Yes the crushing defeat in the elections they boycotted. Well done on the Indian government.
Sepratists asked for people not to vote ......... crushing defeat there !!!!
Sajad Lone DID take part ... he lost his deposit ........ the sepratists know where they stand when it comes to elections ... hence the boycott :D
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CM - separatists did not boycot. you may be talking about previous elections which they did boycot and then admitted openly that it was a big mistake on their part. This time one of those morons even contested in the election and lost his deposit.
People of Kashmir have repeatedly told these separatists to take a hike.
what matters most is what locals think not you and me...
I disagree. What matters most is the truth, which can unfortunately be twisted by vested interests.
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More than likely that it is a local "honour killing". In 2 weeks everyone will forget.
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^yes the truth is there right infront of you all you have to do is open your eyes and accept it. Indian forces have terrorized, torture, killed and raped people of Kashmir over the years, people of Kashmir are comming out in the streets to protest Indian atrocties, even that is infront of your eyes, you Indians just refuse to accept the truth and are in severe denial resorting to conspiracy theories to protect your "angelic" forces. But the truth will not stay covered forever you guys are in for a rude awakening. Instead of being so defensive about all things India, you should learn to acknowledge the plight of Kashmiris at the hands of your military, you'll feel a lot more human.
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Terrorists have used women against the India army before. The cowards know that they cannot take the army in conventional or guerilla warfare, so they are resorting to using women against the army.
Ummm…no one ever accused the Indian armed forces of involvement in that murder, nor did the state government run to cover-up the case and sweep it under the rug.
Thank you for that utterly irrelevant post.
Actually, the APHC did boycott the Lok Sabha polls. And the boycott was fairly successful, with overall turnout in the Kashmir Valley at a pathetic 30%. Historically, Kashmiris have shown little interest in general elections for the past few decades, and 2009 was no different. Local elections are seen as being more relevant to the day to day life in Kashmir…so people might venture out and vote if they’re promised jobs, or better roads, or if their cousin is running. The generally could care less about which of India’s puppets is sent to New Delhi to participate in the colonial government.
I don’t know what things are like in India…maybe you Indians consider rape a laughing matter and take these things lightly. That’s certainly not the case in Kashmir. No Kashmiri woman is going to detroy her own reputation, disgrace her entire family, and likely ensure that members of her family will not be able to marry into respectable households, by falsely publically claiming rape just to make a political point.
The GOI has attempted to malign Kashmiri rape victims before…thankfully human rights NGOs and the US State Dept for that matter still managed to see through the Indian lies.
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all post fact rationalization aside, these facts stand by themselves:
in previous elections one of the senior sepratist leaders said it was a big mistake to have boycotted them
in the latest one, the guy who contested lost his deposit
as to people voting for promises such as jobs, better roads and cousins - what's wrong with that? that's how democracy works
You really are an expert at fabricating statements.
After the GOI claimed 51% turnout in the Kashmir Valley in the local elections (with the requisite reports of villagers being forced to vote in the international media; journalists and NGO observers being threatened, beaten, and detained; and unarmed protesters being shot and killed), the Mirwaiz said that the APHC needed to rethink their strategy and establish better rapport with the rural populations. He did not at any point declare that it was all a "big mistake."
The defeat of one, not particularly popular "soft separatist" politician, in a state whose heritage of blatant electoral fraud is legendary even by the pathetic standards of South Asia, in elections with anemic turnout to begin with, hardly consitutes an active rejection of Kashmiri nationalism. By your absurd logic, the fact that dozens of pro-India politicians lost the same elections is evidence that Kashmiris are rejecting Indian rule.
Again, in the latest one hardly anyone turned out to vote.
as to people voting for promises such as jobs, better roads and cousins - what's wrong with that? that's how democracy works
Don't talk about "democracy" in a place where elections are carried out after the entire state is locked down under draconian curfew laws, where voters are dragged to the polls under the shadow of 700,000 Indian guns.
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Looks like Indian Army was not involved in the rape & murder of the two Kashmiri women after all 
The local police which comprises mainly of local Kashmiri Muslims, has been implicated.
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Police hand in Shopian women’s deaths: J-K govt
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday admitted the police had a hand in the rape and murder of two women in Shopian town in May.
Kashmir Valley has been seething after a 17-year-old girl and her 22-year-old sister-in-law were found dead in a stream on May 30 in Shopian. The police and the state government first said the women had drowned.
State Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather changed his government’s stand and told a press conference in Srinagar that a judicial probe had implicated the state police in the murders.
Rather said a complaint had been filed against four police officials for destruction of evidence in the deaths. The state government urged people in the state to remain calm and assured them those found guilty of the murders won’t be spared.
Two people have been killed and more than 400 others injured in numerous angry protests and clashes between demonstrators and police, especially in Shopian, 60 kms from Srinagar.
This is RAW conspiracy a muslim police oficer from valley will never rape any valley girl…
Good that culprit got identified let the court deliver the justice now
How can someone be so sure that these rapes were carried out by security personnel ? Why can they not have been carried out by vested interests, who want to make the local population hate the security forces ??
Because the local population already hate the security personnel, so there is no need for vested interests in creating an environment that already exists.
It happened in Kashmir, not in India. 
And women who raped in India by your security forces are provided justice, because its a Hindu women thats involved.
It doesnt get punished in Kashmir because its a Kashmiri Muslim woman who is involved.
Kashmiri Muslim policemen have been implicated in this rape & murder. The investigating office as well as all other key personnel are also Kashmiri Muslims.
Keep your Hindu/India/Indian army rants for some other time 
Whatever soothes your conscience is fine I suppose. Its an easy way for you to not have to take responsibility for the crimes of your people…
We all know the police are basically the govt and armies lap dogs. SO who are you trying to kid. The Kashmiris certainly arent fooled.
And fact of the matter is that whether its the police or the solciers, they are all prety much the same… And both have been implicated in rape annd murder cases among other things.
Unless you deny your soldiers have been involved in such things, whih ofcourse you do…
And its true, who loves to raise the banner of oppressed yet non existant HINDU Pandits, but could care less for the Muslims of Kashmir who are the actual victims of you rapist army…
So continue all you want… But we all now your true face…
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^ Kashmiri Muslims raping & killing Kashmiri Muslims - and somehow the rest of India is responsible
I wonder if Hindu groups instructed them to carry out these acts 
Come up with something better next time 
Um no . its Indian occupation forces and their stooges in Kashmir practicing their usual tactics..
This isnt the first time, disgusting Indian army sodliers have done this in the past and so have their stooges. Both part of the same force.
Anyways, the Kashmiris arent fooled even though fools like you are… 
Im glad Indian BS isnt nearly as susccesful in brainwashing them as it has been in brainwashing you…
But whatever helps ease your cnscience is fine I suppose. People like you cant be expected to react with actual sympathy for anyone other then your fellow Hindus.
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yawn
The Jan Commission report implicates J&K Police officers (not all Muslim, BTW) of tampering with evidence in the cover-up **following the rape/murder of Neelofar and Asiya. The commission further accused the government of interfering with its work, and preventingthem from identifying the rapists/murders. Given the police involvement in the cover-up, the Commission reported that the **could not rule out police involvement in the murders themselves...a far cry from "implicating" the police in the muders.
It's not that I consider J&K state police particularly admirable or worth defending...they are, after all, just another instutution of the occupation government. They also encompass several forces, like the SOG (Special Operations Group), Counter-Intelligence operations, etc that are almost exclusively comprised of non-Kashmiris and Indian government sponsored Ikhwani terrorists. I just wanted to point out the ridiculous verbal gymnastics of the hindian media.
yawn
The Jan Commission report implicates J&K Police officers (not all Muslim, BTW) of tampering with evidence in the cover-up **following the rape/murder of Neelofar and Asiya. The commission further accused the government of interfering with its work, and preventingthem from identifying the rapists/murders. Given the police involvement in the cover-up, the Commission reported that the **could not rule out police involvement in the murders themselves...a far cry from "implicating" the police in the muders.
It's not that I consider J&K state police particularly admirable or worth defending...they are, after all, just another instutution of the occupation government. They also encompass several forces, like the SOG (Special Operations Group), Counter-Intelligence operations, etc that are almost exclusively comprised of non-Kashmiris and Indian government sponsored Ikhwani terrorists. I just wanted to point out the ridiculous verbal gymnastics of the hindian media.
Excellent points... Lets see how the Indian squirms out of this one...
Because the local population already hate the security personnel, so there is no need for vested interests in creating an environment that already exists.
That's why separatist nutjobs lose their deposit in elections:-)