DFP terms Indian PM Narendra Modi’s Kashmir remark as an attempt to distort historic reality

SRINAGAR, March 18 (SABAH): Jammu Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party has taken strong exception Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s recent remarks on Kashmir terming it as an attempt to promote a fake narrative to mislead global community on Kashmir.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the DFP spokesman advocate Arshad Iqbal said that the Indian premier’s interview to the US podcaster was full of controversies that belied ground realities in the region.

He said that Indian leadership was in the habit of making baseless propaganda to deflect world attention away from the real issue of Kashmir, which continued to reel under India’s belligerent military occupation since the past several decades.

Reiterating his party’s position on the issue of Kashmir, he said that Kashmir is an internationally recognized disputed territory awaiting final settlement in line with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions.