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Amid Visit By High-Profile Delegation Of EU MPs; UN Urges India To ‘Restore The Rights’ Of Kashmiris

Mumbai: 30-member team of European Union (EU) visited Kashmir on Tuesday as normal life continues to remain affected in the Valley for over 80 days.

The UN expressed his concern over the human rights of the people in Kashmir. UN geneva had urged India to restore the rights of the people in Kashmir that are currently being denied.

30 members of the panel, who arrived India on Sunday, will be briefed by top officials on the ground situation in Kashmir. They will meet residents and owners of the boats in Dal lake. This visit will be at the unofficial level which will be arranged at personal capacity. The members on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and NSA Ajit Doval.

“We are extremely concerned that the population of Indian-Administered #Kashmir continues to be deprived of a wide range of human rights and we urge the Indian authorities to unlock the situation and fully restore the rights that are currently being denied,” the UN Geneva Twitter handle said in a tweet.

Meanwhile, the team of EU MPs originally consisted of 27 members, however, four decided to refrain from visiting the Valley and have reportedly returned to their respective countries.

Kashmir is always the internal issue of India no third person should be interrupted as they noted that.

“Their visit to Jammu and Kashmir should give the delegation a better understanding of the cultural and religious diversity of the region of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh, apart from giving them a clear view of the development and government priorities of the region,” a PMO statement earlier said.

There should be zero tolerance for terrorism, Modi told the delegation that had called on him. The prime minister also hoped that it will give them a clear view of the development and governance priorities of the region, it said. Without naming any country, Modi said urgent action is required against all those who support or sponsor terror activities and use terrorism as a state policy.

Internet services across all platforms continued to be snapped across the valley since the night of 4 August hours before the Centre announced its decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Constitution, which gave a special status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcate the state into two Union territories. Landline and postpaid mobile phone services, however, have been restored.

On this, the former CM mehbooba mufti Twitter, “Hope they get a chance to speak to the people, local media, doctors and civil society members. The iron curtain between Kashmir & the world needs to be lifted and GOI must be held accountable for pushing J&K into turmoil.”

The visit comes weeks after the government denied permission to a US senator to visit the Valley.

The state will be bifurcated into two Union Territories on October 21.

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