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Curfew Indefinite curfew has been imposed in the Valley to stop the pre-planned separatists’ march to Lal Chowk. All the political leaders of the All Party Hurriyat Conference have been arrested by the state police and roads and residential areas have been sealed off by the the security agencies with metal barricades and barbed wire. Paramilitary troops are staging flag marches to thwart any kind of violence. Local press could not carry out its operations because of lack of curfew passes. Security forces have sealed all the entry the exit points of the city.   Public Anger All these steps have been taken by the state government to thwart the Lal Chowk march. Hurriyat had given a call to stage the march to press the government for its demands. Hurriyat is demanding opening up of Line of Control, release of all the Kashmiris who have been lodged in various jails, and the revocation of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act. After the passing of Amaranth land transfer rule violence had irrupted in the valley which was followed by violence in Jammu. Because of it Valley had remained totally cut off for almost a month from the rest of the country.  It had resulted in scarcity of all the essential goods  in the Valley. All these developments led to huge public anger against the government. Hurriyat is trying to project this public anger as a struggle for freedom.   Elections About 40 protesters had been shot dead by security forces during anti-India agitations led by hurriyat leaders. These deaths had added more to the public anger against India and has created the wide rift between Kasmiris and New Delhi. Hurriyat is using this anti-India anger to fulfill its own goals. For last many years Hurriyat has lost its commands over the people of valley. It used the land transfer issue to project itself the sole leader of the people of valley. Hurriyat wants to keep the fire burning to thwart the state assembly elections. It is the truth that whenever it is the election time, anti-India forces try their best to thwart their best to disrupt the elections. Earlier militants used to do it but now Hurriyat has taken the responsibility to do their job because of the ongoing peace process between India and Pakistan. Infiltration has decreased a lot and most of the militants operating in the valley have [...]

Report The Parliamentary Committee that was investigating the cash for votes scam has given a clean chit to the Samajwadi leader Amar Singh because of lack of clinching evidence. The  committee has recommended the CBI inquiry for further investigations. The final meeting of the committee will be held on October 17. The Committee had been formed after three BJP Members of Parliament had made allegations that they had been offered money to vote in favor of the Manmohan Singh government in the July 22 crucial trust vote. During the trust vote in the Parliament BJP MPs had shown wads of currency, they had been given as bribe to vote in favor of the UPA government. Every Indian was shocked to see the development. People’s belief in the Indian democracy had been severely damaged. A  committee was formed to probe the allegations which included three opposition leaders-V K Malhotra (BJP), Mohammad Salim (CPM) and Rajesh Verma (BSP).   Amar Singh A TV channel had video taped the whole bribery incident and after much reluctance had aired the tapes. A new interesting development had occurred on September 25 when Amar Singh had claimed that he is being blackmailed by a BSP worker who is demanding Rs 5 crore to change his statement in front of the Parliamentary committee. During this time main opposition party BJP and SP had remained busy in the war of allegations and counter allegations. Though the parliamentary committee has given a clean chit to the SP leader but it cannot be denied that MPs were not bribed to favor the UPA government in the trust motion.   Relations Meanwhile reports have emerges in a section of media that relations between the Congress and SP are not in cordial terms these days. It is being said that difference had risen between both the parties on the issue of seat sharing in the coming Lok Sabha elections. After which Amar Singh had expressed his anger towards the Congress party. Some people have started to say that Samajwadi Party’s decision to the support the UPA alliance in the July 22 trust motion was only a deal and they never were friends. If it is true then it can be said that SP is at a wrong path that will lead it nowhere as for as the coming elections are concerned.