Shatrugan Sinha criticizes Modi govt, says Kashmiri leaders being held in illegal captivity

• The Indian government arranged a tour of selected European visitors to hide its illegal actions in the valley: former actor.
• Sinha says India’s democracy is facing a threat after introduction of the controversial Citizenship Law.
• Shatrugan Sinha says Indian system is being run on the principle of one man show.

(Karachi) Former Indian actor-turned-politician Shatrugan Sinha has criticized Narendra Modi , saying the situation in Occupied Kashmir is not normal and the whole valley has been sealed. He added Kashmiri leaders are being kept in illegal detention which is against humanity, media has reported.

In his video message, Sinha said the lockdown and communication blockade continues in the held valley while politicians and tourists are not allowed to visit the region.

He maintained the Indian government arranged a tour of selected European visitors to hide its illegal actions in the valley.

The former actor pointed out that India’s democracy is facing a threat after introduction of the controversial Citizenship Law.  He said the law is being debated and criticized in European Parliament where 651 representatives out of 750 have condemned this action.

Sinha said Global Hunger Index 2019 has put India at 102 out of 117 countries while in Democracy Index India is nowhere among top 50 countries.

He said under Modi's government, the system is being run on the principle of one man show and two men army.

Earlier, hurling criticism on Modi-led government over Citizenship Law,  Indian actress Urmila Matondkar termed it as ‘black law' in the history.

Comparing the Citizenship Act with the British era Rowlatt Act 1919, she said, “After the end of World War 2 in 1919, British knew that unrest was spreading in India and that may rise after war was over."

“So they brought a law commonly known as Rowlatt Act. That 1919 law and citizenship & citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019 will be recorded as black laws in history," she remarked.

Occupied Kashmir has been under a lockdown by Indian troops for more than 150 days drawing criticism from different countries worldwide.

The Indian soldiers have been involved in grave human rights abuses and illegal detentions of Kashmiri people in the held valley. Thousands of people in Kashmir have been killed at the hands of Indian forces.

Jammu Kashmir has been facing communication blockade for several months making the lives of the people miserable.

The Pakistani government raised the issue on international platforms a number of times and urged the leaders for peaceful resolution of the matter.