India has no moral, legal right for conducting Independence Day function
in Kashmir: Waza
Srinagar, August 13, 2014
Slamming India its armed forces and puppet authorities for lashing a
reign of terror among the civilian population, Chairman Peoples League
Mukhtar Ahmad Waza Wednesday said that India has no moral and legal
right to celebrate their Independence Day in illegally occupied state
of Jammu and Kashmir.
In an issued statement, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza said that state was never
part of British colonized India but was gifted to Sardar Gulab Singh
for his faithfulness which he showed in Punjab, hence state Jammu and
Kashmir has not achieved the freedom which is under the illegal
occupation of India.
“We are fighting Indian illegal occupation of the state peacefully
through our ongoing freedom struggle. Our movement has been dually
recognized by the international community especially by United Nations
which has passed several resolutions for its peaceful resolution, so
India has no right to celebrate their independence Day functions
inside military camps.” Said Waza
Terming the celebration of Independence Day, illegal Waza said that
India was deceiving international community. “What India has not done
to deceive International community, elections are being held,
independence days are being celebrated just to show the world that
Kashmiris have accepted the Indian rule, however the observance of
these days as Black days by naïve Kashmiris have exposed the Indian
shameful polices.” He added.
Waza condemned the harassment of pedestrians on the name frisking by
the Indian armed forces and said that for celebrating their
Independence Day in illegally occupied Kashmir, Indian forces have
lashed a reign of terror.
He said that India has lost its moral right of celebrating the Day in
Kashmir too as its armed forces have perpetrated grave human rights
violations. Waza said that during the peaceful protests in 2008 Summer
against the economic blockade, Indian armed forces killed 72 innocent
civilians including Shaheed-e-Azimat Sheikh Abdul Aziz.
Demanding a swift probe into the killings and grave human rights
violations, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza urged International Crime Tribunal to
setup an independent tribunal in Kashmir for prosecuting the Indian
armed forces involved in heinous crimes and grave human rights
violations.
He also demanded unconditional release of detainees lashing in Indian
jails and urged Amnesty International to take a strong note of the
human rights violations.