Geneva, September 19, 2023 (PPI-OT): The All Parties Hurriyat Conference Azad Jammu and Kashmir (APHC-AJK) chapter leaders, Hassan Bana and Altaf Ahmed Butt, have said that the killing of a Sikh leader in Canada by the Indian agencies has exposed India’s involvement in state-sponsored terrorism in other countries.
The APHC-AJK leaders welcomed the statement of Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau regarding India’s involvement in the brutal assassination of the Sikh leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Hardeep Singh Nijjar was killed by unidentified persons on June 18, this year. Canada has expelled India’s top diplomat from the country, in protest, and has taken up the matter with the US President, Joe Biden, as well.
Justin Trudeau while speaking at the House of Commons in Ottawa said that Canadian security agencies had been actively pursuing credible a potential link between agents of the Government of India and the killing of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Hassan Bana speaking at an event on the sidelines of the ongoing 54th Session of UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva said there is a long-list of Indian crimes from Kashmir to Canada. He said, Hardeep Singh Nijjar was known for his advocacy for the creation of Khalistan, an independent homeland for Sikhs, and killing him is an unforgiveable crime.
He lauded the efforts and courage of Justin Trudeau and said the Kashmiri people are also seeking the reopening and investigation of the killings by India in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, in general, and the massacre of Sikhs in Chittisinghpura area of Islamabad district, in particular. He rejected the probes ordered by the Indian government in the incidents of killings in occupied Kashmir and urged the UN to send a fact-finding team to the occupied territory and take a prompt and effective legal action against India.
Altaf Ahmed Butt in a statement in Islamabad expressed concern over the revelations made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly regarding India’s brutal actions both within its borders and on the international stage. He pointed out that India is committing continuous violation of UN resolutions and human rights in occupied Kashmir. He said the unabated killing of Kashmiris and the persistent denial of their right to self-determination must be a matter of grave concern for the international community.
Altaf Ahmed Butt urged the world community and international bodies to open their eyes and recognize the true face of India as recently exposed by Canadian leaders.
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