Modi Admits Occurrence Of Atrocities Against Kashmiris

He praised the people of the state for reposing their faith in Jamhooriyat (democracy) and said that the progress of Jammu and Kashmir had to be based on Insaniyat.

“Without humanity there is nothing to look forward to and do work for”, he said.

The Indian leader said he wanted to restore Kashmir to its “former glory” and “build a new Kashmir, a powerful Kashmir”.

Impressing upon the importance of youth power, he said, “When Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj, Dhoni, Sehwag smash sixes in cricket matches, the bats they use are manufactured in Kashmir”.

Mr Ali Raza Syed said, Nerandra Modi’s government is pursuing fascist policies in occupied Kashmir and other parts of India. They must implement the UN Resolutions that they signed, granting the right of self-determination to the people of Kashmir, and fulfill the promises that have been made by successive Indian governments for nearly 70 years.

Amidst India-led suppression in Kashmir, the PM wished to improve health facilities for locals. This money should be used for converting the state into a new Jammu and Kashmir which is modern, prosperous and progressive state.

Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Independent MLA Engineer Rashid has been detained by Srinagar Police after his supporters waved black flags ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit.

For last one week, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed along with the BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav are working overtime to make PM’s rally a grand show. Love for Kashmir draws me here. “Modi perhaps is coming here to announce the economic package but the people have clearly rejected it by showing resilience”.

“Our rally will be a message to India to read the writing on the wall that Kashmiris are against Indian occupation”, said Ayaz Akbar, a spokesman for the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, an umbrella group of separatist political and religious parties.

Kashmiri muslims shout slogans as Indian Prime Minister Narinder Modi addresses a public rally in Srinagar on November 7, 2015.

Sharpshooters were deployed on top of high rise buildings within a three kilometer radius of the venue of Modi’s visit which had been off limits to the public for three days.

Stressing on the importance of information technology, the Prime Minister said that he wants both the highways as well as the “I-ways” (information ways) for the state. “There was nothing like that in Modi’s speech”.