Protest in front of Press Colony Srinagar;

Protest in front of Press Colony Srinagar;

JKPL expresses shock and anguish at the blatant HR Violations

Jammu Kashmir Peoples League assembled toady at Press Colony Lalchowk; Heart of the Srinagar City and launched strong peaceful protest condemning the continuous serious crimes committed by the Indian forces in Jammu & Kashmir in particular ghastly killings of innocent peoples. Mukhtar Ahmad Waza chief of JKPL lead the demonstration accompanied by senior Peoples League leaders including Mohd. Ashraf Vaid, Gh. Nabi Darzi, Gh. Qadir Rah, Mohd Maqbool Sofi, Pervaiz Ahmad Dar, Gh. Nabi Waseem, Gh. Mohd Mir, Gazi Rashid, Ajaz Ahmad, Imtiyaz Reshi and hundreds of activists and workers.

Jammu Kashmir Peoples League’s protest foiled by Indian armed forces and arrested Peoples League leaders including acting Chairman Mukhtar Ahmad Waza, Gh. Qadir Rah, Pervaiz Ahmad Dar, Mohd Maqbool Sofi, Gh. Nabi Waseem, Gh. Mohd Mir and dozens of workers and activists.

JKPL delivered a damning assessment of the dire straits that India has found itself in over its conduct in, and ambitions for, Kashmir. “After sixty-two years of enforcing a military occupation on the people of Kashmir, one of the governments of India’s worst fears is now being realized. Nourished by memories of years of violent repression in which torture, innocent killing, molestation, and enforced disappearances have become commonplace the people of Kashmir are reacting only with non-violent protests. India must realize that despite the huge effort that they put into repressing the people of Kashmir the people are no closer to accepting their occupation than they were in 1947 when they first occupied the land.

Jammu Kashmir Peoples League said that Indianndreds of activists and workers. Maqbool Sofi, Pervaiz Ahmad DAr,Acting Chairman JKPL, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza while addressing the protesters said that India must implement the United Nations resolutions on Kashmir. It is a surprise that India is trying to become a member of the Security Council of which Indian is refusing its resolutions on Kashmir. He urged the international community to impress upon India for immediate stop to its ongoing systematic human rights violations, and added that people of the Kashmir will continue its struggle till the achievement of right to self determination.

Condemning the unabated serious crimes, torture, extra-judicial killings, custodial deaths and disappearances, fake encounters, arbitrary detentions, destruction of houses, shops and villages, and rape as instruments of suppression by the Indian Government through its military, paramilitary forces and mercenaries.

Waza said that JKPL would support all such efforts, which would be directed towards the permanent resolution of the Kashmir dispute. “The longstanding dispute should be resolved according to the aspirations of the people through tripartite dialogue process including Pakistan, India and the real leadership of Kashmiris.