Under the influence of the fascist Hindu ideology based on the violation of human rights and the anti-Muslim policy of Narendra Modi, to end the special status of occupied Jammu and Kashmir by ignoring the clear resolutions of the United Nations, bilateral agreements, international laws and the Indian Constitution, the Supreme Court of India has rejected more than 20 petitions against the government's decision.

The adopted the unique logic that Article 370 of the Constitution under which this status was granted was temporary which warrants its repeal, termination of internal autonomy of the state and its complete integration into India andas such this complete integration of it is correct.  Before the court decision, the Indian army was deployed in the entire Occupied Kashmir to crush the strong reaction of the Kashmiri people. The ban on public processions was tightened. Dozens of Kashmiri leaders, including former puppet chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, were arrested or placed under house arrest.  Military posts were established in all small and large towns. Roadblocks were erected and only armored vehicles of the army were patrolled, which is proof that the leadership and people of the occupied state have rejected this decision.  Hurriyat Conference, National Conference and other political parties have termed this decision as murder of justice and announced to continue the freedom struggle.  The government of Pakistan and the political leadership have also rejected this controversial decision and have taken a stand that India cannot take such a unilateral step. Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani has announced to raise the decision in all relevant international organizations including the United Nations.  The President of the State, caretaker Prime Minister, leaders of political parties, leaders of public opinion and people have called the decision of the Supreme Court of India contrary to the requirements of justice and the resolutions and decisions of international organizations and said that this controversial decision was expected.  There was hope that maybe the conscience of the Indian judges would wake up and they would consider the wishes of the Kashmiri people, but it has been proven that Muslim hostility is in everyone's throat there.  According to analysts, this decision shows the biasedness of the Supreme Court of India.  The court has tried to benefit Narendra Modi in the upcoming elections by misinterpreting its own constitution.  India is bound to give the right to vote to the Kashmiri people and cannot take any unilateral decisions in this matter without the participation of Pakistan.  India's occupation of Jammu and Kashmir is forced and illegal, which the Kashmiri people will never accept. Even the pro-Indian leaders of occupied Kashmir are now regretting their past, so former chief ministers Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, members of the Indian Parliament Ghulam Nabi Azad and other leaders have strongly condemned the unjust decision of the Supreme Court of India and expressed their determination to continue the freedom struggle.  A strong reaction has been expressed against this decision in Azad Kashmir as well. The Kashmir conflict is an indisputable reality, the only solution of which is a free referendum in accordance with the Security Council resolutions, through which the Kashmiri people have the right to join either Pakistan or India. Until this resolution is implemented, India cannot end the special status of Occupied Kashmir, nor does the decision of the Supreme Court of India have any status. It is worth-mentioning here that after the abrogation of Article 35A, India started its nefarious plan and invited non-Kashmiri Hindus to come to Kashmir and buy land and settle there permanently. These non-Kashmiri Hindus were also offered several concessions for settlement in the held valley.  After this invitation, millions of non-Kashmiri Hindus arrived in Occupied Kashmir and not only illegally occupied the properties of Muslims there, but also obtained official documents of the ownership rights of these lands which were previously owned by Kashmiris.  And it is being done in a systematic way. In this whole process, these non-Kashmiri Hindus also got the help of RSS goons, police and usurping Indian army. So far, about seven lakh non-Kashmiri Hindu families have become owners of lands and houses in Kashmir.  The Modi government, while working on the agenda of its extremist Hindutva organization, is busy trying to sabotage the life of the Muslims and the freedom struggle of Kashmiris by crushing it with cruelty and brutality, We should raise this issues at every international forum and make it clear to the Modi government that terrorism should not be used for diplomatic point scoring. Religious hatred and the extremism used for it should be condemned, the killing of innocent people in state terrorism is condemnable. The international community should raise its voice against the violation of human rights in Occupied Kashmir and the right of Kashmiris to self-determination for world peace must be ensured.  In 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party under the influence of the extremist religious organization Hindutva will complete 10 years of rule under the leadership of Narendra Modi. It will not be out of place to call it the worst period of Indian Muslims and the Kashmiris in Indian occupied Kashmir which is passing like a mountain on them.  While the menace of cruelty and brutality against innocent Muslims in Occupied Kashmir has been going on for 75 years, the Modi government revoked Article 370 and 35A four years ago and deprived them of their civil rights.  Day by day, a sinister attempt is being made to demoralize them in new ways by closing educational institutions including mobile and internet services and imposing curfew.  The real face of India has been openly revealed to the whole world.  In fact, their own political parties are criticizing the Modi government in harsh words. The United Nations, which is aware of all the Indian tactics, should not delay any longer in realizing the situation.  The decision to give self-determination to Kashmiris was made by the UN and based on justice, the implementation of which should not be delayed any longer. Today, the fifth generation of Kashmiris is dreaming of their independence from India, which is included in their fundamental rights. It is good to see that Modi's anti-Pakistan and anti-Kashmiris agenda is being exposed by his own people. Yes, earlier this year, the Ex governor of the held- valley Satya Pal Malik confirmed in one his interviews that Modi concealed the real facts on the Pulwama terror attacks as Modi wanted to use the incident to blame Pakistan in a bid for the benefit of his government, the electoral benefit and the BJP.  Mr Satya Pal was the governor of occupied Kashmir during the Pulwama attack and the scrapping of Article 370 during 2019.

Published in The Daily National Courier, December, 14 2023

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