In a worst crackdown, over 300 people arrested in Occupied Kashmir

*NEW DELHI – Over 300 people were arrested in India-held Kashmir after theystaged a rally against the Indian government’s move to revoke Article 370of its Constitution which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaTodaylinkreportedThursday.*

According to officials, they were arrested after a fight broke for betweenthe police and protesters. The people were accused of violating Section 144which prohibits people from holding rallies, officials added.

Nasir Hussain Munshi, a Congress leader in Kargil, said that the Indiagovernment is violating their fundamental rights.

“They are violating our right to expression. Today we took out a peacefulrally to protest against the revoking of Article 370, but were stopped fromtaking out the rally,” he said.

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On August 5, Prime Minister Modi’s government had revoked Article 370 andtook away India-held Kashmir’s special status.