MIRPUR (AJK): The Jammu and Kashmir population dwelling both sides of theline of control including AJK, IOK and rest of the world would observe theIndian Republic Day, falling on January 26,as black day to invite theattention of international community towards the continued long unlawfuland forcible Indian occupation of Jammu and Kashmir and continued deprivingthem of their internationally-acknowledged right of self determination byIndia since last 72 years.
Kashmiris observed the Indian Republic day as black day every year to markstrong indignation and protest against the continued long Indiansubjugation of the occupied Jammu and Kashmir and apprised the world of thecontinued brutalities and custodial killing of the innocent Kashmiris andthe unabated massive violations of human rights by the Indian occupyingforces in the held state.
Besides the observance of the day also aimed at to apprise the worldcommunity of the continued hostile attitude of India denying Kashmiristheir legitimate right to self determination and deviating allinternational norms escaping from the peaceful solution of the much delayedKashmir dispute.
In Azad Jammu and Kashmir, protest rallies and demonstrations againstcontinued illegal and unlawful Indian occupation of a major part of Jammu &Kashmir, will be the hall mark of the black day in all ten districts of theliberated territory. These protest marches will be the hallmark of thescheduled black day.
Major rally to observe the Indian Republic Day will be held inMuzaffarabad. AJK leaders of various political parties including those inthe AJK Parliament will lead the rally to be held to mark the day.
The day will also mark complete solidarity with the freedom-loving peopleof Indian occupied Jammu Kashmir in their just and principled struggle forfreedom and for the achievement of their legitimate right to selfdetermination.
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The protest rallies are scheduled to be arranged by various social,political and public representative organizations representing people ofall spheres of life including lawyers, journalists, members of the businesscommunity, laborers, students, women and social and political workers toexpress fullest traditional hatred against the Indian imperialism besidesprotesting against the continued denial of all global norms and commitmentson Kashmir and the persistent deviation and denial of the Kashmiris birthright to self determination since over last 72 years by India.
In Mirpur, a protest rally, to be followed by a big procession of peoplebelonging all segments of the civil society, to observe the Indian RepublicDay as black day, will be held at Shaheed chowk.
“The city elders representing all segments of the civil society willhighlight the importance of early peaceful settlement of the Kashmirproblem besides expressing severe hatred against India for her continuedforcible and illegal Indian occupation of Kashmir since last 72 years.