Srinagar: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, posters have surfaced condemning Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, and puppet Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for their attempts to challenge Kashmir’s internationally recognized disputed status through misleading statements.

According to a statement by Kashmir Media Service, the posters that appeared in Srinagar and surrounding areas stressed that Jammu and Kashmir remain an internationally recognized dispute. They called for its political future to be determined through a United Nations-supervised plebiscite. The posters accused the remarks of being a strategic move to justify India’s illegal occupation, and labeled Omar Abdullah, IIOJK’s Chief Minister, as an ally of the BJP, criticizing his silence on critical issues such as the restoration of Articles 370 and 35A and the repeal of oppressive laws.

A report by Kashmir Media Service highlighted the brutality of Indian forces in the occupied region, particularly in January. This report detailed the devastating massacres, including those at Gaw Kadal, Handwara, Sopore, and Kupwara, which collectively resulted in over 160 deaths. Since January 1990, 49 massacres have claimed 634 Kashmiri lives and led to extensive property damage. Despite these atrocities, aimed at intimidating Kashmiris, the resolve for freedom remains undeterred.

Advocate Abdul Rashid Minhas, spokesman for the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, issued a statement in Srinagar comparing these massacres to the Jallianwala Bagh carnage during British rule. He paid tribute to the victims of the January massacres and reaffirmed the determination of the Kashmiri people to achieve their right to self-determination. Minhas called on the international community to address India’s ongoing actions in IIOJK, which he described as genocide and human rights abuses.

Authorities have placed major shrines in Srinagar under CCTV surveillance, a move criticized by locals as an attempt to monitor religious activities under the guise of security. As World Religion Day is observed, minorities in India reportedly continue to face violence and discrimination under policies driven by Prime Minister Modi’s regime, highlighting issues of religious intolerance and Islamophobia.