Imaginary Conversation on J & K:
Me:Is it correct to confine lakhs of people for weeks on end to their homes & cut off all means of communication?
Friend: No it is not
Me: Isn't that what is happening in J&K ? Do you support that?
F:Yes I do.
Me:Why? 1/n
#Kashmir
F: Bcos some of them are terrorists & many of them are anti India.And see what they did to Pandits. Also,70 yrs of violence.Something must be done.
Me:Is Kashmir an integral part of India?
F:Of course it is.
Me: So are Kashmiris Indian citizens?
F:Yes they are but..2/n
F:...many don't see themselves as such.
Me:So it is OK to lock them up?
F:Yes,in the interests of the Nation.
Me: Isn't the nation made up of its people?
F:Of course it is.
Me: Aren't Kashmiris who you just said are Indian citizens part of our people &so the nation? 3/n
F:They are or rather wd fully be if they stop supporting Pakistan or Azadi.
Me:So if you lock them up & cut off communication they will support you?
F:If they are allowed to move freely they will attack our security forces. So they can be confined till situation is calm.4/n
Me:So Indian citizens who are living in an integral part of India that J&K is, cd attack our armed forces but will support India if they are locked up & cut off?
F: Don't be silly. Its also for their own good. Those who aren't separatist sympathizers hv to be protected. 5/n
M:So you agree there are many who are not terrorists or separatist sympathizers in Kashmir?
F: Of course bt a smaller number only.
Me:So is it ok to confine them also up though they are not Terrorists or anti India?
F:What a silly question. How do we identify who is who?6/n
Me:So innocents can be confined for no fault of theirs?
F: In the larger interest of the Nation, Yes.
Me:But they too are the Nation.
F: Get all of them say that first.
Me: How? (Loop continues)
End of Conversation 7/7
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