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| Facebook users continue to worry Govt | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, April 8: The use of social networking websites by Kashmiri youth continues to worry the authorities. Expecting a repeat of last summer’s agitation, the government, according to informed sources is trying its best to tackle the problem. However, most of the users use pseudonyms making the jobs of security agencies all the more difficult.
During last years summer agitation the Kashmiri youth used the websites to `apprise the world’ of the developments in Kashmir. Hundreds of photographs and videos showing men in uniform using force against the people were uploaded. A video also showed some Kashmiri youth being stripped by the personnel of Central Reserve Police Personnel (CRPF). The video caused embarrassment to the government of India so much so that the Union Home Minister had to issue a statement questioning the authenticity of the video.
A senior police official admitted that the users of Face book andTwitter had been giving sleepless nights to the authorities. He alsoadmitted his failure in taking action against such users. “Most of thepersons use pseudonyms”, he said.
The use of these websites has been a cuase of worry for the army as well. The Army has taken strong exception to the use of social websites by Kashmiri youth who, according to the Corps Commander of 15Corps indulge in ant-national activities and incite violence.
The Corps Commander, Lt General SA Hasnain while addressing a function in South Kashmir on February 2 said that the Face book and Twitter users in particular were maligning the image of the security forces operating in very difficult conditions in Jammu Kashmir.
The Commander said most of the users were persons who wanted Kashmir
to remain on boil all time for their vested interests. “They do not want peace to return to the state”, he said.
This is the first time when the Army has objected to use of social network websites by Kashmiris. The police also took into custody several Face book users for `inciting violence’. However, all of them were set free after preliminary questioning.
Informed sources said the government was worried about the possibilityof a repeat of 2010 summer agitation.
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