SRINAGAR – In occupied Kashmir, the lockdown continues on the 65thconsecutive day, today.
With main markets shut and public transport off the roads since August 5th,the people in the territory are facing shortages of essential itemsincluding food and medicines.
Educational institutions and offices though open yet barring few officialsnobody is showing up there.
Meanwhile, VC of NALSAR University of Law in Hyderabad, Faizan Mustafa hasargued during a lecture in Madras that the BJP government had done amistake by abrogating Article 370 in Kashmir.
Pointing out many legal implications of the issue, he opined that it is nota matter of integration as problems of Indian Occupied Kashmiri’s can’t beresolved by imposing the rule and restrictions.
However, Hurriyat leader and Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir EmployeesMovement, Mohammad Shafi Lone has said, India is continuing with policy ofsuppressing Kashmiris’ rights-based struggle for freedom.
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In a statement, he said it is India’s misconception that it can suppressKashmiris’ sentiment for freedom through killings and other brutal tactics.
He further said Kashmir is root cause of tension between Pakistan and Indiaand its settlement as per the UN Charter will pave the way for peace inSouth Asia.
He appealed to global human rights organizations and the UN to take noticeof Indian atrocities and resolve Kashmir issue in accordance with UNresolutions and Kashmiris’ aspirations.