In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) and its constituent organizations have strongly denounced the assault on APHC head office at Rajbagh in Srinagar by Hindutva goons with the backing of police and paramilitary forces and the ensuing vandalism. According to Kashmir Media Service, illegally detained APHC Vice Chairman Gulam Ahmed Gulzar in a message from Srinagar central jail while terming vandalism as a cowardly act said, “This shameful act depicts the frustration of fascist Modi regime.” He maintained that freedom-loving Kashmiri people cannot be intimidated by such evil actions and they will fight tooth and nail to carry forward their mission of freedom.

He said killing of Pundits and other civilians is the handiwork of Indian agencies aimed at maligning the freedom movement and divide Kashmiris on ethnic and religious bases. APHC General Secretary Bashir Ahmad Irfani while condemning the attack on Hurriyat office called upon the United Nations to impress upon India to stop bloodshed in IIOJK. He also called for materializing the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination. Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) in a statement issued in Srinagar terming the assault as a wicked plan to defame the freedom movement said that such attempts won’t change the ground reality in Kashmir. “The ground reality is that Kashmir is an internationally recognised dispute that needs to be resolved in line with the UNSC resolutions,”

it said adding that Hindutva goons ransacking and vandalizing attempts will not change the truth. “APHC is a symbol of resistance against Indian repression and vandalism reflects frustration on the part of the Modi regime who has been hell bent on destroying everything that symbolizes Kashmiris’ resistance against Indian imperialism.” Other APHC leaders and organizations including Bashir Ahmed Butt, Firdous Ahmad Shah, Ghulam Nabi War, Dr Musaib, Farida Behenji, Eng Taimoor, Muhammad Aqib, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League, Jammu and Kashmir Muslim League and Jammu and Kashmir Students and Youth Forum in their separate statements also condemned the ransacking of APHC head office in Srinagar.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan-INP