Thursday, January 3, 2008

KU students protest Babri demolition

Adil Makhdoomi
Srinagar, Dec 06: On the 15th anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition, the students of Kashmir University today took out a protest march in the university campus shouting anti-India and pro-freedom slogans.
The students were carrying placards reading anti-India slogans, denouncing the demolition of the Masjid and other “atrocities” of the State government and New Delhi.
Babri Masjid was demolished by unruly Hindu extremists who were drawn to the site by the different Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) organisations including the Bhartiya Janta Party from all over India mostly from the Hindi speaking belt and western Indian states.
Kashmir University Students Union (KUSU) members also took part in the protest demonstrations
Coordinator KUSU, Nimer Qayoom said, “We are protesting the demolition of Babri Masjid which is only one example of Indian extremism. Several other Masjids have also been demolished in India. Muslims in India are used only for political interests.”
“Indian democracy is a big joke. We want the University campus to be demilitarised at the earliest,” he added.
“Minorities in India whether they are Muslims, Sikhs or Christians are not safe. They are living in a hostile environment. They have to prove their identity even in their own country. In Kashmir civilian Muslims are labelled terrorists and killed in fake encounters,” said Zahoor Ahmad, another student.

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