but if they did they’d see the contradictions of Conservatism in 2017. The party of capital is now pursuing a policy – hard Brexit – hated by capital. The political arm of the City is about to rip a hole through the City. All these paradoxes are given almost physical representation on our tellies every night by May herself – a populist who doesn’t actually like people.

As a non-believer in New Labour, Corbyn has no such ideological awkwardness, while John McDonnell is one of the few people in the Labour party who didn’t subcontract out their economic thinking to Brown and Ed Balls. But still, their team admit they have a way to go in rethinking Britain’s economy – and they are having to do so against a famously hostile parliamentary party. The result is Corbyn’s manifesto, which is chiefly remarkable for its unabashed defence of basic social democratic values. It’s the programme you imagine Brown would like to have delivered – if only he hadn’t been so busy triangulating.

 

But behind the scenes, the party is doing much deeper thinking. I have seen an internal Labour report commissioned by McDonnell. It forms one part of what could be a far more radical programme after Thursday night. Some of the lines in it will give the Daily Mail stories for days – such as calling for a overhaul of the BBC trust (which is “dominated by appointees from the corporate and financial sectors”) and hundreds of millions in public money to be spent on establishing workers co-ops. For the sympathetic reader, however, it contains some of the most imaginative thinking around economic democracy to come out of the party in decades (not saying much, sadly). In that, it sits alongside the speeches made by Corbyn’s team last week about the need for “industrial patriotism”, and to give public backing to new sectors.

All of this is miles away from exit polls and ballot counts in draughty school halls. But the bottom line is this: anyone who hoped 2016, the year of Trump and Brexit, was a one-off in political volatility is about to be mightily disappointed. What lies ahead is a long period of flux as both Labour and Tories grapple with what a post-crash Britain should do. It will be rough and bumpy – but necessary for their survival. Although it may not look that way from the studio sofas.

Source: The Guardian UK

Trump weighs in on Qatar rift with Gulf neighbours

US President Donald Trump throws his weight behind efforts to isolate Qatar over claims it supports 'extremism'.

06 Jun 2017 18:31 GMT

 

Trump's statement contradicts US government's call for a dialogue to solve the Gulf crisis [Reuters]

US President Donald Trump has weighed on the ongoing diplomatic dispute with Qatar and neighbouring Gulf countries led by Saudi Arabia, saying his trip to the Middle East is "already paying off".

In a series of posts on Twitter on Tuesday, Trump referenced Qatar when he said leaders of the Middle East have stated that they "would take a hard line on funding extremism".

"During my recent trip to the Middle East I stated that there can no longer be funding of Radical Ideology. Leaders pointed to Qatar - look!" Trump said.

"So good to see the Saudi Arabia visit with the King and 50 countries already paying off. They said they would take a hard line on funding......extremism, and all reference was pointing to Qatar. Perhaps this will be the beginning of the end to the horror of terrorism!"

The Qatari government has no immediate response to Trump's tweet.

Meanwhile, the Pentagon said it is grateful to Qatar for support of US military presence and "enduring commitment to regional security".

Qatar and Saudi alongside five other countries are currently locked in a diplomatic dispute, over Doha's role in the region.  

Conflicting US message

Al Jazeera's Patty Culhane, reporting from Washington DC, said the latest post of Trump only complicates effort to diffuse the situation.

"This is not just a tweet," Culhane said, adding that it could signal a US foreign policy shift towards a Gulf ally, which hosts the largest American base in the Middle East.

"We will be watching. I can tell you from the defence department perspective, from the Secretary of State perspective, they don't want this [dispute] to continue.

US says Trump 'committed to resolving' Gulf Arab diplomatic crisis

"They want the sides to de-escalate. This couple of tweets does exactly the opposite."

Our correspondent also said that Trump's latest statement shows that he is not in line with people in his own administration.

"Just because the president tweets something it does not mean that it is changing the foreign policy. That may sound strange but thats where we at in this new era of social media."

On Monday, Dana Shell Smith, US ambassador to Qatar, posted an embassy statement saying that the "US supports Qatar's efforts in combating terrorism financing, and appreciates its role in coalition against ISIL."

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had also issued a statement encouraging the parties involved in the Gulf dispute to sit down and address their differences.

Only last May 21, Trump met with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani in Saudi Arabia.

During the meeting, Al Jazeera's Culhane reported, the US leader "bragged about how much military equipment the US sold" to Qatar.

"If you believe that they are the sole funder of extremism, it seems unlikely that you would want to supply them weapons."

In 2015, the US sold an estimated $17bn worth of weapons to Qatar, representing 42.5 percent of total US arms sales that year.

On May 21, Trump met with leaders of the Middle East and its allies in Saudi Arabia [Reuters]

Source: Al Jazeera

 

Russia to sell missile system to NATO member Turkey

S-400 Triumph: Russia to sell missile system to NATO member Turkey

Russia and Turkey have agreed on all technical aspects of purchasing the S-400 Triumph, the world’s leading anti-ballistic missile system.  

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Negotiations have been taking place since 2016 and now both sides have to deal with the money matter as each missile system costs $500 million.

 

According to CEO of Rostec Corporation Sergey Chemezov, Ankara is ready to buy the S-400 Triumph with a loan if it’s granted by Moscow.

 

Meanwhile, Turkey also wants to get joint production of the anti-ballistic missile system on its territory. Yet Russia isn’t ready to agree on this issue.  

 

The S-400 Triumph (or SA-21 Growler) is capable of intercepting all types of warplanes and rockets, including fifth generation fighter jets and ballistic missiles, at a range of 400 km.

It’s also the only system in the world that can hit targets at heights ranging from five meters to 40 km.

Source: RIA Novosti

 

 

Woman rushed to hospital after being raped in north London park

Woman rushed to hospital after being raped in north London park

A woman was rushed to hospital after being raped in a park in north London, police said.

Officers and paramedics were scrambled to the scene in Camden Gardens shortly after 11pm on Sunday.

The victim, aged in her 40s, was rushed to a central London hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.

The park was cordoned off while officers investigated the alleged incident. The crime scene remained in place on Monday morning.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “The victim is being supported by specialist officers.

“No arrests have been made. Enquiries continue.”

Source: ES

காஸ்மீர்- NIA raids: Resistance leaders’ meet thwarted

NIA raids: Resistance leaders’ meet thwarted

 

*Road leading to Geelani’s house blocked

*Mirwaiz under house arrest;

*Malik detained

*Trio calls for protest after Friday prayers

ABID BASHIR

Srinagar, Publish Date: Jun 6 2017 12:23AM

File Photo-NIA

Police thwarted on Monday a meeting of the Joint Resistance Leadership, who were scheduled to announce their response to the raids conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) during the past two days.

The leaders, Syed Ali Geelani, Yasin Malik and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, were scheduled to meet representatives of the business community also and later address a press conference at the Hyderpora residence of Geelani.

However, a big police contingent deployed outside Geelani’s residence did not let anyone to move towards his house.

Geelani has been confined to his residence for most part of the past seven years.

Mirwaiz had already been placed under house arrest at his Srinagar residence, while Malik was detained by police at his Maisuma residence.

Media advisor to Hurriyat (M) Advocate Shahidul Islam, whose house was raided by an NIA team, too had been placed under house arrest on Sunday.

NIA has claimed that it recovered cash and other valuables during these raids on the residences of pro-freedom leaders, activists and a few businessmen in Delhi, Haryana, Jammu and Srinagar.

A Hurriyat Conference (G) spokesman said that several other leaders and activists of the amalgam, including Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai, Peer Saif Ullah, Ayaz Akbar, Muhammad Altaf Shah, Raja Meraj u Din, Muhamad Ashraf Laya and Omer Adil Dar, were confined to their homes by government forces.

He said a posse of policemen entered the office of the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Geelani’s organization, which operates from his Hyderpora residence.

“We strongly condemn these arbitrary measures. These curbs and restrictions are unjustified and illogical,” the spokesman said in a statement.

Calling the restrictions as “state-sponsored terrorism”, the statement said that by choking space and strangulating genuine voices, the authorities are following their “fascist dogma, thus creating anarchy in state”.

A JKLF spokesman said that Malik spoke to a few reporters before his detention and told them that “police started an oppressive campaign against the leadership from Sunday evening”.

 “These arrests, house arrests and other oppressive measures are a glaring example of J&K being run according to martial law,” he said.

“It has become a custom of rulers to suppress every voice before it is raised and this suppression is naked fascism and state-sponsored terrorism,” the spokesman said.

Reacting to the arrests and curbs on the meeting, a Hurriyat Conference (M) spokesman said, “Mirwaiz was scheduled to attend the joint resistance meeting at Geelani’s residence. But the anti-Kashmiri state resorted to its usual tactic of curbing the leadership through force, once again showing that Kashmir is ruled by the forces’ might.”

 ‘PROTEST ON FRIDAY’

The resistance leadership has asked people to demonstrate after Friday prayers against the raids conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) during the past two days.

The call for the protest came after the government forces thwarted a meeting between the resistance leadership and business leaders who were scheduled to discuss the raids on Monday.

The NIA has claimed it recovered cash and other valuables during these raids, which began after a TV sting operation claimed that a few resistance leaders admitted to receiving funds from Pakistan for the resistance.

“Syed Ali Geelani continues to be under house arrest and all roads leading to his house were firmly sealed. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was once again put under house arrest and Muhammad Yasin Malik was arrested and lodged in sub jail Kothi Bagh,” said a statement issued by the Joint Resistance Leadership.

“Not allowing the Joint Resistance Leadership to meet has become the norm for the state authorities who have to keep up the farce of normalcy through repression at the bidding of their masters in New Delhi, as they will be shown the door.”

“The leadership said post-Friday prayers, peaceful protest should be held across Kashmir against the witch-hunt, coercion and intimidation of resistance activists, leaders and members of the business community.”

The people will also protest, the statement said, against “India electronic media’s propaganda war against Kashmiris and its shameless attempt to discredit people’s freedom struggle”.

The joint leadership said the people and the leadership will continue to pursue their movement for the right to self-determination till it is achieved.

Referring to the raids being conducted by the NIA, the statement said, “Such moves to intimidate and harass pro-freedom leaders and activists is the government of India’s admission that it has not been able to politically defeat the people's struggle for freedom in J&K.”

“The government of India has completely failed in crushing the people's revolt, despite its largest military concentration in J&K which has unleashed a reign of terror and has been torturing the people for the past seven decades,” the statement said.

“Yet all repressive means and methods adopted to defeat or subdue the people and leadership’s unflinching resolve and commitment to their struggle for freedom have miserably failed. Kashmirs are defiant.  They have made up their mind that they will get their fundamental right even if they are killed, blinded, tortured, maimed, made to disappear, jailed, terrorized, harassed, beaten or humiliated ,” it added.

The Leadership said the people will not be “terrorized into submission”.

“The chief of the Indian army openly said that the army is here to instill fear in the people and his political colleagues in power endorsed that all is fair in war and it is the discretion of the army to take action as they deem fit in the war zone of Kashmir,” the statement said.

“After these brazen admissions of being at war with unarmed civilian population of Kashmir and ‘all being fair’ in such an unequal war, it comes as no surprise that this government can stoop to any level or employ any bullying means to intimidate pro-freedom activists and leaders and traders in order to shift focus from the people's revolt against forcible control,” the statement said.

The Leadership said the government of India was not interested in resolving the issue but had been “making efforts to malign and sideline the resistance leadership”.

“The high-decibel propaganda, rather vilification campaign against the people of Kashmir, leadership, business community, the youth and students now by Indian electronic media, whose interests are backed by the government of India and many of who are on the payroll of their agencies, is part of an aggressive strategy aimed at undermining and weakening the people's movement and distort the narrative of the Kashmir dispute,” the statement said.

The life for the pro-freedom leadership, activists and workers was never to be expected to be “a bed of roses” and they will be the targets of those suffering from the “arrogance of power”, the statement said.

“Incarceration, solitary confinements, detentions or worse is and will be their fate. They experience it daily. And like those they lead, their commitment to the cause of self-determination for people is firm and their promise to represent the just cause and work towards its resolution made to the people and the creator will last as long as they live. The leadership is ready to face every challenge thrown its way,” the statement said.