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Jammu & Kashmir Floods : Tragedy and Politics

Jammu & Kashmir Floods : Tragedy and Politics By  Deepak Parvatiyar September 23, 2014 None can justify politics over dead bodies yet none can ignore either. This is the sordid saga at a time when Kashmir faces the worst floods of the 21st century. How else can one explain Pakistan-based terror outfit Jamaat-ud-Dawa’s head and wanted terrorist Hafeez Saeed and militant outfit Hizbul Mujahiddin’s chief Syed Salahuddin blazing all guns against India, coming out with the theory of ‘water terrorism’ that they claim has been unleashed by India on Kashmir? Similarly, why should Pakistan refuse the aid offer from India for the Kashmiri flood victims on the other side of the line of control? And for that matter, why should even India turn down the United Nations aid offer at a time of unprecedented natural calamity in the state? You may also like to read Elections in Jammu and Kashmir Elections in India Flood in Kashmir: Widespread Suffering Before we dis