Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 22: On the 32nd anniversary of Parliament’s historic resolution affirming Jammu and Kashmir’s complete integration with India, senior BJP leader and Jammu MP Sat Sharma today renewed the call for justice to the people of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), describing their suffering as a direct result of past political betrayals.
Speaking at a gathering in Jammu, Sharma said many families in PoJK still live with deep hope and pain. “There is a dire need to give justice to those old ladies who still make two extra chapatis every night, waiting for the Indian Army to liberate them from atrocities and the clutches of illegal occupation by the ISI and Pakistan,” he told the gathering.
Sharma recalled how certain Kashmir-based leaders and the Congress leadership in Delhi at the time played a role in keeping these regions separated from the rest of Bharat. He appealed to Kashmiris and Dogras on the Indian side to stand in solidarity with their brethren in PoJK, many of whom continue to raise the slogan “Maharaja Gulab Singh Amar Rahe” as a symbol of their enduring connection to the larger Indian identity.
The remarks come against the backdrop of repeated waves of public anger in PoJK. Beyond economic grievances, residents of PoJK routinely face arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, custodial torture, discrimination against religious minorities (particularly Ahmadis and Shias), sectarian violence, severe curbs on freedom of expression, harassment of journalists, and misuse of anti-terror laws. Women and children have reported instances of sexual violence and forced recruitment into militant outfits, adding layers of trauma to daily life.
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