Friday 12 September 2014

Is the Army only rescuing VIPs in J&K ?
Some people are criticizing the army for allegedly rescuing only V.I.Ps in J&K
 In this connection I had a detailed discussion with my friend Iftekhar Gilani, of DNA newspaper, who is himself a Kashmiri.
 He told me that what is being said is partially true, but that is for two reasons
1. The State Government officials have to be rescued first, because the State Government Administration cannot function without its officials.
 The Finance Minister of the State Government, Mr. Abdul Rahim Rather, and the D.I.G. Police, Srinagar,were rescued only yesterday. The State Revenue Minister, Mr. Ali Mohd. Sagar, the State Tourism Minister, Mr. Ghulam Ahmed Mir, and several other officials are yet to be rescued.
  I asked Iftekhar about the role oIs the Army only rescuing VIPs in J&K ?
Some people are criticizing the army for allegedly rescuing only V.I.Ps in J&K
 In this connection I had a detailed discussion with my friend Iftekhar Gilani, of DNA newspaper, who is himself a Kashmiri.
 He told me that what is being said is partially true, but that is for two reasons
1. The State Government officials have to be rescued first, because the State Government Administration cannot function without its officials.
 The Finance Secretary of the State Government, Mr. Abdul Rahim Rather, and the D.I.G. Police, Srinagar,were rescued only yesterday. The State Revenue Secretary, Mr. Ali Mohd. Sagar, the State Tourism Secretary, Mr. Ghulam Ahmed Mir, and several other officials are yet to be rescued.
  I asked Iftekhar about the role of the army in the rescue and relief effort. He was all praise for the army, but said that the army, while doing a great job, is handicapped because many of its personnel are unfamiliar with the localities affected. For example, Khanpura is one of the badly affected localities in Srinagar, but most army people would not have even heard its name. The NDRF has gone for the first time to Kashmir So without the support of local state officials the army is facing great problems.
2. Outsiders have to be rescued first and sent out of Kashmir.This is as per the internationally acclaimed norms. For example, there are many Bihari and Bengali construction workers in Kashmir, and they have to be rescued first. There are also many tourists and visitors who came from other states of India or from foreign countries. These have all to be rescued first and sent out of Kashmir, before rescuing local peoplef the army in the rescue and relief effort. He was all praise for the army, but said that the army, while doing a great job, is handicapped because many of its personnel are unfamiliar with the localities affected. For example, Khanpura is one of the badly affected localities in Srinagar, but most army people would not have even heard its name. The NDRF has gone for the first time to Kashmir So without the support of local state officials the army is facing great problems.
2. Outsiders have to be rescued first and sent out of Kashmir.This is as per the internationally acclaimed norms. For example, there are many Bihari and Bengali construction workers in Kashmir, and they have to be rescued first. There are also many tourists and visitors who came from other states of India or from foreign countries. These have all to be rescued first and sent out of Kashmir, before rescuing local people

1 comment:

  1. Dear justice Katju,
    Do you think the big number of rescued persons could be only VIPs in J&K. Why did you have to seek info from reporter of DNA, you could have obtained this info from Defence web site.
    Regards,
    Brig SKS Rana.retd

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