SRINAGAR: The leadership of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has called on the people of Kashmir to observe October 27, tomorrow (Sunday) as Black Day, sending a very clear message to the BJP-led Hindutva government of India and the world that they completely reject the Indian military presence in their country and will continue their struggle for freedom.
According to media reports, jailed APHC leaders, including Masarrat Alam Butt, and Shabbir Ahmed Shah, in their separate messages urged people in IIOJK to observe a complete shutdown in the region to convey to New Delhi that they will not rest until they obtain their UN-recognized right to self-determination.
The leaders also characterized New Delhi’s invasion of Jammu and Kashmir on Oct. 27, 1947, as a blatant act of aggression devoid of lawful or moral justification, an assault on the political and democratic rights of the people of Kashmir. They also emphasized that this attack violated global law and usurped the fundamental rights of Kashmiris.
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The jailed APHC leadership also warned that the current political injustice faced by the people of Kashmir, along with India’s IIOJK and its Hindutva agendas, poses a serious threat to the identity of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir residents and to stability and peace in the region.
Similarly, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front spokesperson Rafiq Ahmed Dar urged Kashmiris to observe October 27 as Black Day. “The people of Kashmir are facing Indian oppression like an iron wall but they will never compromise on their right to resist,” he added.
It was on October 27 in 1947 when Indian forces in total violation of the spirit of the Partition Plan of the Subcontinent had militarily attacked Jammu and Kashmir and unlawfully occupied it against the will of the people of Kashmir.
