Addressing the crowd, the Democrat leader Bernie Sanders said, “The Indian Govt has revoked Kashmir’s autonomy, cracked down on dissent and institutionalised a communication blackout.”
New Delhi| US Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday slammed the Indian government saying that it is cracking down on “dissent” in Kashmir. Expressing concern over the lockdown in Kashmir, he said that the Indian govt should immediately lift the communication blockade. “I am deeply concerned about the situation in Kashmir,” Bernie Sanders said. He commented on Kashmir while addressing an event in the USA.
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Addressing the crowd, the Democrat leader said, “The Indian Govt has revoked Kashmir’s autonomy, cracked down on dissent and institutionalised a communication blackout.” He further said that the crackdown in the name of ‘national security’ is denying people medical care. “Even many respected doctors in India have acknowledged that the Indian govt imposed restrictions on travel threatening the life-saving care their patients need.”
He also suggested a US intervention in the matter saying that the United States must support UN-backed peaceful resolution in Kashmir. “The communication blockade must be lifted immediately and the US government must speak out boldly in support of international humanitarian law and in support of UN-backed peaceful resolution that supports the will of Kashmiri people.”
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His statement comes days after the US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France’s Biarritz. The two leaders mutually agreed that Kashmir is a bilateral matter and no third party or third country should be involved in it. The statement came after repeated offers made by US President Donald Trump saying that he would mediate between India and Pakistan.
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