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We unequivocally condemn these heinous outrages and extend our sincere and heartfelt condolences to families of the deceased and the injured. Our prayers are with them and with the people of Belgium and hope that Brussels will soon return to normality with its customary welcoming and friendly atmosphere.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith reference to Mr Modi’s visit to the EU on 30 March 2016 we strongly hope that despite economic considerations with India, the EU will not overlook human rights violations being committed on daily basis in Kashmir by Indian military and para military forces. Madame innocent people-especially youngsters- are shot dead by the occupation forces under the cover of anti-people draconian laws.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe 700,000 Indian forces of occupation are responsible for the killing of 100,000 Kashmiris during the past 28 years. \u0026nbsp;There are 8000 missing people vanished without a trace. If Mr Modi is not responsible for these one wonders who is? \u0026nbsp;There are over 7000 unmarked graves throughout the Indian occupied part of Jammu Kashmir. Some of the most heinous acts of depravity have been committed against Kashmiri women by the Indian regular army. The occupation forces act with impunity under the cover of draconian laws such as Armed Forces Special Powers Act-AFSPA.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe populace of Indian occupied Jammu Kashmir is not only subjected to the militarised oppression but is also experiencing the communal fury that has been unleashed by the BJP and its extreme right wing allies in Indian occupied Jammu Kashmir with dire consequences.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMadame Mogherini it is not for us to remind you of what has happened under Mr Modi’s watch in India itself, as we always confine ourselves to the conduct of Indian occupation of Jammu Kashmir; but massacre of as many as two thousand innocent Indian citizens in Gujarat did take place when Mr Modi was Chief Minister there. Since Mr Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party-BJP- came into power, India has become more intolerant and chauvinistic due to BJP’s nexus with the ultra-extremist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sang-RSS, Shiv Sena and Vishwa Hindu Prashad-VHP. \u0026nbsp;The Indian Prime Minister therefore does not come to the EU with clean hands.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe look to you therefore, to take the Indian Prime Minister to task on the substantial issue of Kashmir’s future status, in accordance with India’s commitments on the matter at the United Nations. We hope and anticipate that you will remind Mr Modi of India’s responsibility to facilitate a plebiscite to ascertain the status of the territory in accordance with the unfettered democratic decision and expression of 20 million Kashmiris.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe would like to remind you Madame that the Kashmir issue is wrongly seen as a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan. And that India and Pakistan should not be considered the arbiters of Kashmir’s future status. This right Madame Mogherini is vested in the democratic expression of 20 million people of Jammu Kashmir, who along with their country are forcibly divided between India and Pakistan.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMadame Mogherini, the Indian Prime Minister must be reminded that on 1 January 1948 it was an Indian government which took the Kashmir issue to the United Nations. And the following is an example of \u0026nbsp;an earliest Indian commitment on Kashmir: “ that the question of Kashmir’s future status vis-a vis its neighbours and the world at large and the question on whether Kashmir should withdraw from her accession to India, and either accede to Pakistan or remain independent with a right to claim admission as a member of the UN all this we have recognised to be a matter for unfettered decision by the people of Kashmir after normal life is restored to them” \u0026nbsp;UNSC document Agenda 227.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOver the years successive Indian governments have hidden behind bilateral 1972 agreement- known as the Shimla Accord- between India and Pakistan to resolve the question of Kashmir’s future status. Thus far the entrenched positions of both countries and in particular, India’s intransigence, have yielded nothing by way of progress over the past 44 years. Since the bilateral agreement between India and Pakistan excludes the Kashmiris in the process, we Kashmiris do not recognise the Shimla Agreement.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIndia unfortunately has reneged on all its commitments in respect of Kashmir, it is our sincere hope that you will take to task the Prime Minister of ‘largest democracy’ for reneging on his country’s international commitments, solemn pledges and obligations on the inherent and inalienable rights and aspirations of Kashmiris, to determine the political destiny of their choice. This is nothing short of the \u0026nbsp; betrayal of the United Nations’ trust and that of the international community which was reposed in India over the status of Kashmir.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMr Modi’s government denies pro freedom leadership the right of speech and assembly. The stifling of political and democratic expression is carried out through a combination of militarised oppression, police action, violent extremism and communal and chauvinist acts of the BJP and the RSS. For example over the past year alone, Chairman of the JKLF Mr Muhammed Yasin Malik \u0026nbsp;has been denied his basic democratic right of assembly and free speech \u0026nbsp;hundreds of times. This is hardly a reflection of a democratic society let alone the ‘largest democracy’!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEconomic considerations, India’s very large population and its power of consumption apart- the EU with its fundamental principles of democracy, justice, equality and fairness, must not forsake the 20 million people of Jammu Kashmir. The EU more than others as a democratic economic and political block, must uphold the wishes, aspirations and rights of Kashmiri people.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDoing so is consistent with the basic principles and values of the EU. No one else will uphold the right of Kashmiris to justice and fairness. India and to a lesser extend Pakistan have both utterly failed to do so since 1947.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMadame Mogherini we urge you to make a start by taking the leader of the ‘largest democracy’- a democracy that incidentally has never extended beyond Indian border and into Indian occupied Jammu Kashmir- to task by asking him to meet India’s commitment over the future status of Kashmir.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe firmly believe that it would be an injustice to Kashmiris if the EU receives an Indian Prime Minister unconditionally with open arms as some Members of European Parliament –MEPs have suggested according to press reports.\u003Cbr \/\u003EWarm regards,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EProf Zafar Khan\u003Cbr \/\u003EChairman Diplomatic Bureau\u003Cbr \/\u003EJammu Kashmir Liberation Front-JKLF\u003Cbr \/\u003ELondon Secretariat: 119-123 Cannon Street Road\u003Cbr \/\u003ENorth Basement London E1 2LX\u003Cbr \/\u003EEmail: zafargk@aol.com\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/jklfworld.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2414281399908317000\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/jklfworld.blogspot.com\/2016\/03\/jklf-letter-to-high-representative-of.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6025183395565326371\/posts\/default\/2414281399908317000"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6025183395565326371\/posts\/default\/2414281399908317000"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/jklfworld.blogspot.com\/2016\/03\/jklf-letter-to-high-representative-of.html","title":"JKLF Letter To High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Israr khan"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13729211016665509139"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"24","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-CdBYzwLvfqE\/VsY3XN6_eBI\/AAAAAAAAQw8\/V6yZGPHZ7YI\/s220\/facebook_1450126311135.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lgfrEIOxUEM\/Vv2Cb5uDBNI\/AAAAAAAARrA\/1m3UF7NhjbAImC-KqUUZ0xCHcR6lR9-uA\/s72-c\/Screenshot_20160331-205715_1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}});