India has demolished at least ten homes over the last week belonging to suspected rebels in the region after 26 people were killed in an attack in Pahalgam, Indian-controlled Kashmir, in April.
The ongoing demolitions have sparked anger with locals, who call the punishment an “Israeli tactic”.
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a meeting with the military’s top brass in New Delhi, gave India’s armed forces “complete operational freedom.”
“It was dark when the Indian armed forces cordoned off the village in large numbers and directed us to leave our houses,” Ashiq Ahmad, a villager, told MEE.
“After some time, the earth beneath our feet shook,” Ashiq said, describing the explosion they heard from a mosque some distance away, where locals had been forcibly held for hours.
“When we came out after two hours, we found many houses destroyed and razed to the ground,” he said. “We were mourning the whole night.”
“Chosen with precision” is what Israelis say as well. In fact they literally say everything you say about “court of law”
Fact is the Indian government just exploded a bunch if buildings without due process and is inflicting group punishment on families instead of whatever perpetrator they have in mind.
The article I am reading does not match what you describe as the law. Neither are these methods anything resembling surgical.
I may not agree with many things you say but you’re absolutely right in this case. Although this ‘bulldozer justice’ is not specific to Kashmir or even Muslims, (though they were disproportionately targeted) it is illegal. The SC ruled it was, but in BJP ruled states, this ruling was useless and they went ahead and did it anyway. One guy who was accused of cheering for Pakistan in Maharashtra watched his house get bulldozed with no proof or eyewitness. There was literally a video of people standing outside their houses with all required documents, and the entire lane was bulldozed. There were 700 farmers in Gujarat whose houses were bulldozed and their names were deleted from the voter list, so they couldn’t vote. It happens every week, and it is always poor people’s houses, in large parts of the country (not every state). There is generally no warrant, no notice, no warning, no FIR, absolutely nothing. The victims are usually poor people, Muslims and Hindus. Your house could get razed even for crimes as minor as offending some minister, or being an activist. In fact, bulldozing for murder or sexual assault is rare, it generally goes unpunished because India is a patriarchal, religious society.
Facts
The person who wrote this article has lead readers on with sloppy language, and trying hard to make things look like something else from elsewhere. It seems to be working on some, judging by your reaction.
They blew up a house with explosives and hit many buildings in the neighbourhood to punish the family of a person who is not home and does not even own the home.
This is basically the definition of terrorism
Have the Indian authorities also confiscated all pics of these damaged houses and allowed the publication (Middle East Eye) to publish only the pics where just one house appears affected, and no evidence of explosives can be seen?
What is the reason damage to houses of these “neighbours” can’t be seen, but just claimed? Marketing?
Yes all baseless lies. Apparently the Indian government is so lawful they got sued for doing this and lost already.
Mr. Juniad is giving a selective picture, which seems to be the theme of your citation, and argumentation.
The demolitions are NOT just on basis of crime allegations. They are demolishing properties which are already illegal under Indian law, and ALSO belong to accused of heinous crimes, like terrorism, in present case.
Supreme court has not banned that.