Very very bad militants…
*** A ROLL CALL OF SHAME ***
Army captain, jawan, militant killed in J-K encounter
Srinagar, Feb 23 (PTI) An army captain, a jawan and a militant were killed in an encounter between ultras and security forces in Sopore district of North Kashmir early today.
Gun battle ends, 3 soldiers killed in Kashmir
Srinagar: Militants holed-up in a house at Chinkkipora village of Sopore on Tuesday killed three soldiers of Special Forces who had gone to flush out the ‘high-value target’.
Sopore encounter: Two army men, one militant killed
An Army officer and two jawans were killed during an 18-hour gunbattle which saw the elimination of five top militants of Pakistan-based terror outfits in Sopore district of North Kashmir.
Army captain, jawan killed in Kashmir gunbattle
SRINAGAR: Two men of the counter-insurgency force Rashtriya Rifles were killed and four injured in a gunfight with separatist guerrillas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town Tuesday morning, police said.
Captain, 2 soldiers slain in J&K siege
Srinagar, Feb. 23: An Army captain, two soldiers and a suspected militant were killed and three soldiers and a civilian wounded in a fierce gunfight that broke out in the Kashmiri town of Sopore, 48 km northwest of here, on Tuesday.
Captain killed in fierce J&K firefight
Militants holed up in a congested Sopore neighbourhood today shot and injured an Army Captain, dragged him inside a house and later killed him. A paratrooper from Shopian and a Naik were also killed in the fierce gunbattle that raged for 14 hours in Chinkipora in Sopore.
Search on for bodies of slain militants in Sopore
Three Armymen, including a captain, were killed in the gunbattle with the militants hiding in two houses at Chinkipora, 55 km from here, on Tuesday.
Srinagar, Feb. 23: A captain and two soldiers were killed during a daylong encounter with militants in Sopore, with one official saying the army officer was captured and slain but the army insisting he died fighting.
Captain, 2 jawans, militant killed in Sopore encounter
An Army captain and two soldiers died in a fierce encounter with Lashkar-e-Tayyeba militants in Sopore pocket of north Kashmir on Tuesday.
A lone (partial) exception, The Centra Chronicle:
Militants trap, kill Captain; encounter on
A young Army Captain and a jawan have been killed by terrorists in an encounter that has been on since early Tuesday morning in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir.
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As you go about your day today, please take a moment to remember Captain Davinder Singh Jass, Naik Selva Kumar and paratrooper Imtiyaz Ahmad Thokar…
and think:
Can one win a war without identifying the enemy?
Shame on the English mainstream media in India.
To their credit, The Telegraph published a photograph of Captain Devinder Singh Jass who, along with his two colleagues, gave up his life so that we may live in peace – safe from the bad “militants“.
UPDATE: Snapshots of the bravehearts
Picture Courtesy: NDTV – which deserves an applause for not shying away from the “T-word” (except for a small slip).
Parents of Captain Devinder Singh Jassare are proud of the 26-year-old Army officer who was killed in a fierce encounter with Lashkar terrorists in Sopore on Tuesday.
Just two days before he died, he had shot down five militants in Sopore.
…Terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir virtually trapped an elite special forces team and whisked away an Army Captain before killing him in Sopore on Tuesday.
Apart from Captain Devinder Singh Jass, the other Armymen killed are Naik Selva Kumar and Paratrooper Imtiyaz Ahmad Thokar of 1 PARA.
Related Posts:
My name is whatever…and I’m not a terrorist
Somewhat Related: Why the “War Against Terror†cannot be won by guns alone
Also read: Why terrorists are called “militants†in India
More shame: Body of guerrilla recovered after Kashmir gunfight
Ohh.. i dint follow the news.. but.. now i come to realize the stupidity of media wallas!!!!! Shame..
Thanks for reporting!
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May their brave souls rest in peace!
Jai Hind!
Devider Singh Jass, whom we used to call “Davi” during our MBA days at Indian Institute of Information Technology-Allahabad.
Being a good student, B.Tech and MBA from reputed college he had received awesome offer from Deloitte consultancy (Deloitte knows that he is the best pick) but he had declined the same after hearing his selection in Army Engineering services.
He was a different person altogether, even though tough men, he remains humble toward everyone and make no enmity with anyone,an expert singer, team player, and was always full of energy,
He had written and played part in a play named Fauzi during IIIT-A where he had died fighting in the same manner as he had died actually
In the drama he has also showed how the sad news has reached his family (as he was the only son of his father) and how his father has reacted
He won the best prize for Play but we haven’t had thought that he had shown his real courage to fight and die for country using his Play
Our sincere prayers toward him
IIIT-Allahabad
MBA Batch-2005-2007
Definitions of militant on the Web:
* disposed to warfare or hard-line policies; “militant nations”; “hawkish congressman”; “warlike policies”
* competitive: showing a fighting disposition; “highly competitive sales representative”; “militant in fighting for better wages for workers”; “his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy”
* a militant reformer
* belligerent: engaged in war; “belligerent (or warring) nations”
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
* The Militant tendency was an entrist group within the Labour Party based around the Militant newspaper that was first published in 1964. …
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militant_(Britain)
* The Militant is an international Socialist newsweekly connected to the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) and the Pathfinder Tendency . …
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Militant
* The word militant, which is both an adjective and a noun, comes from the 15th Century Latin “militare” meaning “to serve as a soldier”. …
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Militant
* An aggressive or fighting person; One who serves as a soldier; One who supports a Trotskyite political view or engages in aggressive left-wing politics; aggressive or combative; fighting or warlike; belligerent; Active in an aggressive way in support of a political or social cause (often …
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/militant
* militancy – combativeness: a militant aggressiveness
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
* militancy – The quality of being militant
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/militancy
* Aggressive and violent behaviour in pursuit of a political cause, favouring extreme or confrontational campaign methods.
http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/21cc/struggle/suffrage/background/glossary/suffrageglossary.html
Certainly shameful for them to change the name to cover up the reality
This is real sad.
The real sons-of-soil sacrifice all, in the line of fire and the culprits are not only termed inappropriately but also are mentioned along with the fighters martyrdom.
Calling a terrorist, a militant is not only coward but also shameful.
That too, by the news carriers, who are watched by many.
Hope Almighty gives strength to the bereaved, and peace to the brave soul.
Sopore encounter
Trooper, militant killed in fresh gunfight
An army official while confirming the firing said the militant fired from automatic weapon towards the troopers, who were clearing the debris of the houses that were damaged during yesterday’s gunfight. “A trooper identified as Lakhwinder Singh of 20 RR sustained multiple bullet injuries in the chest and succumbed in the hospital. The militant was killed in the retaliatory firing,†he said.
http://www.risingkashmir.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21062&Itemid=1
In a NDTV channel interview during one of the raids last month, the army person and the kashmir police inspector were referring to these terrorist as ‘militants’. I wonder why our army themselves are referring them as ‘militants’ and ‘insurgents’, instead of calling them ‘terrorists’ !!
I also wonder how NDTV got the courage to use ‘T’ word, given its track record
The problem with our media and in fact the entire “liberal” perspective (including academics and activists) is that they assume that there is some moral equivalence between competing claims or that all claims are legitimate. Thus acts of terrorism against citizens are justified because of the supposed oppression of the Indian state.
Regarding Kashmir, I don’t know why all Indian governments fail to articulate a sane position. That position is that the territory of Kashmir belongs to India. If those who reside there do not wish to be a part of the Indian state, they are definitely entitled to a Muslim homeland on the South Asian subcontinent and that homeland is Pakistan, and they are free to leave India any time.
We have already been victims of their terroism and they cannot terrorize us any more into further concessions.
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Our Marxist media is Left controlled. For them the Maoists dying cause them great pain and a 26 year old young son of India dies it is a happy ending for them because they are anti-India.
MERA BHARAT MAHAN
VANDE MATARAM
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@ IIIT-A: Thanks for sharing with us the other side of Capt Davinder Singh Jass’s personality.
@ Vivek: Thanks for collating the definitions.
@ Harshit: Calling a terrorist, a militant is not only coward but also shameful.
Absolutely…
@ Nanda: Yes, I have noticed this too…in fact I wonder if there are certain directives from the higher-ups re. what to say in such briefings – or is it a result of the force of habit (of watching these terms being used by all and sundry?)
@ Harapriya: Yes, this is the nub of the problem: The problem with our media…is that they assume that there is some moral equivalence between competing claims or that all claims are legitimate.
As for Kashmir, I am very very worried that we are moving in only one direction…a direction that fundamentally alters our historic position and makes a mockery of the 1000s of lives lost (and lakhs displaced) in the last 2 decades.
I hope to cover this in some detail in a forthcoming post (hopefully soon)
This link points to the scale of the challenge presented by the Congress Party’s stranglehold on all aspects of Indian life.
http://vinodksharma.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-media-is-congress-really-loser.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+VinodSharmasWorld+(India+Retold)
From: In last call from his father, the Captain said: I am busy:
‘He was offered a job by Sony Ericsson, but he decided to join the Army instead. I told him you won’t earn any money. But he was obstinate, he said it was a matter of pride,†recalled Naresh Sharma, his voice raspy with tears.
Sharma’s only son, 26-year-old Captain Deepak Sharma, was killed in a firefight with militants in Dadsar in South Kashmir yesterday.
…Only twenty days ago, Deepak got engaged to Captain Manju who is undergoing training in Jabalpur. They were to be married in November.
Sify Double standard –
Terrorist in Pakistan –
http://sify.com/news/20-terrorists-killed-in-pakistan-s-northwest-news-international-kd5racaibbg.html
Militant in J & K
http://sify.com/news/Militants-killed-in-J-K-encounter-identified-as-Pakistani-nationals-news-National-kd5o4ejacdj.html
Trust me guys, I don’t act controversial for a living (although it might come across as that :)) but we got to be a little objective here. I know someone who works for the UN (based in the PoK because India wouldn’t let the UN in this side of Kashmir!) and he has told me some horrendous stories of human rights abuses in Indian occupied Kashmir.
Let’s not deny the fact that these abuses are commonplace and as much as we hate to admit, there’s some substance to the Kashmiri struggle. Besides, the Kashmiries are fighting against the Indian forces – never has a Kashmiri attacked innocent civilians in India (although many have spread terror in the name of Kashmiri struggle!).
The fact of the matter is that the Kashmiries are fighting for their freedoms and India has been denying them that. And the Indian forces’ lack of respect for human rights of the Kashmiri people is fuelling the fire.
It’s very well to get emotional and shut our eyes to reality but that isn’t going to get us anywhere!
@Ashish,
Here yo go again..:) So the guy is working in POK yet he knows more about what’s happening on Indian side. How about doing some reporting on Pok, anyways…
Here is an interesting link..I was looking for an appropriate post for this and you made it easy..
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Did-separatists-plan-instigate-Kashmir-violence/articleshow/6143623.cms even outlook reported this
http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?686951
Reading at this comment, I think you will enjoy reading Arundhati Roy and one more columnist on outlook nalini Sundar( I think )…
Have fun!
@Ashish her name is Nandini Sundar..also please “read reading at this comment” as either “looking at this comment” or ” reading this comment”..pardon typos…
🙂 Funny that these are the same “English media” that were taken to task in this blog!
Look I am not disputing the fact that Pakistani-backed elements are taking advantage of this situation in Kashmir – even fomenting some of the troubles – but c’mon, you couldn’t seriously believe that the Indian defence establishment is on an innocent peace-keeping mission there!
As for the guy I know, he’s supposed to be in the Indian side of Kashmir but has been waiting for his visa for the last 8-9 months. And in his own words, “I have seen human rights abuses in Palestine but was expecting something better from India.”
We do have some soul-searching of our own to do to be honest! I am not saying that the entire military establishment is evil but there are elements in there that must be checked too if we want the situation to improve.
“Funny that these are the same “English media†that were taken to task in this blog!”
That is why Times has a question mark at the end…they can’t believe this…lets see how much coverage this news get..this same media covered the news of Isharat encounter for days but when David headley said that she was indeed a LET recruit, media ( times and other ) ran it as a small news for few hours and now its not anywhere..that’s what will happen to the link I posted in the previous comment…
If this guy has not been to India how is he claiming that there are human rights abuse on India side. What are his sources?
One comment from the link I posted above –
“Geelani is just HARDLINER SEPERATIST LEADER and any Hindu Hard Liner is quoted as terrorist……we have clear statement of terrorism in this news from Geelani and his aides still they are not terrorist they are hard liner seperatist leaders. What a mockery by media..”
“If this guy has not been to India how is he claiming that there are human rights abuse on India side. What are his sources?”
That’s a good question. Of course, I never pinned him down on precise sources (not sure whether he would be able to give them to me anyway) but I think it’s a good idea to ask him about it. In fact, he’s one of my facebook connections and if you like, I could connect you two on this subject.
On another note, here’s a recent letter that Human Rights Watch despatched to Omar Abdullah about human rights abuses in Kashmir.
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/02/09/india-hold-abusers-kashmir-accountable
No that’s fine. But I would like to know who is he quoting if you get in touch with him. I will not be surprised if he is hearing lot of stories in Pok. That is the whole propaganda machine.
Letter says “There can be no lasting political settlement in Kashmir unless human rights abuses that have fueled the insurgency are addressed.”
Anupam
Yeah have written to him already. I don’t think the UN works on hearsay (at least I hope so) but would be interesting to see his sources. Will let you know as and when I hear from him.
@Anupam
I believe you might be knowing this or may be interested to know.
——-In 1990, Muslim countries met in Cairo and signed the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam. They did not sign the Universal Declaration of Human Rights sponsored by the UN, admitting that this document was in conflict with Islamic values—–.
This clearly shows double standard— if you endorse human rights, you will be opposed to Islam—-. But if you are in trouble hang on to UN human rights!
Lets see how strong they follow Human rights: Nearly half of the world’s 16 million refugees come from Muslim countries while 15 million of the total of 26 million Displaced worldwide are displaced in the Muslim world.
http://www.internal-displacement.org/8025708F004BE3B1/(httpInfoFiles)/02955A7649CCDFA7C1257576005823FC/$file/Islam-human-rights-and-displacement.pdf
@Indian
No I was not aware of this. This is such a shame and double standard. I am not surprised though.
Anupam