British reminded of Jammu genocide

The forgotten massacre claimed lives of 400,000 Muslims in in Jammu and Kashmir in 1947, says TeK UK leader

LONDON:

The Tehreek-e-Kashmir (TeK) UK launched a digital campaign to shed light on the forgotten massacre of 400,000 Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir in 1947.

The TeK UK ran a digital van around the diplomatic enclave in London including around Indian High Commission besides landmark points including the British parliament.

"The digital campaign was aimed at bringing to the fore the massacre committed on 400,000 Muslims in Jammu division of Indian Illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) during the first week of November 1947," said Fahim Kayani, leader of the TeK UK.

He said that the fascist Hindu Dogra's Hari Singh, in connivance with the Indian army, massacred Muslims in the Jammu division "to physically change demographics of the Muslim-majority region".

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According to historical evidence, tens of thousands of people, mostly Muslims, were brutally killed, burnt alive, abducted, wounded, and thrown into rivers by the autocratic Hari Singh who held the region under the forcible rule.

"The Jammu massacre was the first case of ethnic cleansing after World War II. The scars of the brutal massacre of the Muslims of Jammu are still fresh in the memories of Kashmiris. The Jammu massacre reminds us of the criminal face of Hindutva powers. The series of sacrifices that started in Jammu in 1947 continues in IIOJK till date." Kayani explained.

"Unfortunately, this chapter in the history of IIOJK has not attained much attention in international academia and media," said the TeK UK leader.

"If properly probed, India can be held responsible for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Jammu," he added.

He said that TeK UK will continue to highlight events that have happened in IIOJK to press the international community to hold India accountable.

"The Jammu genocide was committed because India was scared any plebiscite held in IIOJK will go against it since the region is mostly Muslim," he said, adding that India took it upon itself to force a demographic change in IIOJK.

The idea was simple to change religious demographic numbers but it failed and it will miserably fail in future as well, he further said.