KC-EU to hold Candle Light Vigil in Brussels for solidarity with the oppressed Kashmiris on Kashmir Solidarity Day

BRUSSELS, Feb 04 (SABAH): Kashmir Council Europe (KC-EU) will organize an event of candle light vigil in Brussels, the capital of Belgium in order to express solidarity with oppressed people of Indian illegally Occupied Kashmir (IIOK). 

The program will be arranged at 4 p.m. on Sunday, 5th February in connection with Kashmir Solidarity Day at European Squire in front of Central Station in Brussels, the EU headquarters. A BBC’s documentary about violence against Muslims in India and atrocities against the people of Jammu and Kashmir will also be shown on a wider screen through projector.

It should be noted that in this (BBC) documentary, with reference to an unpublished report of the British Foreign Ministry, it is stated that the current Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was the Chief Minister of Gujarat before was responsible for creating an atmosphere of violence during the 2002 riots in Gujarat. More than a thousand people were killed in these riots, most of whom were Muslims. At the same time, many Muslim women were sexually assaulted under the plan and serious human rights violations were committed by the Gujrat’s police. The film also talks about police violence during the implementation of the Indian controversial Citizenship Act in 2019.

The BBC’s documentary raised questions about India’s democratic system under the Narendra Modi government and the polarization of India on the basis of religion. The documentary also highlighted violations of the rights of Kashmiris. A Video about Kashmir would be also displayed on the wider screen on the occasion.

In a statement, Chairman Kashmir Council EU Ali Raza Syed said, we express solidarity with the oppressed people of Indian occupied Kashmir suffering from Indian brutalities for last seven decades.

By condemning the atrocities and genocide of Kashmiris committed by Indian Occupation forces, he paid great tribute to the brave people of Kashmir struggling for their right to self-determination.

Chairman KC-EU while emphasizing said, we will continue our support to the people of Kashmir till suitable resolution of the Kashmir dispute. People of Kashmir are struggling peacefully for right to self-determination and there should be plebiscite under United Nations supervision in order to make clear political fate of the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Chairman Kashmir Council EU Ali Raza Syed pointed out that deployment of eight lakhs Indian troops in IIOK is a proof of brutal occupation as a large scale human rights violations are being committed by these occupation forces. Indian authorities are engaged to press the peaceful mass movement by use of force and brutalities specially massacre of the innocent Kashmiris.

Ali Raza Syed demanded that UN and EU should play their role for a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue. He also urged the Human Rights Organizations to pressurize India to stop severe violations of human rights in IIOK.