ISLAMABAD (APP) - Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control, in Pakistan and across the are observing Youm-e-Istehsal-e-Kashmir on Wednesday (today) to protest against the BJP-led Indian government’s illegal and unconstitutional actions taken on that day in 2019 in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
On August 5, 2019, the BJP government led by Narendra Modi, in violation of United Nations resolutions and international law, revoked Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution, which granted special status to the internationally recognized disputed territory of IIOJK.
The move was accompanied by an unprecedented military siege, sweeping restrictions, and intensified repression across the occupied territory.
Meanwhile, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has appealed to the Kashmiri people to observe Black Day to send a strong message to the international community that they reject India’s illegal occupation and the illegal measures imposed in the territory.
The APHC said the observance of Youm-e-Istehsal-e-Kashmir aimed to sensitize the international community about New Delhi’s brutal repression being carried out by its over one million occupation troops in the territory. It said that seven years of constant military siege and continued Indian state terrorism had wreaked havoc in the entire territory, which had been turned into a torture chamber under the Hindutva-driven BJP regime.
Other APHC leaders and parties in their statements issued in Srinagar reiterated that the people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir do not accept the Narendra Modi-led Indian government’s August 5, 2019 actions and will continue their struggle until the Kashmir dispute is resolved in accordance with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people and the relevant United Nations resolutions.
They urged the international community to take notice of India’s actions in the UN-recognized disputed territory and play its role in ensuring a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute.