New york protest: Kashmiris, Sikhs observe ‘black day’ against India

Speakers at the rally strongly condemned the killing spree in Indian occupied Kashmir

UNITED NATIONS: Kashmiris and Sikhs came together in New York Thursday, India's Republic Day, to denounce New Delhi's brutalities in occupied Kashmir and Indian Punjab and demanded freedom from the Indian oppression at a joint demonstration near United Nations Headquarters.

Raising anti-India slogans and waving placards, a large number of members of the two communities turned up on a working day to observe the Indian event as a ‘black day’. “We Want Freedom From India”, “Wake Up, Wake Up—UN” and “India: Out of Kashmir” were some of the placards the protesters were holding. Speakers at the rally strongly condemned the killing spree in the Indian occupied Kashmir and called on the world powers and the UN to use their influence on India to stop the genocide, paving way for the implementation of UN resolutions that envisage right of self-determination for the people of Kashmir.

A memorandum was submitted to the UN chief  calling for his help to resolve the issues of Kashmir and Khalistan.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 28^th, 2017.