ISLAMABAD – Preparation for genocide of Muslims is definitely under way inIndia, US Congress told by experts.

The world’s best-known expert on genocide has said Muslims in occupiedKashmir and Assam are just one step away from genocide.

At a briefing at the US Congress in Washington, President of the GenocideWatch, Dr Gregory Stanton said preparation for genocide is definitely underway in India.

He said, the persecution of Muslims in Assam and Kashmir is the stage justbefore genocide and the next stage is extermination- that’s what we callgenocide.

The Congressional Briefing “Ground reports on Kashmir & NRC” was organizedby three US-based civil society organizations – the Indian American MuslimCouncil, Emgage Action and Hindus for Human Rights.

He said that Modi’s regime had all the hallmarks of an incipient Naziregime. “Nationalism taken to its extreme is fascism and Nazism.

Participating in the briefing via video link, a scholar with University ofCalifornia, Berkeley, Dr Angana Chatterji slammed the crackdown in occupiedKashmir since Modi government revoked special status of Kashmir on 5thAugust.

In occupied Kashmir, situation in the Kashmir Valley and Muslim majorityareas of Jammu and Ladakh regions continues to remain grim on 132ndconsecutive day, today (Saturday).

There is no let-up in the restrictions imposed under Section 144 in theterritory amid massive deployment of Indian troops.

The ban on internet, text messaging and prepaid mobile connections is stillin place and the restoration of some communications restrictions, such aslandline phones and postpaid mobile services, could not provide any respiteto the people.

The increasing chill after fresh rains and snowfall has added to themiseries of the people of Kashmir Valley who have been already sufferingimmensely due to strict military siege since 5th August.