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India-Pakistan
Omar attacked on 'Martyrs' Day'
2008-07-14
Omar Abdullah, the leader of the pro-India National Conference party, came under attack on Sunday when scores of young Muslims threw stones at his party in a bid to prevent them from holding a ceremony in Srinagar's Martyrs' Graveyard.

Ten people were injured in the attack after police fired live ammunition in the air and used tear gas to disperse the thousands of protesters. Police Chief Kuldeep Khoda said pro-India supporters responded by throwing stones back at the separatists, adding that the police had to step in to separate the two factions. One news photographer was also injured during the clashes, said Bashir Ahmed, a senior police officer, adding that police had no reports of any injured protesters.

"We will not stop anyone from visiting Martyrs' Graveyard to offer homage, but we will not allow the disruption of order," said Khoda. July 13 is observed as 'Martyrs' Day' in Kashmir, and traditionally both separatists and pro-Indian Kashmiris commemorate it. It marks the day in 1931 when the region's Hindu king ordered 21 Kashmiri Muslims executed in a bid to put down an uprising. Later on Sunday, thousands of separatist supporters marched peacefully to the graveyard and chanted slogans of "We want freedom!" and "Long live Pakistan!"
Posted by:Fred

#1  "pro-India" depends on whether the party is in power at the time.

All Kashmiri parties are in the business of bad talking Delhi while harassing it for more money.

Kashmiris have the highest socio-economic indicators (health, education etc) of any state in India. They benefit from massive federal subsidies.

When in opposition, the party makes common cause with the terrorist supporters, thinking that will gain them votes. In power they act differently.

Omar Abdullah was a deputy Indian foreign minister. His opponent Mufti Sayeed was once the Indian federal home minister.
Both do not hesitate to bad mouth Delhi. Both rush to lay flowers at the graves of terrorists, many of them Punjabis from Pakistan.

Neither will condemn the Muslim bigotry that prevented a few acres of desolate land being used to erect temporary huts and toilets for Hindu pilgrims.

So while Kashmiri Muslims enjoy the lions share of India's Haj subsidy (which actually violates Sharia law), the Hindus endure this...


Posted by: john frum   2008-07-14 08:05  

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