Brussels
Kashmir Council Europe (KC-EU) has organized an event of candle light vigil in Brussels, the capital of Belgium in order to express solidarity with oppressed people of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK).
The program was arranged on Tuesday’s evening in connection with Kashmir Solidarity Day at Place du Luxembourg in front of EU Parliament in Brussels, the EU headquarters.
In spite of heavy rain and unpleasant weather, a large number of people from all walks of life as well as representatives of different NGOs including members of Human Rights Organizations attended the event. People from different segments of the society appeared during this solidarity program and expressed their sympathy with the people of Kashmir. Organizers of program stood for hours by taking lighting candles in their hand in order to express solidarity and sympathy with the oppressed people of Jammu and Kashmir.
On the occasion, expressing solidarity with the oppressed people of Indian occupied Kashmir suffering from Indian brutalities for last seven decades, Chairman Kashmir Council EU Ali Raza Syed said, the situation in IOC became further severe as India revoked special status of Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019. India imposed curfew in occupied Kashmir in August last year and siege of the occupied territory is still continued.
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 emphasized 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.
Other speakers also pointed out that deployment of eight lakhs Indian troops in IOK 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. They demanded that UN and EU should play their role for a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir issue. The speakers also urged the Human Rights Organizations to pressurize India to stop severe violations of human rights in IOK.—KMS
