Stone Pelting in Kashmir: A Form of Protest/Movement

Kashmir is an internationally recognized dispute between two nuclear powers India and Pakistan. At the ground realities democracy was never allowed to nurture in the fertile land of Kashmir valley. There have been violent protests in the form of militancy when youth took gun in 1989 against the Indian occupation. The present working is the original contribution of the researcher. He has tried to make the things clear that what has really happened or happing in the valley. The present research paper is concerned with the stone pelleting, and throws light on some aspect related with the stone pelters and their aspirations. It discussed the various issues where stone pelters and is they hired by some organization or not. The current crisis is yet again at the crossroads after the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani in an encounter on July 8, 2016 in Kashmir brings into focus the precarious importance of the issues of human rights- an issue which meanwhile has reappeared on the top of the political agenda of the world. The findings of this study show that Kashmiri Populace in general and youth in particular continue to remain plagued by numerous problems, which affect their living throughout their life. There has been a systematic denial of democratic rights to Kashmiris or Deliberate & systematic human rights violation. From 2008, the form of protest from gun to stone pelting has been a hot issue as people participated in large numbers. And also the people of Kashmir mostly the young ones come out on roads whenever there is search operation of militants by Indian Army, They do their best in escaping the militants. Police and administration has dealt protesters who mainly are young with bullets and tear gas shelling resulting in death of hundreds and injuring many. As of now stone pelting which in local language is called kanijung has become a routinized process of protest in Kashmir valley.