SRINAGAR (Kashmir English): Hurriyat leaders and organizations have said that the unilateral abrogation of Article 370 by the Modi regime on August 5, 2019, is a blatant violation of the United Nations Charter and India’s own pledges made to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the resistance leaders and organizations in their statements in Srinagar said that August 5 marks a dark chapter of betrayal, repression, and intensified occupation.
“By scrapping Article 370, India has robbed Kashmiris of their identity, dignity, and political autonomy,” they said.
The leaders pointed out that Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir has since been transformed into a militarized zone of fear and enforced silence.
Kashmiris’ democratic aspirations
Human rights violations have surged drastically, with Indian forces using brute force to suppress Kashmiris’ democratic aspirations and instill fear.
They said the people of Kashmir categorically reject the illegal, unilateral changes imposed since August 5, asserting that New Delhi’s moves have no legal or moral legitimacy.
India’s continued defiance of UN resolutions and international norms, they warned, poses a serious threat to regional peace and stability.
The leaders urged the United Nations and global powers to fulfill their moral and legal responsibilities and stop India’s Hindutva-driven colonial project in Kashmir.
“Silence over Kashmir is complicity,” they warned, adding the world must act before India’s expansionist policies spark a wider catastrophe.
