Srinagar: Srinagar-based civil society activists have strongly condemned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Hindutva regime for propagating a false narrative of peace and normalcy in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). They said daily killings, arbitrary arrests, raids, and cordon-and-search operations expose the hollow claims of the Modi government.

The activists stated that the Modi regime is distorting facts to sustain its false narrative on Kashmir, while the ground realities starkly contradict New Delhi's propaganda of peace and development. 'How can there be normalcy when Kashmiris are denied every fundamental right, including the right to life?' they asked.

They emphasized that IIOJK remains the world's most militarized zone, where hundreds of thousands of Indian troops enforce a reign of fear and suppression. 'Under Modi's iron-fisted rule, India has stripped Kashmiris of their political, economic, and cultural rights,' the activists said, adding that New Delhi is trying to mislead the international community into believing that peace prevails in the occupied territory.

The activists underscored that true normalcy will remain unattainable in Kashmir and South Asia until the Kashmiri people are granted their UN-recognized right to self-determination. They said lasting peace cannot be achieved through military force or propaganda but only through justice and respect for the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.