Paid Media often portrays a
different picture !! eulogizing wrong people !!!
Hurriyat leader Naeem Khan has
been suspended from the party after an India Today TV expose showed him
admitting on camera that he had received funding from Pakistan to stoke unrest
in Kashmir Valley. Not just Naeem Khan, Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani
even suspended the National Front led by him from the separatist organisation. Khan
has continued to allege that the sting video is 'doctored' and has been
unavailable for comment after the India Today TV sting operation on May 15. In
the India Today TV expose, separatists Khan and Farooq Dar alias Bitta Karate
confessed to receiving money from Pakistan-based terror groups.
The Hurriyat called for an
emergency meeting on Saturday and summoned Naeem Khan, seeking his
clarification on the remark that had exposed the separatists and left the rank
and file of the Hurriyat rattled. A spokesperson of the separatist group said,
'Using his special powers (according to Hurriyat constitution), Geelani on
Saturday suspended the National Front from the basic membership of the Hurriyat
Conference until the clarification of all the related issues comes to the
fore.'
'Even though (Naeem) Khan has
raised questions over the veracity of the said clip (aired by India Today TV),
his membership will remain suspended and the suspension will come into force
with immediate effect in Srinagar and PoK chapter of Hurriyat. [source : http://www.dailymail.co.uk]
Tough situations
warrant tough reactions, and dangerous situations often, if not always, merit
daring actions. When Major Nitin Gogoi decided (and, mind you, it could not
have been anything other than a split-second decision) to use a civilian as a “human
shield” to protect his men from a stone-pelting mob, he was simply reacting to
a tough situation in a dangerous environment.
That our jawans are exposed to
these kind of dangers every day, not only at the precarious borders, but also
within the so-called protected confines of the country, is something we all
know. Unfortunately, however, most of us fail to
appreciate the gravity of such a situation, or deliberately choose to ignore
the perils associated with it, for the army personnel, of course, but, and
perhaps even more importantly, for the nation at large. And when someone
does try to understand the complexities of such a situation and chooses to
follow a path less treaded, he or she is accused of being insensitive to the
concerns of the ordinary people of the land, in gross violation of their human
rights. Or condemned for taking a stand contrary to that of the majority.
Contrarian or not, my opinion
on the Major Gogoi episode is clearly and unequivocally in favour of the
officer, who only did what was absolutely correct, and possibly the only sane
and logical course of action available to him, in the circumstances. The Indian Army has honoured Major Nitin
Leetul Gogoi of 53 Rashtriya Rifles who had tied a local youth in front of a
jeep last month in Kashmir as a human shield to avoid attack from
stone-pelters.
The Army has confirmed that he
was awarded COAS (Chief of Army Staff) commendation for sustained efforts in
counter-insurgency operations by Army Chief General Bipin Rawat during his
recent visit to Jammu and Kashmir.
Major who tied Kashmiri
civilian to jeep is rightly given clean
chit, Army brass believes he saved lives
Jai Hind, Jai Jawan !!
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