HR violations unabated in PoK: Dr Jitendra

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Aug 4: National Executive Member and Chief Spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today released evidence from various sources including “Human Rights Commission of Pakistan” report to state that Human Right (HR) violations and oppression of minority community continue unabated in Pak occupied Kashmir (PoK).
According to Dr Jitendra Singh, Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) report also indicates that several persons have disappeared while many reported dead after their arrests in Pakistan held Kashmir. The report states, arrested persons often include those who refuse to join or try to leave forces engaged in so-called Jehad in the Indian State of J&K, he said, adding that the plight of minority Hindu community is even worse.
Dr Jitendra Singh quoted a report prepared by the Asian Centre for Human Rights which said “kidnapping and then raping and forcibly marrying Hindu girls is a common practice in Pakistan. In the event where the police arrests the accused, they produce a certificate issued by any Muslim seminary that the kidnapped girls have voluntarily adopted Islam and then they married these girls, he said. The Hindu temples are next in line in this vicious witch hunt, he cautioned.
He said it is the responsibility of Government of India towards the Hindus living there and infact a political and legal obligation that stems from the Nehru-Liaquat Ali pact. India owes a moral duty to minorities in Pakistan including Hindus, Sikhs and Christians who continue to suffer the vagaries of a theocratic Islamic State, he added.