Eastern "Switzerland" Kashmir is under siege from India and "paradise" is facing worst food crisis. And it is the strategy of India to punish Kashmiris.  One is not quite sure if New Delhi has, after considering all options on Kashmir issue, finally resolved to grant independence to struggling Kashmiris so as to enable the remaining Kashmiris to live peacefully by forming their own independent government and law. If they have indeed, it is the best option any decent country would choose in place of continued oppression, terrorism and genocide which in turn create problems for the oppressors in India. Economic terrorism and food scarcity unleashed on Kashmiris by Jammu Hindus reveal a mal-intention of New Delhi. People are real power, whether one calls its democracy or autocracy  and this is what Kashmiris have taught to New Delhi which has long forgotten its long war of independence from UK colonialism.

The economic terrorism unleashed by  Hindus in Jammu region for Muslims in Kashmir and killings of defenseless innocent Kashmiris have not only caused loss of several thousand crores of rupees, but also created further sense of insecurity for that part of the world and people there think any thing could happen to them any time. Despite government claims that essential commodities are in abundant supplies in the valley, Kashmir is facing acute shortage of food items, edible oil, baby products and medicines, especially during this month of Ramadan fasting. Traders alleged that bulk of the supplies reaching Kashmir is being transported to army and Ladakh by the authorities.

India has been trying all forms of oppression of Kashmiris before it surrenders sovereignty back to them. Why?  Death and torture are nothing new to the Kashmiris and they have endured pains so far.  Now supplies to Jammu, Army and Ladakh have been normal and it has not affected the goods in Kashmir. Kashmiris have not received the food items, cereals, milk, edible oil and other products since past one month and shops have almost emptied. Most of commodities currently sold were stocked earlier. There are reports of shortage of commodities is being felt because the supplies reaching Kashmir are being diverted to army and Ladakh. The rations depots in various parts of north, south and Central Kashmir are running out of stocks. Kerosene oil, flour, rice and sugar are not available in majority of our ration depots. Is it a government or a terrorist organization?

Unless India declared independence for Kashmir, it should try not to economically harm the Kashmiris who have already suffered enough and lost thousand of innocent lives. Kashmiris have no food stuff and other essentials. Demand and supply is the basis of capitalism, but Manmohan has badly failed to apply this logic in Kashmir. Majority of the traders alleged that government is boasting number of supply trucks by adding civilian trucks hired by the army for transportation of materials. The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries admitted that there is acute shortage of supplies in Kashmir. The Valley is currently facing shortage of all essential commodities including food items, edible oil, life saving drugs, baby products and all type of machine goods.

Tell, Mr. Governor, is this democratic and secular way of functioning? Why do you punish the freedom seeking defenseless Kashmiris collectively? After creating hell for Kashmiris Muslims in Srinagar area, Hindus in Jammu are enjoying life now; they are not all affected. Military and other security service personnel and their families in Kashmir don't suffer, but they only make Kashmiri Muslims suffer. Why Kashmiri Muslims alone should suffer? Are Kashmiri Muslims not humans, deserving basic dignity and essentials of life? Such inhuman and nefarious behaviors of India towards Kashmiris are nothing but criminally obnoxious! Are there no human activists in India to take up this crude and cruel issue of collective punishment of Kashmiris by an essentially terrorist India with UN and other international bodies so that a UN peace mission is put in place in Kashmir before India transfers sovereignty back to Kashmiris? Once sovereignty is surrendered by occupying India to Kashmiris, they will have freedom to take care of themselves.