Hyderabad (India), September 27 The
Communist Party of India (Maoist), declaring that Kashmiris’ struggle
for right to self-determination is completely justified, has called for a
24-hour All India shutdown on September 30 to protest the death of more
than 100 civilians in occupied Kashmir in last three months.
The CPI (M) in a statement said, “We firmly believe that Kashmiri
movement for freedom and their right to self-determination is completely
justified.” It said that Indian forces were carrying out massacres and
oppressing the democratic rights of Kashmiri people. It demanded
immediate withdrawal of Indian army and paramilitary forces from the
Kashmir Valley, repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and
unconditional release of all political prisoners.
The statement, signed by Abhay, spokesperson for the central
committee, and Anand, central regional bureau spokesperson, said that
the determination and sacrifices of Kashmiris would forever be etched in
the annals of history. “We express deep condolences to all the martyrs'
families and to the whole Kashmiri society who had lost their beloved
sons and daughters to the bullets of the troops,” the statement
maintained.(Writer-South Asia)
