SRINAGAR: All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) Chairman Syed Ali Geelani has claimed that Indian forces are involved in serious war crimes in the territory.
In a press release, he said that opening fire on unarmed people and using civilians as shields shows the height of state terrorism.
Geelani added, “Nobody asks them, nor they feel accountable for their crimes.”
He rejected the Indian propaganda that people’s uprising in the valley is foreign-sponsored and said that the charge was unfounded.
He added, “Forces are using brute and un-proportionate forces against unarmed civilians and taking revenge from innocent citizens.”
Killing Ashiq Rishi, Mushtaq Ahmad Itoo and injuring scores of unarmed civilians were clear instances that Indian forces had declared a war against innocent citizens, he added.
Gilani said, “It is just mockery and simply eyewash. They are not sincere and it is their ploy to cool down the public resentment.”
“They are enjoying the impunity under draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and it provides them a license to kill anybody their free will,” he said and asked for investigation of such events by some international agencies.
“Arrogance of power, stubborn and inflexible approach of India is the basic cause that our youth are joining armed struggle,” he added.
“They are local youth and are exhibiting their valor against the brutalities of India,” he said.
The leader said Kashmiri people are striving for their right to self-determination for the past seven decades and it is ridiculous to blame Pakistan for so-called inter border insurgency.
