Kashmiris observe Jammu Martyrs Day
“Kashmiris living on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) and across the world observed Jammu Martyrs Day on Friday, paying tribute to the more than 250,000 Muslims who, lives in Jammu and its adjoi…”
The day is observed annually to commemorate the sacrifices of Muslim men, women, children and elderly people who were killed during the mass migration towards Pakistan in the aftermath of the partition of the subcontinent. The tragedy, which unfolded near the Jammu-Sialkot border, remains a significant chapter in the history of the Kashmir freedom movement.
In Azad Jammu and Kashmir, special ceremonies, seminars and symposiums were held in Muzaffarabad, Mirpur and different parts of the Poonch division to pay homage to the Jammu martyrs.
Addressing the gatherings, speakers vowed to carry forward the mission of the martyrs until the Kashmir dispute was resolved in accordance with the aspirations of the Kashmiri people and their internationally recognised right to self-determination through a free and fair plebiscite under relevant United Nations resolutions.
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A public holiday was observed across Azad Jammu and Kashmir to facilitate people in participating in commemorative activities and paying tribute to the martyrs. The Jammu Massacre of November 6, 1947, remains one of the most tragic chapters in history, marking state-sponsored genocide against Kashmiri Muslims.
During October and November 1947, forces of the Hindu Dogra ruler Hari Singh, alongside the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and armed Hindu-Sikh militias, systematically killed over 250,000 innocent Muslims in a deliberate effort to alter the region's demographics and reduce its 61% Muslim majority into a minority. the London-based newspaper The Times on August 10, 1948, Dogra forces systematically liquidated over 237,000 Muslims, while nearly 500,000 were forced to migrate toward Pakistan and Azad Kashmir.
Reports from the 1949 UN Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) subcommittee and insights from prominent journalist Ved Bhasin confirm that this ethnic cleansing was an orchestrated administrative and political operation under the Maharaja and the RSSan reality also acknowledged by Mahatma Gandhi in his statements on December 25, 1947.
Historians and analysts regard this as one of the largest and fastest single massacres following World War II, laying historical roots that connect directly to ongoing policies in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
Following the revocation of Articles 370 and 35A on August 5, 2019, the Modi administration has intensified demographic engineering under the presence of over one million military personnel.
In violation of Article 85(4)(a) of the Geneva Conventions' Additional Protocol I, local property rights are being altered, and initiatives like the Srinagar2035 Plan are beingutilized to settle non-local Indian citizens in the region.
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