In the Shadow of Violence....

After a Sumptous Sunday lunch (tat too with mom’s special delicacy of fish pulusu and fish iguru …hello the specials are to welcome my Sister JJ) and smsing rather warning my frenz not to disturb me for the next 3 hrs as I wud b busy (u guessed it right!!!!) and was waiting for my Royal siesta.

Torpidly I picked up the Sunday Edition of The Hindu which has not yet been unfolded by any one at home. Was going through some articles and felt that the Magazine edition shall help me to induce to sleep. As I was skimming through the edition I found one particular article attracted my attention , an article which was describing the plight of ordinary citizens in Kashmir and the ordeals being faced by them.

Its disheartening to learn that they are being subjected to many kinds of human rights violation leave apart the trauma caused to them by the Militant Section. Even the CRPF, Border Security forces who are assumed to be their saviors are trying to take unfair advantage of them just because their pleas go unheard off.

I was petrified to learn about something called APDP.

APDP…is the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons in Kashmir.

Currently about 8000 to 10000 Youth have been picked up for interrogation by various Security Agencies and have never returned home nor have been declared dead officially. Their Parents have started to raise a Protest to enquire about the well being of these youth and are being paid deaf ear.

In the light of Elections being held in Kashmir and given the fact that this time the Voting audience have increased in many districts, the need of the hour is to have a government which shall hear their pleas and take up necessary actions to at least make these parents feel that they have not done any mistake by electing this Govt by risking their lives. Irrespective of whether its National Conference or Congree or PDP hope their pleas are heard to restore people's faith back in Democracy.

Imagine if there had been one of us or any of our jaan pehchaan in that list of APDP how debilitating would that experience be. If I don’t call back my home by 9 Pm itself my mom and sis ring my mobile up n number of times, how enervating would it be when ur brother/Son/father/lover was there in that list and we form a part of APDP trying to connect loose ends only to pray that they are safe somewhere on this planet.

Hope the Newly elected Governament restores the faith levied upon them. 

 P.s: Blog drafted on Sunday afternoon...postin it today :-)