Indian govt’s suppression policy makes Kashmiris alien in their homeland: AJK President

MIRPUR, Feb 20 (APP):AJK President Sardar Masood Khan said Tuesday that the Indian government led by Narendra Modi had adopted policy of aggression and subjugation in occupied Kashmir that have made people aliens in their own homeland.
Speaking at the 2nd Inter-Universities Speech Competition on the title “Human Rights Violations in IOK and the Role of
the International Community”, he said the suppressive policies by the Indian government were leading to the murder, maiming, illegal incarceration and forced evacuation of the Muslim population.
“The innocent Kashmiris striving for their freedom have been cordoned off and made aliens in their own homeland,” he said during the event which was organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Cell at Kashmir House.
The President said the only terrorism in IOK is the state-sponsored terrorism of the central government at Delhi. He said India’s appetite has not been satiated by these killings and instead is maliciously painting the innocent Kashmiris as terrorists and falsely claiming to be the victim.
He said that these acts of hostility will never subjugate the people of Jammu and Kashmir and their freedom struggle will continue with the political, diplomatic and moral support of the people and Government of Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Pakistan.
In a clear and open message to the PDP government in IOK led by Mehbooba Mufti, the President of Azad Kashmir said facilitation of the Indian armed forces and the Para-military forces must end. “By facilitating these acts of terror, you (Mehbooba Mufti) are an abettor to war crimes and crimes against humanity”, he said.
President Masood said that the strange silence of the international community to these crimes is deplorable. The United Nations has totally failed its mandate by not resolving this 70-year issue, he said.
Furthermore, he said that the UN Secretary General must avoid artificially balancing out the issue between Pakistan and India by waiting for a concurrence from the two nations.
“India being the aggressor will never concur and engage in any sort of concrete and structured dialogue for the resolution of this matter”, he said.
The President urged the students to use modern means of communication including the social media to gain support for the freedom movement and help highlight the war crimes taking place in IOK.
He said that by using the #KashmirMatters trend all students must continue to tweet and post on the Kashmir issue.
The President praised Secretary Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Cell Muhammad Idrees Abbasi and his team for successfully organizing this mega event and raising awareness on this issue among the younger generation.
Taling about the competition, he said that it was indeed encouraging to see the younger generation speaking with such confidence on the Kashmir issue.
“These speeches are an eye opener for not only the participants of this event but also the world community who have deliberately ignored this pertinent issue.”
President Masood Khan in his address said the issue of Kashmir is a historical and geographical issue based on the forced occupation of Jammu and Kashmir and an incomplete partition.
The President presented the winning speakers cash prizes and congratulated all the speakers on their marvelous performances.
The event was also attended by Convener APHC Ghulam Muhammad Safi, Faiz Naqshbandi, Brig. (R) Dr. Muhammad Khan, and a large number of students from the public sector universities of AJK.