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BIRMINGHAM (PNI) Protests and demonstrations were held across the UK on Friday to remind India of its illegal occupation of Kashmir on its Republic Day.<\/p>\n
Pro-Kashmir freedom demonstrations were held in Birmingham, Luton, Walsall ,Bradford and Glasgow where allies of Kashmiris demanded fulfillment of promises made to Kashmiris by the UN and the international community.<\/p>\n
The protestors marked India\u2019s Republic Day as Black Day arguing New Delhi had \u201cno right to celebrate its constitutional day when it was illegally occupying Kashmir.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCelebrating Republic Day is a matter of pride for any nation especially those who gained independence from colonialism but in case of India, this day is another blot on the country since it is violating international law every other day as it continues to occupy Kashmir,\u201d said Fahim Kayani, president of Tehreek-e-Kashmir UK.<\/p>\n
Kayani recalled how India \u201chas turned into a neo-colonial power by occupying Kashmir using its same constitution which it is celebrating this day.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBrazen and violent violation of Kashmiri rights and dignity as well as UN Charter by India in Kashmir demands that international community must question legality of Indian constitution whether it meets international standards,\u201d said Kayani, who leads the UK-based international rights group.<\/p>\n
Muhammad Ghalib, who leads Tehreek-e-Kashmir Europe, said Kashmiris were not against Indians celebrating their constitutional rights.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it must strike Indian conscience that their state, which has taken an ugly shape with saffronization, is brutally suppressing basic rights of Kashmiris who have been promised right to self-determination by none other than the UN,\u201d Ghalib said.<\/p>\n
Kashmiris, Ghalib added, \u201calso would like to enjoy constitutional rights but only after they are allowed to decide their future through a UN-sponsored plebiscite which India is blocking,\u201d said Ghalib.<\/p>\n
Thus, he said: \u201cIndians have no right to celebrate their constitutional rights while occupying, colonizing and suppressing basic, fundamental rights as granted by international laws and the UN to Kashmiris.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BIRMINGHAM (PNI) Protests and demonstrations were held across the UK on Friday to remind India of its illegal occupation of Kashmir on its Republic Day. Pro-Kashmir freedom demonstrations were held in Birmingham, Luton, Walsall ,Bradford and Glasgow where allies of Kashmiris demanded fulfillment of […]<\/p>\n
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