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| Holding one liable for wrongs of his brother | | JK Police style: | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, April 26: Nobody should be condemned for wrongs of others. This is what the law says. But who cares. In this neglected state, the police hold a person responsible for the `wrongs’ committed by his brother and have the gut to admit it in an open court.
Explaining law of jungle beautifully, a text book of fourth standard narrates the story of a goat that dares to drink from a stream. The lion sees it and asks why she polluted the water. The goat pleads her case leaving no room for the lion to harm her. The lion finally says that your father had polluted it and eats the poor goat.
Aijaz War’s elder brother was affiliated with Hizbul Mujhideen. Another brother of War is a political activist. Aijaz has been denied passport because the police sees his brothers as a threat to security of state.
However, War is not the only sufferer. According to informed sources around 80,000 Kashmiris have been blacklisted by the secret police. The police have a book that enlists the names of the persons who can never get the travel documents. The book is also called `red Book’ and it gets fatter with every passing day.
In 2009, the Book had only 60,000 names. Last year, according to informed sources around 15000 names were added and this year till date the book has swelled by 5000 names. The “Red Book” actually is a `black list’ which the establishment calls Security Index. Persons in this list cannot get travel documents and cannot, therefore, go out of the country, not even for pilgrimage. According to human rights defenders, right to travel is guaranteed under international law. “Article 12 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR, 1966), which has been signed and ratified by India reads: “Every one has a right to leave the country including his own and this right should not be restricted to any restrictions.” But, the talk of international covenants makes no difference for the persons in the “Red Book”. In 2009 the police denied clearance to 400 aspiring Hajj pilgrims-they were either in the “Security Index” or have relatives who do or in some cases bear names “similar” to the ones mentioned in the list. Even minors related to those in the list have been denied travel documents. In 2010 around one hundred pilgrims were denied clearance. Legal experts suggest judicial recourse. Although it has worked in some cases but by and large, the authorities have not honoured the court orders.The denial of passports to many a student has marred their career. The `Red Book’ also haunts a number of businessmen, lawyers and journalists.
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