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| Will Kashmiri youth listen to sane advice of CRPF? | | | | Well will the youth in Kashmir listen to the advice from top functionaries of the CRPF who has suggested to the enraged youth in the valley to stop targeting security forces with stones? And this advice or suggestion seems to be genuine in the light of Kashmir centric politicians blaming the security forces for making use of pellet guns. And Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, has had detailed meetings with several central ministers, including the Prime Minister during the last two days, simply to persuade them to direct the security forces including the Army to deal with the protesting youth in a humane manner. Is it possible for the security forces to be hit by stones from the crowds without using their pellet guns? Certainly not because security personnel are not on duty to get either killed or injured. That is the reason for the top functionaries of the CRPF to suggest to the protesters to desist from resorting to st one pelting because in case the security forces remain mute they would be blamed for allowing the law and order to assume alarming dimensions. In such a situation those very leaders who wish security forces to adopt restraint and deal with the situation in a humane way will not hesitate berating the security forces for allowing the security scenario to deteriorat. Senior functionaries of the CRPF have urged the Kashmiri youth to desist from pelting stones on forces as that was the "best" alternative to pump action (pellet) guns that are being used by force personnel for crowd control in the Valley. "The best alternative to pellet guns is that people should not come and throw stones," is new suggestion from the CRPF The CRPF leadership was responding to a question whether there can be alternative to use of pellet guns for crowd control in Kashmir. Senior functionaries of the CRPF said all the law and order components of CRPF were using deflector-fitted pump action guns, locally called as pellet guns in Kashmir. "Whatever the number of pellet guns have been given to all CRPF law and order components in Kashmir, are fitted with deflectors and pellets are fired in a lower direction. But, people naturally get hit by pellets when they bent down to pick stones," After 2016 unrest left hundreds of youth blinded partially or fully, police and CRPF had introduced deflectors to minimise the damage to protestors and avoid pellets from going above the waist level. "We caution people not to lend support to militant activity by trying to divert attention from the major threat to society. They should avoid stone pelting as stone pelting incident lead to loss of lives," CRPF leadership revealed. Those versed in history of Kashmir believe that , "Stone pelting was not a new issue in the Valley and its pattern keeps changing." "Today it (stone pelting) is here and tomorrow there and today fewer people resort to stone pelting and tomorrow more people will indulge in it. The situation keeps changing. But CRPF has been dealing with such issues and will continue to deal with it," According to the senior functionaries of the CRPF there was need of public cooperation and asked youth to desist from stone pelting on forces. "Only thing needed is public trust and cooperation. People should not come under provocation and resort to illegal acts. Because these acts - stone pelting and threatening people -- are unlawful. Those restoring to stone pelting can be punished. The youth should desist from resorting to such acts so that there is no threat to peaceful atmosphere," officers stated. Saner elements in Kashmir suggest to the youth youth should focus on their future, education and ensure their names don't figure in police records for unlawful acts"There are lot of options in the country. Youth can study in Kashmir or outside. They should search for better opportunities and take benefit out of it. Instead of going towards the wrong path or come under any provocation," Police and CRPF have come under severe criticism from civil society and human rights groups over use of pellet guns to control protestors in Kashmir. Human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) has called for an immediate ban on the use of pellet gun against protestors in Valley. |
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