ISLAMABAD: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the Kashmiris have been deprived of all freedoms including religious freedom. A report released by the Research Section of Kashmir Media Service, said that India is violating all basic rights, including right to observe religious rites, in the occupied territory.
The report said the veteran Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Gilani, has not been allowed to offer congregational prayers of Juma and Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha for the past over ten years. Other resistance leaders, including Hurriyat forum Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, have been continuously prevented from the same for the past one year, it said.
“Srinagar’s historic Jamia mosque was kept locked by the authorities for the last one year. Attacks on religious places by Indian agents are a routine matter to keep the people away from worship. The military siege of Dargah Hazratbal is a glaring example of suppression of Kashmiris’ religious freedoms,” it added. The report said every year, hundreds of people are denied passports and other travel documents to perform Hujj and Umrah just because of their affiliation with the ongoing freedom movement.–Agencies
