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(NYTimes) The police say members of a paramilitary force in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir opened fire Monday on hundreds of villagers who were protesting against frequent power shortages, killing one person and wounding two others. The police told The Times of India that members of the Central Industrial Security Force, hired to guard a power plant in the Baramulla district, began shooting as the protesters shouted slogans outside the plant’s main gate. Kashmir faces power shutdowns of up to 16 hours a day despite bitterly cold winter weather.
 
(NYTimes) The police say members of a paramilitary force in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir opened fire Monday on hundreds of villagers who were protesting against frequent power shortages, killing one person and wounding two others. The police told The Times of India that members of the Central Industrial Security Force, hired to guard a power plant in the Baramulla district, began shooting as the protesters shouted slogans outside the plant’s main gate. Kashmir faces power shutdowns of up to 16 hours a day despite bitterly cold winter weather.

Great job done by CISF :tup:
 
^ What kind of democracy shoots at unarmed protesters.

Those people don't knw hw to protest ,if people have power shortage problems means they can protest infront of state govt.assembly/chief minister office/electrical board minister office/Secretariat or even u can block the road, but wat they did?. They knw well that power station is guarded by paramilitary forces their duty is to secure the assets at any cost then why they are gng there? wats is the purpose of gng?. If the mob set fire at power station means who will take responsibility ?IMO CISF did their duty well no issues.

If govt. is corrupted means is it fair to protest infront of CBI/anti corruption office? if govt. hiked the petrol price means is it fair to protest infront of HP/INDIAN OIL company?. People should learn hw to approach the hierarchy.
 
Peace broken in Kashmir as forces fire on protesters
Killing by security forces outside power station could reignite separatist unrest in disputed region


The fragile peace in India's disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir was broken yesterday when security forces opened fire on demonstrators protesting against electricity power shortages, killing a 25-year old man and injuring two others.

Anger has been spreading across the mountainous region, where temperatures have dropped to near freezing, since unusually heavy power cuts were imposed last month. Yesterday's demonstration was outside a power project at Uri near Boniyar, 90kms from the state's summer capital of Srinagar.

Members of the Central Industrial Security Force opened fire when a group of about 500 protesters marched towards the project's main gate. This is a central government force hired by the National Hydro Power Corporation and has little experience of handling the delicate situation in Kashmir, where there have been demands for some form of autonomy from India for over 60 years.

B R Sharma, the state's home secretary, said five CISF personnel, including a sub-inspector, had been arrested. "The incident could have been avoided if CISF men had co-ordination with state police," he said.

Street riots escalated in 2008, culminating in more than 100 civilians being killed in 2010. That cycle of violence was broken last summer, partly because Kashmir police and paramilitary forces were retrained to curb their previously heavy-handed tactics when dealing with usually young, stone-throwing rioters. But there is now a risk that the protests could be used by leaders of Kashmir's autonomy movement, and opposition political parties, to revive street demonstrations.

Last week police used tear and pepper gas to clear protesters who had burnt tyres and blocked a highway linking Srinagar to the winter capital of Jammu at Ganderbal, the constituency of Omar Abdullah, the state's chief minister. A government Power Development Department building was attacked in Srinagar. Demonstrations were also reported from districts across Kashmir and these are now expected to spread following yesterday's killing.

Under the new electricity schedule, power cuts of 72 to 96 hours a week have been imposed in many areas where usage is not metered, and 24 hours where new digital meters have been installed. However, residents are complaining that the cuts have been more extensive than the schedules – in some cases lasting for 15 hours – and that they are far more severe than in previous years.

Last Thursday, Mr Abdullah blamed the shortages partly on the sort of extensive theft of electricity that is widespread across India. "People should realise that by indulging in such acts they are making life miserable for others," he said. He responded to criticisms of the government from Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, a leading Muslim cleric who heads a pro-autonomy party, by asking him to "issue a fatwa against those who indulge in power theft".

Power distribution losses due to the poor network account for more than 58 per cent of the state's power generation, which amounts to only 758 megawatts compared with peak demand of more than 2,100 megawatts. During winters, local hydro power generation drops to around 300 megawatts because of reduced discharge from rivers and this winter the situation is more serious because of unusually dry weather.

Rising tensions: timeline

April 2011: More than 3,000 officers are trained in non-lethal methods of crowd control, including the use of water cannon and tear gas.

February 2011: A key highway is blocked by protesters over the death of a 21-year-old man at the hands of the army.

July 2010 The imposition of a curfew is followed by days of violent clashes that leave at least 25 protesters dead and dozens injured.

June 2010: Thousands march through Srinagar after a 17-year-old student was killed in the crossfire between protesters and police.

Rosie Scammell

Peace broken in Kashmir as forces fire on protesters - Asia - World - The Independent
 
CISF should not have fired.
But most pakistanis seem to ignore many other news from India.

It is shameful, but police in many states use live bullets to disperse crowd. It has happened in west bengal(farmers), haryana(farmers) and in many other places due to SEZs.
It is hardly a matter of consolation, but kashmir is nothing special in this regard.
I am mindful of the excesses of forces there, but dont paint everything in same brush.
 
its selective reading by pakistanis when kashmir is in the topic.

@pakistanis : its nothing to do with freedom guys. its just governance issue which is a norm in any other part of india or pakistan :rofl:
 
(NYTimes) The police say members of a paramilitary force in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir opened fire Monday on hundreds of villagers who were protesting against frequent power shortages, killing one person and wounding two others. The police told The Times of India that members of the Central Industrial Security Force, hired to guard a power plant in the Baramulla district, began shooting as the protesters shouted slogans outside the plant’s main gate. Kashmir faces power shutdowns of up to 16 hours a day despite bitterly cold winter weather.

gr8..kill em all :sniper: ...kill all those whose loyality belongs to our enemy nations.:tup:
 

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