ISLAMABAD: Even after 30 years, the Srinagar’s Lal Chowk massacre of 1993, which exposed the Indian government’s repugnant masquerade, is regarded as one of the most gruesome incidents of brutality and gross human rights violation committed by Indian forces in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
According to Kashmir Media Service, on April 10, 1993, Indian paramilitary troops set ablaze a large section of Srinagar, including Lal Chowk.
Over 60 houses, five commercial buildings, 150 shops, two official buildings, shrines, and schools were demolished. 47 innocent civilians were burned alive, and more than 125 were killed by Indian Border Security Forces (BSF).
According to experts, the Lal Chowk massacre was consistent with the government of India’s and its collaborators’ policy of repression and subjugation to silence the resistance against the illegal occupation.
Anti-Muslim Laws in India
They believe India had purposefully passed laws and policies that discriminated against Muslims, making India a dangerous place for minorities. Furthermore, the Indian judicial system was saffronized by the Hindutva RSS and failed to provide justice to the people of IIOJK; mostly, Muslims and convicted criminals from the Lal Chowk massacre were still free to move to India, they added.
Apart from Muslims, other minorities, including Sikhs, Christians, and Dalits, are also prime targets of Modi’s Hindutva policies in India.
