Curfew enters 2nd month in Occupied Kashmir

SRINAGAR (92 News) – Normal life remains paralysed with humanitarian crisis aggravating with each passing day as the strict curfew and communication blackout imposed by the Indian government entered 2nd month on Friday in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK). The occupation authorities continue to clamp curfew and snap communication services including internet, mobile, landline telephones and TV channels in the Kashmir valley and five districts of Jammu since 5th August when Indian government repealed the special status of IoK. The residents are suffering immensely as Kashmir valley remains cut off from the rest of the world since then. People are facing acute shortage of daily commodities and life-saving medicines. Indian journalist Nirupama Subramanian – who recently returned to India from IoK while belying New Delhi’s claim – said that the situation in the valley was far from being normal. In a series of tweets, she narrated how people of occupied valley were angry with the Government of India. She further said there is no politician in the valley who can sell Delhi’s scheme to the people.

Kashmir will never allow anyone to bring Hindutva

Meanwhile, Hurriyat activists through posters and handbills posted in streets of occupied Kashmir have said that the people of Kashmir will never allow anyone to come and bring Hindutva along in the territory. The leaders said this in response to the announcement of Maharashtra government that it plans to buy land in the occupied territory. The student, Asrar Ahmed Khan, was injured in the pellet firing by Indian troops on demonstrations in Soura area of Srinagar a few days back and succumbed at a hospital in Srinagar, on Wednesday. The occupation authorities have further tightened curfew and other restrictions in Srinagar to prevent protests against the killing. The unprecedented curfew continues to render markets closed and public transport off the road since August 5 when Indian government repealed the special status of occupied Kashmir. Around 50,000 public transport vehicles are grounded while train service is suspended for over a month now.