Challenging illegal Indian Act over Kashmir
Despite passage of six years since India relegated the statehood of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), and ended its special status, it has not been able to control the security situation in any part of the occupied state.
Rather the security situation and unrest among the masses of entire IIOJK has further deteriorated. The people of IIOJK have rejected all the steps Indian Government has taken since August 5, 2019. On this day, Indian Government acted unilaterally and illegally and revoked special status of IIOJK granted through Article 370 of Indian Constitution and later supplemented by Article 35A in 1954. Indeed, relegation of the status of IIOJK by India on August 5, 2019 was illegal, immoral and a blatant violation of international law, UN resolutions and constitution of IIOJK.
Special status of IIOJK under Article 370 of Indian Constitution was a temporary, transitional and provisional arrangement, asserting that, Kashmir was not part of India. This temporary position was to remain effective until people of Kashmir determine their future status through a free and fair plebiscite as per UN resolutions. In last seventy-seven years, plebiscite could not be held in Jammu and Kashmir only because of Indian perpetual reluctance through a strategy of prolonging the dispute and buying time for changing the nature of dispute. It is pertinent to mention that, Article 370 was to remain valid until conduct of the plebiscite in the state........
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