Zaira Wasim’s post on Kashmir rips apart Modi govt
February 5, 2020 05:46 PM
Former Indian actress Zaira Wasim, who belonged to Kashmir, came forth penning a heartfelt note over BJP government’s brutalities in occupied Kashmir. There's a "false and uneasy semblance" of calm in Kashmir, which is a place of escalating despair and sorrow, Zaira Wasim said.
Urging people not to believe in the "unfair representation" of facts painted by the media, the Srinagar-based Kashmiri said there was an atmosphere of "escalating despair" in the Valley. "Kashmir continues to suffer and see-saw between hope and frustration. There's a false and uneasy semblance of calmness in place of escalating despair and sorrow. Kashmiris continue to exist and suffer in a world where it is so easy to place restrictions on our liberty," Zaira said in a lengthy Instagram post.
"Do not believe the unfair representation of the facts and details or the rosy hue that the media has cast on the reality of the situation. Ask questions, re-examine the biased assumptions. Ask questions. For our voices have been silenced - and for how long... none of us really know!" she said.
"Why is it that life of a Kashmiri is just about experiencing a lifetime of crisis, blockade and disturbance so abundantly that it has taken away the recognition of normalcy and harmony from the hearts and minds?" she asked.
She went on to pose a series of question -- "Why do we have to live in world where our lives and wills are controlled, dictated and bent?", "Why aren't we ever allowed to voice our opinions, let alone our disapprovals, to decisions that are made contrary to our wishes?"
The actress, who announced her "disassociation" with acting last June, said hundreds of such questions remain unanswered, leaving Kashmiris "bewildered and frustrated" but there was no outlet. Zaira criticised the authorities for "stubbornly" confining the people instead of making an effort to quell their doubts. "The authority doesn't make the slightest effort to put a stop to our doubts and speculations but stubbornly tend to go their own way to confine our existence mired in a confused, conflicted and a paralysed world," she said.
"But I ask the world, what has altered your acceptance of the misery and oppression we're being subjected to?" she asked.