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India making mistake by not recognising silent protest in IOK

Srinagar, November 09, 2019 (PPI-OT): In occupied Kashmir, Member of Indian Parliament and leader of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, Hasnain Masoodi, has said that the Indian government is underestimating and downplaying the silent protest in the territory. Hasnain Masoodi in a media interview in Srinagar said, he finds it amusing when the Indian government points out that there have not been too many deaths in the Valley and not much violence.

“Will they recognise people’s resentment only when they become violent,” he said adding, harping on no deaths on the streets and few collateral damage amounts to inciting people, provoking them to react violently. Masoodi said that voices of disapproval from all the three regions reflected popular resentment that the Indian government was unable or unwilling to hear.

He was optimistic that the Supreme Court of India, when it hears a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of abrogating Article 370 on November 14, will restore the pre-August 5 position in occupied Kashmir. The fact that the Indian Supreme Court admitted the petitions and formed a five-judge bench indicated that the apex court found merit in the petitions, he added.

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