Hurriyat Leaders Condemn Modi Government for Repression in IIOJK

Srinagar: Hurriyat leaders have strongly condemned the Narendra Modi-led Indian government for unleashing a brutal campaign of repression in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. In their joint statement in Srinagar, the Hurriyat leaders strongly condemned the extrajudicial killing of a youth by Indian police in Jammu. They described it as yet another manifestation of New Delhi's policy to stifle dissent in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. They said India is using force and fear to suppress the voices of Kashmiris. According to Radio Pakistan, posters appeared in different parts of Srinagar and other areas of the territory, denouncing India's unilateral and illegal actions of August 5, 2019. The posters called for mass unity and resistance against India's colonial ambitions and emphasized that the struggle for justice and freedom will continue until the legitimate rights of Kashmiris are restored. Meanwhile, Spokesman All Parties Hurriyat Conference Advocate Abdul Rashid Minhas, in a stat ement in Srinagar, said India's August 5 actions were a direct attack on the territory's unique identity and an attempt to change the internationally recognized disputed status of Jammu and Kashmir. He urged the people of IIOJK to observe a complete shutdown on August 5 and appealed to the Kashmiri diaspora across the globe to mark the day as Black Day by holding protest demonstrations to expose Indian aggression and draw international attention to the worsening human rights situation in the occupied territory.