India to allow EU delegation into occupied Kashmir for short visit
Decision announced after EU delegation raised occupied Kashmir in meeting with Indian PM Modi
October 28, 2019
India has finally agreed to let a delegation from the European Union make a short visit Indian-occupied Kashmir, according to a message posted on the social networking platform Twitter by Indian news agency ANI.
The decision was made after a delegation from the EU met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and raised the alarming human rights situation of the occupied valley in front of him.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had revoked the constitutional autonomy of occupied Kashmir on August 5 this year and imposed a military curfew in the area, imprisoning millions of people.
Thousands of political leaders, businessmen, rights activists and other ordinary citizens were detained after the move. The detained included former chief ministers and the mayor of Srinagar.
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Widespread allegations of torture and abuse of these detainees by the Indian security forces were published by the international media in the following weeks. These reports still continue to pour in.
According to ANI, the Indian premier discussed the issue of occupied Kashmir and the situation there after the abrogation of Article 370. The EU delegates also met Indian NSA Ajit Doval.
