India’s Rajouri operation completes one month, locals endure unprecedented hardship
Jammu: The Indian armed forces’ massive cordon and search operation (CASO) in Rajouri district of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir has completed one full month today, entering its 30th consecutive day with no significant breakthrough despite an unprecedented military campaign.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Indian troops, backed by thousands of personnel, helicopters, drones, sniffer dogs, para commandos and Village Defence Guards, have been carrying out relentless operations in the Dori Maal forest area of Gambhir Mughalan since May 23. However, even after a full month, the forces have failed to achieve any significant success.
Senior Indian Army officers also visited forward areas along the Line of Control in Gambhir Mughalan and Nowshera sectors to review the operation and interact with troops on the ground.
Hundreds of local residents, mostly Muslims, have been subjected to severe torture and brutal interrogation by Indian forces during the past 29 days of the military siege.
The forces have further tightened the cordon around the forest zone and intensified house-to-house searches across surrounding areas, turning the entire region into a virtual war zone.
Repeated military raids and heavy troop movement have completely disrupted normal life, leaving residents in a state of perpetual fear, uncertainty and extreme hardship.
This prolonged and fruitless military operation once again lays bare the failure of India’s much-hyped anti-resistance campaign and its growing dependence on brute force and repression to crush the legitimate political aspirations of the Kashmiri people.
