Strongly condemn the ongoing atrocities by Indian soldiers, attacks on religious freedom
Srinagar (Urdu Point News Latest - NNI. June 19, 2024) Occupying authorities in the illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir of India have tightened the so-called security arrangements ahead of the visit of Hindutva Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to Modi (today) will reach Srinagar on the evening of June 20. He will participate in a yoga program at the Kashmir International Convention Center on the banks of Lake Dal the next day.
Ahead of his visit, strict security arrangements have been made in Srinagar city. House-to-house searches, interrogations and harassment of residents continue in the name of security measures. The venue of the event has been secured by the commandos of the Special Protection Group.
Sniffer dogs, drones and other advanced devices are being used to monitor the area.
The occupying authorities have also increased surveillance of other areas of Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, including the Srinagar-Jammu Highway, and have deployed thousands of additional Indian forces. It is said that they are being interrogated and harassed. Meanwhile, violent military operations continued in Kupwara, Bandipora, Doda, Reasi, Kathua, Samba, Rajouri and Poonch districts.
Four Kashmiri youths were arrested, three of whom were arrested during separate cordon and search operations in Handwara area of Reasi and one in Kokpwara. Soldiers have so far killed at least three Kashmiris and arrested more than 100 during their ongoing operations in Bandipora and Kathua. Advocate Abdul Rasheed Minhas, the spokesperson of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference, in a statement in Srinagar, said that the Indian troops in the occupied area. It has strongly condemned the killings, violent operations of siege and search, raids, arrests and other atrocities.
He condemned the occupying authorities for not allowing Eid-ul-Adha prayers to be offered at the historic Jama Masjid and Eidgah in Srinagar, calling it an open attack on religious freedom and a serious violation of international human rights law. He described the current situation in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir as very grave and alarming where every city, town and village has turned into an army camp and the occupying forces are committing unspeakable crimes against innocent people, especially the youth.
