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ISLAMABAD, Dec 19 (APP):All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Information Secretary, Mushtaq Ahmed Butt has strongly condemned the shameful incident of Bihar Chief Minister (CM) Nitish Kumar for forcibly removing the veil of a Muslim doctor girl when she was being handed an appointment letter, saying that this incident is not just an irresponsible act but a clear proof of the discriminatory thinking at state level against minorities, especially Muslims, in India.
In a statement issued on Friday, he said that it is a deep alarming situation that a person holding a public office does not hesitate to commit such a despicable and humiliating act in broad daylight, in the presence of the media and with complete brazenness.
This act is clear proof that the powerful classes in India have started considering themselves above the law, morality and human values.
Raising the question, he said that if this thinking and behavior of a Chief Minister is in front of the cameras, then it is not difficult to guess how minorities, especially the Kashmiri people, are being treated behind the scenes in these areas, where millions of Indian forces are deployed and who enjoy legal protection and immunity at all levels.
He said that this is the mentality that is giving rise to atrocities like extrajudicial killings, humiliation of women, restrictions on religious freedom and collective punishments in various parts of India, including occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
He said that this incident also proves the fake claims of India that it is a secular and democratic state, emphasizing that in a true democracy, not only is the personal dignity and religious freedom of women respected, but the state representatives guard the law and moral values there, not the means of violating them.
The Information Secretary urged the international community, the United Nations, international human rights organizations, and influential international media to remove the lens of prejudice and conduct an impartial review of the anti-minority policies and attitudes in India, and expose the ugly faces and dirty mentality of the Indian rulers to the world.