SRINAGAR: On the call of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference, Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control, in Pakistan and across the globe would observe August 5 (Saturday) as Yum-e-Eestehsal-e-Kashmir (Kashmir Exploitation Day) to mark the end of 2019 by the Narendra Modi-led Hindu-Tava Indian government. Protests are also planned to be lodged across the world against the illegal and fraudulent actions of India.
According to Kashmir Media Service (KMC) on August 5, 2019, the Bharatiya Janata Party under the leadership of Narendra Modi abrogated Article 370 of the Indian Constitution as an open violation of UN resolutions and international laws, under which special status was granted to Jammu and Kashmir under the illegal occupation of India.
Accordingly, August 5 would be observed as Black Day in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, while Kashmiri immigrants in Pakistan, and other parts of the world would organize protests, rallies, seminars, and other gatherings to draw the attention of the international community. They would convey to the world about Indian atrocities in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, where Indian soldiers have heated up the market of persecution.
All-Party Hurriyat Conference Leaders on August 5
Meanwhile, the detained leaders of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference, Musrat Alam Butt, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Shabbir Ahmad Shah, Muhammad Yasin Malik, Naeem Ahmad Khan, Asia Andrabi and Maulvi Bashir Ahmad Irfani have said in their messages termed August 5 as the black and one of the darkest day of Kashmir history. They said that by observing August 5 as Black Day, Kashmiris would deliver a clear message to the world that they do not recognize Indian supremacy and its illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir.
Other leaders of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference, Yasmin Raja, Ghulam Nabi War, Maulana Musab Nadvi, Syed Attaullah, and Narendra Singh Khalsa, in their statements in Srinagar, appealed to the international community to take action in the UN-recognised disputed territory. They also demanded taking notice of the illegal and unconstitutional actions of India.
Civil society members Dr. Zubair Ahmed, Muhammad Furqan, Muhammad Iqbal Shaheen, and Syed Haider Hussain said in a meeting in Srinagar that the cancellation of the special status of the occupied territory neither could change the facts nor the right of Kashmiris to self-determination.
While speaking at an event in New Delhi, National Conference President Farooq Abdullah urged the Modi government to negotiate with Pakistan to resolve all pending issues amicably and improve the situation in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
He lamented that the way the Modi government has been dealing with the situation for the past few years has made the situation worsened in the occupied territory.
