It will lead to demogr­aphic floodi­ng in the Himala­yan region, says Altaf BhattISLAMABAD: Jammu Kashmir Salvation Movement (JKSM) President Altaf Ahmed Bhatt has slammed the newly-introduced domicile law passed by the Modi government in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K). In a statement on Thursday, the Kashmiri leader said that while the oppressed people of Occupied Kashmir are facing the threat from the coronavirus pandemic, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government introduced a ‘Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Order 2020’ in a bid to change the demography of the disputed region. “The Indian fascist government changed the geographical and political status of the Himalayan region on August 5 after it abrogated Article 370.”Pakistan rejects India’s new domicile law for Occupied KashmirPakistan earlier in the day rebuked the controversial law, saying: “The Hindutva supremacist Modi government’s continuing attempts to illegally alter the demography of IOJ&K in violation of all international laws and treaties.”The JKSM president also called on the Pakistani government that being a party to Kashmir dispute launch a robust campaign against the controversial and illegal domicile law. “Because of this controversial domicile law, the basic structure of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir will change, which will lead to demographic flooding in the region.”Bhat warned that the law could lead to bloodbath in the Himalayan valley, saying that it would exacerbate the already tense situation. “Modi’s Hindutva agenda and warmongering will jeopardise the peace of entire region.”Read full story

Source: The Express Tribune April 02, 2020 21:22 UTC