Arsalan Mir

Civil Engineer. A Human. Being.

[Zuhaib Yousf Mir @ZuhaibYousf]

What kind of bigotry is this, where a mosque on Race Course faces an eviction threat while PM Modi participates in an event steeped in religious symbolism? Is the Constitution merely a document to be invoked when convenient? How brazenly can the idea of equal respect for all faiths be undermined? This is deeply disturbing and utterly dismaying. When USCIRF repeatedly flags concerns over religious freedom in India, shouldn’t we be asking what happened to our secular/pluralist soul?

[Zuhaib Mir Unfiltered @mir_zuhaib10640]

From Jagtar Singh Johal's prolonged detention to concerns over minority rights, voter-list revisions, and mosque demolitions, these are some of the issues shaping the debate around religious freedom and human rights in India.

[Zuhaib Yousf Mir @ZuhaibYousf]

Only one political party represents this !

[Zuhaib Yousf Mir @ZuhaibYousf]

Two years of government in Jammu & Kashmir ; promises, performance and public expectations. What has changed on the ground? From constitutional promises to unemployment and basic amenities, I write for @GreaterKashmir

[Zuhaib Yousf Mir @ZuhaibYousf]

When a senior bureaucrat says, “Yeh JKPSC nahi hai jahaan setting karke aa gaye,” it raises a serious question that cannot simply be ignored.
Does this remark imply that there is a perception of manipulation in JKPSC recruitment? If so, where is that perception coming from?
Thousands of aspirants spend years preparing for competitive examinations. Many come from financially constrained families, overcome immense personal hardships, and navigate a reservation system while hoping that their hard work will eventually secure them a fair opportunity.
If there is any credible suspicion of manipulation, an impartial probe is essential. Aspirants deserve transparency, accountability and justice. https://t.co/qTEvcDerMQ

[Zuhaib Yousf Mir @ZuhaibYousf]

The alleged brutal murder of 70-year-old Jani Begum in Parigam, Pulwama, with her throat reportedly slit inside her own home, is deeply disturbing and deserves the strongest condemnation. Where is our society heading when an elderly woman is not safe even within the four walls of her home? Have we lost our humanity and conscience? J&K Police must conduct a swift, thorough and impartial investigation, identify the perpetrator, and ensure the harshest punishment under law. Such barbaric acts must never be allowed to go unpunished. @JmuKmrPolice

[Zuhaib Yousf Mir @ZuhaibYousf]

A newborn’s body found abandoned in a forest in Dunaroo, Keller, Shopian, with reports that dogs were dragging the infant. What kind of society are we becoming when even a newborn is denied the dignity of life and death? Why is humanity fading while crime and moral decay seem to be rising in Kashmir? Who is accountable for this disturbing decline? Police must investigate urgently, establish the facts, and ensure accountability. Silence cannot become our society’s conscience.

[Zuhaib Yousf Mir @ZuhaibYousf]

Adil Farooq Bhat and Imran Nazir Najar have been acquitted in the 2021 Srinagar grenade-blast case, with the court flagging serious investigative lapses. But who will return the years they lost? Who will compensate their families for the mental agony, social stigma, financial burden and repeated crackdowns they may have endured? Who answers for the fear, humiliation and uncertainty that become a family’s daily reality? If the prosecution fails to establish guilt, should the accused alone bear the cost of a painful process? This is the harsh reality many innocent people fear in Kashmir.

[Zuhaib Yousf Mir @ZuhaibYousf]

“To put it another way, for every 1,000 Muslim electors in the draft roll, 318 were flagged for “logical discrepancies”, while the corresponding figure for the rest of the non-Muslim electors was 197 per 1,000.
This means that Muslims were 60% more likely to be marked for “logical discrepancies” than non-Muslims.”

https://t.co/8ZhReL8uqr

[Zuhaib Yousf Mir @ZuhaibYousf]

Bureaucracy is meant to serve, not intimidate or harass. Harassing juniors, humiliating subordinates, and especially mistreating women under the guise of authority is unacceptable. Seniority is a responsibility, not a license to bully. Respect, dignity, and accountability must define every workplace. Power should empower, never exploit. #WorkplaceDignity

[Zuhaib Yousf Mir @ZuhaibYousf]

Unfortunately, instead of focusing on how Kashmiris are being disenfranchised, including members the Kashmiri bureaucratic fraternity, the National Conference has once again turned the issue into aplatform for pushing its statehood agenda. The larger concern here is the erosion of democratic rights,dignity, and representation of the people of Kashmir, which deserves serious and undivided attention. This is not the time for political point-scoring or narrow party interests. The National Conference, using it’s 50 MLA mandate, must rise above electoral calculations and stand up firmly to the BJP, prioritising the genuine concerns and aspirations of Kashmiris above everything else.

[Zuhaib Mir Unfiltered @mir_zuhaib10640]

A reflection of what the Omar Abdullah-led government delivered in the face of the huge promises made by the National Conference two years ago.

[Zuhaib Yousf Mir @ZuhaibYousf]

The BJP/RSS, through the Waqf Board, is pushing the idea of issuing uniform sermons in advance. But what they really want is not uniformity , it is obedience in advance. They want to dictate what should be said and heard. We strongly condemn this attempt to control religious expression and freedom.

[Zuhaib Yousf Mir @ZuhaibYousf]

Every or any political establishment that seeks to uniform-ise X,Y,Z structures in society are basically Fascists in nature. Uniformity means dictatorship, enforcing of one idea, while diversity means reprsents justice, equality, fraternity and plurality .

[Zuhaib Yousf Mir @ZuhaibYousf]

At this rate the next decade we will see the complete extermination of farmland from Srinagar. The rate of pollution, increasing temp, vanishing of lakes & everything put together will disproportionately increase so much so that, the city will become unlivable. And amidst all this, we are selling off the land to the outsiders for commercial purposes and there seems no restriction/regulation in order for prevention of such impending disasters.

[Rahul Gandhi @RahulGandhi]

I’d like to thank every single person who came out today for this protest. I'd also like to thank the millions of people who showed support in their own way at 3pm. Thank you to the leaders of INDIA bloc, all the workers of the Congress party and workers of the INDIA bloc.

Today was a very important day because we needed to show the government that the people of India are not going to be intimidated. You cannot beat us, threaten us, frighten us. We will not accept being bullied.

I was wondering where the cowards of the RSS who were beating the young children day before yesterday were. Where were those people? Because I didn’t see them.

When we are standing there and when the people of India are standing there, why don’t you come out? Why don’t you wear your little scarves and come out and see what happens?

Because you’re essentially, like the Prime Minister of India, bullies. You cannot stand up. You can only use power to fight.

So, it’s very heartening to see what happened. I’m proud of everybody. Everybody worked like a team.

As I said in my press conference, there are no parallel protests. It’s one protest, and it’s a protest where everybody is standing together. Every single person is going to stand against these killers of our Constitution, these killers of our democracy. And we’re not going to back down.

I’d also like to thank everybody from civil society organisations who came, supported us. We value your support, and we love all of you.

Thank you all for coming out and defending the idea of India, the idea of the Constitution, the idea of our democracy.

I’m extremely proud of every single person who came out on the streets. Thank you.

आज के इस विरोध प्रदर्शन में शामिल होने वाले हर एक व्यक्ति का मैं दिल से धन्यवाद करना चाहता हूँ। उन करोड़ों लोगों का भी धन्यवाद, जिन्होंने दोपहर 3 बजे अपने-अपने तरीके से इस आंदोलन को समर्थन दिया। INDIA गठबंधन के नेताओं, कांग्रेस पार्टी के सभी कार्यकर्ताओं और INDIA गठबंधन के तमाम कार्यकर्ताओं का भी बहुत-बहुत धन्यवाद।

आज का दिन बेहद महत्वपूर्ण था, क्योंकि हमें सरकार को यह दिखाना था कि भारत की जनता डरने वाली नहीं है। आप हमें मारिए, धमकाइए, डराने की कोशिश कीजिए, लेकिन हम डरने वाले नहीं हैं। हम आपकी गुंडागर्दी बर्दाश्त नहीं करेंगे।

मैं सोच रहा था कि RSS के वो कायर लोग कहाँ थे, जो परसों हमारे युवा साथियों को पीट रहे थे? कहाँ थे वो लोग? आज तो मुझे उनमें से कोई दिखाई नहीं दिया।

जब हम वहाँ खड़े हैं, जब देश की जनता वहाँ खड़ी है, तो तुम बाहर क्यों नहीं आते? अपनी छोटी-छोटी गमछियाँ पहनकर क्यों नहीं बाहर आते हो और देखते हो कि क्या होता है?

क्योंकि तुम भी देश के प्रधानमंत्री की तरह सिर्फ़ गुंडागर्दी करना जानते हो। तुममें सामने आकर खड़े होने की हिम्मत नहीं है। तुम सिर्फ़ सत्ता और ताक़त के दम पर लड़ सकते हो।

इसलिए आज जो कुछ हुआ, उसे देखकर बहुत खुशी होती है। मुझे आप सभी पर गर्व है। सबने एक टीम की तरह काम किया।

जैसा कि मैंने अपनी प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस में कहा था, ये अलग-अलग प्रदर्शन नहीं हैं। यह एक ही आंदोलन है, जिसमें हम सब एक साथ खड़े हैं।

हममें से हर एक व्यक्ति संविधान के इन हत्यारों, हमारे लोकतंत्र को कुचलने वालों के ख़िलाफ़ खड़ा होगा। और हम एक कदम भी पीछे नहीं हटेंगे।

मैं उन सभी सिविल सोसाइटी संगठनों का भी दिल से धन्यवाद करना चाहता हूँ, जो आज हमारे साथ आए और जिन्होंने हमारा समर्थन किया। आपके समर्थन की हम कद्र करते हैं। हम आप सभी से मोहब्बत करते हैं।

भारत की सोच, हमारे संविधान के विचार और हमारे लोकतंत्र की रक्षा के लिए आज सड़कों पर उतरने वाले हर व्यक्ति का धन्यवाद।

मुझे उन सभी लोगों पर बेहद गर्व है, जो आज सड़कों पर उतरे।

बहुत-बहुत धन्यवाद!

[Zuhaib Yousf Mir @ZuhaibYousf]

Khuddar mere shehr ka faagon se mar gaya
Rashan jo aa raha tha wo afsar ke ghar gaya

Chadti rahi mazaar pe chadar to beshumar
Bahar jo ek faqeer tha sardi se mar gaya

Roti ameer e shehr ke kutton ne chheen li
Ghareeb e shehr ke bachchon mein bat
gaya

Chehra bata raha tha ki mara ha bhookh ne
Haakim ne keh diya ki kuch kha ke mar gaya

[Zuhaib Yousf Mir @ZuhaibYousf]

Seeing the visuals I think India is coming back to life again !

[Zuhaib Yousf Mir @ZuhaibYousf]

The suffering of protestors in Delhi deserves scrutiny, solidarity, and justice in its own right. But solidarity should not come at the cost of erasing Kashmir's distinct and deeply painful history. One injustice does not diminish another, equally, one cannot invoke Kashmir merely as a metaphor for every instance of state repression elsewhere.

To call what is happening in India today the “Kashmirisation of India” is, therefore, both a misnomer and an oxymoron. It risks turning decades of Kashmiri suffering into a political slogan while overlooking the specificity of what Kashmiris have endured.

[Zuhaib Yousf Mir @ZuhaibYousf]

Enjoying the Kashmiri traditional Masal Czot after a late-night football match was not just filling, but an absolutely amazing experience! ⚽🔥