A group of US senators have urged President Donald Trump to help ease the on-going clampdown in the occupied Kashmir by the Indian armed forces.
In a letter, Senators Chris Van Hollen, Ben Cardin, Lindsey Graham and Todd Young pressed the President to immediately act to stop the humanitarian crisis in the valley.
Expressing their concern regarding the situation in the held Kashmir, the lawmakers pressed Trump to ask Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lift the lockdown and curfew and release the hundreds of innocent Kashmiris detained under the controversial Public Safety Act.
“We write to express our concern regarding the situation in Kashmir, which has grave implications for democracy, human rights and regional stability. While we support your [Trump] goal of working with the parties to help find a long-term resolution to the status of Kashmir, we write now to urge you to immediately facilitate an end to the current humanitarian crisis there,” AFP quoted the letter.
It added, “With each passing day, the situation for the people of Kashmir becomes increasingly difficult. Therefore, we ask that you [Trump] call upon Prime Minister Modi to fully restore telecommunications and internet services, lift the lockdown and curfew, and release Kashmiris detained pursuant to India’s revocation of Article 370.”
