Separately, doctors at another Srinagar hospital said a young protester died of his injuries on Monday, days after he was hit by a bullet, taking the death toll to 58 in the ongoing unrest. Addressing these rallies speaker vehemently condemned the frequent unprovoked firing by the Indian troops on the line of control and the working boundary by the Indian army targeting civilian population at forward areas besides the positions of the front-line Pakistani troops.
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“This issue needs to be sorted out and it can only be sorted out in favour of India”, he said.The Congress leader criticised the PDP-BJP government for the turmoil in Kashmir.The PDP-BJP government’s “lopsided policies and blind lust for power” were responsible for the situation in Kashmir, he alleged. “The combing operation is on”, said Atul Karwal, the force’s inspector general. “They are depriving people of their identity; they are depriving them of their nationality; and they are depriving them of freedom”, he said.
Kashmir Valley has been witnessing curfew ever since protests broke out following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani on July 8 by the security forces.
Four people have been killed in troubled Indian-controlled Kashmir, and at least 15 more injured on Tuesday as hundreds clashed with government troops during anti-India protests, police said.
The main opposition party asked the government to raise the issue of atrocities in Balochistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in bilateral meetings with Pakistan, as well as at global forums.
It is the epicentre of a separatist insurgency, with several rebel groups fighting Indian troops and police as they seek either independence or a merger with Pakistan.
In Azad Jammu Kashmir on Monday, people observed India’s Independence Day as black day as a protest against the illegal occupation of a large part of the state by India.
“You have created an unnecessary controversy, and you have given an opportunity to Pakistan to falsely claim now that India has an evil eye on Balochistan, they (India) want to just invade and take away Balochistan”.
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The main event at the fortified arena was marred by spectators booing the chief minister after the Indian flag fell to the ground as she tried to hoist it, prompting authorities to order a probe to determine if it was the result of an act of sabotage.
