Jammu, August 11 (): In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, various Sikh organizations in a meeting have urged the Indian authorities to restore statehood of the territory and hold assembly elections at the earliest.
The meeting held in Jammu under the chairmanship of S. Mohinder Singh Chief Organizer Bhai Kanhaiya Nishkam Sewa Society demanded that statehood be returned to Kashmir as the authorities have demoted the territory by abrogation of articles 370 and 35A.
Meanwhile, the President of Indian National Congress chapter in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Ghulam Ahmad Mir and other party leaders addressing a large gathering in Jammu appealed people to rise to the occasion to defeat BJP’s nefarious designs and divisive politics as the Modi govt is hell bent upon to damage the very foundation of India by eroding and undermining the institutions to serve their vested interests.
It should be the paramount for every person to secure democracy, civil liberties and fight out the BJP for adopting anti- people policies aimed at covering its failures. Modi Govt has unleashed coercion to crush the dissent and genuine voices, which has to be dealt with iron hands, Mir added.
Referring to the current situation in IIOJK, Mir said, “Modi govt has snatched our jobs, statehood and downgrading Kashmir into two union territories aiming to fulfill their communal agenda, terming it as a punishment to Kashmir people on the part of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
