India has no right to celebrate August 15 as its independence day

Brescia, Italy: Participants in Kashmir conference held here in connection with India’s Independence Day which Kashmiris across the globe observed as Black Day while urging United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) to take the notice of Human rights violations in Illegally Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K).

The conference was organised by Tehreek-e-Kashmir (TeK) Europe Italy. On the occasion President TeK United Kingdom ( UK) Raja Fahim Kayani said that since August 5, 2019 people of IOJ&K are under lock down and during these days India silently gave more than four hundred thousands Hindu extremists domiciles or Kashmir citizenship certificates to purchase land and property in occupied valley aimed to change its demography and convert Muslim majority state into minority.

” India has no right to celebrate August 15 as its independence day . New Delhi has snatched the right of vote from the people of Kashmir, he said, adding Kashmiris ultimate demand is to give them right of self-determination accepted by the UN.

President TeK UK Kayani further said that it is time for world powers to put pressure on India to stop rising human rights violations in IOJ&K and give Kashmiris chance to decide about their political future as per the UN resolutions.

Another Kashmiri leader and President TeK Italy Mehmood Sharif said that people in Europe are with Kashmiri brothers who have been fighting for the right of self-determination saying how long India will continue the illegal and inhuman siege of Kashmir and one day New Delhi has to give Kashmiris their birth right that is plebiscite.

Secretary General TeK Italy Jamshed Cheema said that Pakistanis and Kashmiris living in Italy will continue to support Kashmiris in their right of self-determination struggle. ” This conference on the day when India is celebrating independence day but at the same time New Delhi has suppressed the freedom of Kashmiris, Cheema said , adding that they will continue to raise IOJ&K issue across Europe till its final and durable settlement as per the wishes of the people of IOJ&K.
The other speakers of the Kashmir conference also supported Kashmiris ongoing freedom struggle and vowed to continue their support in future to settle Kashmir dispute once for all to bring peace, security and tranquillity in South Asia.