Srinagar, Jan 23 (KNS): While terming India as ‘non-democratic country’, Chairman of Democratic Liberation Party (DLP), Hashim Qureshi on Saturday said that the people of disputed Jammu and Kashmir are being deprived from right to freedom.
In a statement issued to KNS, Qureshi said that from past 6 decades, with snatching rights from the people, India is flagrantly violating the norms of democracy in Jammu and Kashmir.
“Despite India celebrate January 26 as festival; the people of Kashmir are being forced to face immense hardships with arrest spree of youth, intensifying frisking and using batons against them,” he said.
He said that from past 6 decades, Kashmiri people are observing January 26 as ‘black day’.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel“At a time when the people from every nook and corner are being awarded with right to freedom, all the rights are being snatched from Kashmiris on the barrel of the gun,” said DLP chairman.
While congratulating people of India on January 26, he asked them to pressurize their democratic government for the self-determination of the Kashmiris so that they will also be able to celebrate parallel day like 26 January in Jammu and Kashmir.
Appealing Kashmiri people to observe January 26 as black day, Hashim said, “It will leave a message to the International community that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are seeking freedom from both the occupant countries, India and Pakistan.” (KNS)