What Jammu should do to end Kashmiri imperialism

It is high time that the Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti and people of Jammu change their strategy and adopt tactics to ensure the longevity of the agitation, which is nothing but revolutionary.


JAMMU, THE city of temples and it’s people are under siege for opposing the government decision on Amarnath land transfer. The anger of the people is justified and they have resorted to massive protests leading to violence and loss of life of at least five or six persons during the agitation.

However, it is high time that the Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti and people of Jammu change their strategy and adopt tactics to ensure the longevity of the agitation, which is nothing but revolutionary.

Amarnath land transfer issue has triggered a mini-revolt in Jammu province, which is akin to the civil disobedience movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930.

If this movement has to sustain and give practical results, then it is high time that the people of Jammu led by SAYSS borrow from Gandhian strategies of boycott and non-violence.

Taking a leaf from Gandhi’s notebook, the people of Jammu should resolve that they will hate and oppose the Kashmiri imperialism and but not the Kashmiris as human beings.

People of Jammu, cutting across party and religious lines should boycott Kashmiri leaders like Muftis, Abdullahs and the separatist leaders. But there should be no hate towards the ordinary Kashmiri people, who have suffered as much at the hands of these autocrats as the people of Jammu.

All official events, in which Kashmiri ministers and bureaucrats are present should be boycotted.
Opposition to Kashmiri bureaucrats, the steel frame of the Kashmir autocracy in the secretariat and outside it will also be a part of the Gandhian strategy. Jammu has been badly discriminated and suppressed by the Kashmiri bureaucracy and it is high time they be told to mind their business.

There shall be no sale of land in Jammu to Kashmiris and the land, which has been sold shall be taken back albeit peacefully. Products sold by Kashmiri elite such as carpets and handicrafts shall be boycotted across the board in Jammu.

Houses and shops will not be rented to Kashmiri elites, who enjoy the winters in Jammu and summers in Kashmir, while the ordinary residents of the state suffer throughout the year.
People of Jammu, especially Hindus, will bear no ill-will towards their Muslim brethren and ensure their safety, while protesting against the state government as well as the centre.

The people shall also oppose peacefully through Satyagrahas and picketing against the state governor NN Vohra. Black flags should be flown atop all houses to tell the government that its suppression will not be tolerated.

One needs to understand that violence and guns offers no solution, even after 20 years of terrorism, Kashmiris have gone no where.