Recently the BJP has announced to launch Tiranga Yatra on republic day, an Indian flag hoisting movement in occupied Kashmir in the name of nationalism. Apparently, the motive of the exercise is to build up political pressure on Congress.
Recent months have witnessed 112 innocent Kashmiris, mostly teenagers, being added to the total of 93,544 extra judicial killings. BJPs mission will not only boost the Kashmiris struggle for self determination. It also may have implications that can bring about more carnage of innocent civilians at the hands of occupied forces.
While the terror network of RSS extremists was exposed in the investigation of Samjhota Express, Malegaon and Ajmair bombing and many other probes of religious and political saffron activists but no one is taking the responsibility of arresting 32 guiltless young Muslims. These forces want to hide in the disguise of nationalism. Syed Ali Gilani has demanded that the United Nations set up a tribunal to penalise those who have been involved in human rights violations in occupied Kashmir.
The UN should listen to the SOS call of Kashmiris and discard any attempt of Indian government and politicians to portray the struggle of self determination as terrorism.
JEHANZEB JAVED
Islamabad
