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.”
This tactic is famous as “bulldozer justice” and it is not from Israel, but from Yogi Adityanath’s UP. The basic principle at work is roughly this : if an crime accused goes missing, and his/her property is illegal/unregistered, demolish that illegal property, in part or in whole, and continue searching for him/her.
An interesting corollary is that if the local authorities have erred in claiming the property is illegal/improper, they’d can be sued and Indian judiciary will ensure compensation.
The tactic is famous for being Israeli as Israelis designate anything as a “terrorist target” and destroy it without due process.
Without knowing the specifics of Indian law I assume that their “compensation” works similar to in Israel. On paper only.
The tactic is famous for being Israeli as Israelis designate anything as a “terrorist target” and destroy it without due process.
That hasn’t happened here. What has happened here appears consistent with “bulldozer justice” which is usually applied on absconding accused of sexual crimes/murder in UP.
Targets are chosen with surgical precision. Neighbours’ property isn’t typically affected.
Without knowing the specifics of Indian law I assume that their “compensation” works similar to in Israel. On paper only.
Why do you want to assume so, without “knowing the specifics” ?
“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.
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.
Facts
- 10 buildings belonging to different absconders at different locations is not a bunch of buildings but 10 different controlled demolitions, and there is almost a decade of precedant from a different state of India - a state which is larger than Germany and France combined.
- the suspects are wanted by the law. The one person interviewed for the article has her father absconding since 2 years and the “due process” needs his presence to run its course. He is one running from due process, not the authorities.
- There is no “group punishment” to kashmiris - the neighbours are unaffected.
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.
