{"id":200220,"date":"2026-05-11T08:28:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T03:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=200220"},"modified":"2026-05-11T08:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T03:38:09","slug":"indias-anti-drug-drive-slammed-as-tool-of-collective-punishment-in-iiojk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/05\/11\/indias-anti-drug-drive-slammed-as-tool-of-collective-punishment-in-iiojk.html","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s anti-drug drive slammed as tool of collective punishment in IIOJK"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Srinagar: Political leaders and activists from across the aisle have said that the Modi-led Indian regime\u2019s so-called anti-drug campaign in occupied Jammu and Kashmir is increasingly being used to defame Kashmiris\u2019 legitimate freedom struggle and impose collective punishment.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, they said that under the guise of anti-narcotics operations, Kashmiri youth are being targeted, detained, and politically stigmatized. \u201cThe anti-drug campaign is fast emerging as a tool of collective punishment against Kashmiri families,\u201d one leader said, adding that demolishing homes and seizing properties cannot be justified as anti-narcotics policy \u2014 it only deepens fear and alienation.<\/p>\n

Leaders and activists noted that India is attempting to portray Kashmiris\u2019 political resistance as criminality to undermine the legitimacy of the self-determination movement, while the anti-drug narrative is also being used to malign Pakistan through unsubstantiated allegations and political propaganda.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is being framed as an anti-drug drive reflects the architecture of a surveillance state in IIOJK,\u201d a rights activist said. The so-called campaign is being used to criminalize Kashmiri youth and stigmatize an entire generation, with property demolitions and asset seizures systematically weakening Kashmiris\u2019 economic foundations.<\/p>\n

Leaders stressed that targeting homes, land, and livelihoods reflects a broader strategy of economic coercion in the territory. \u201cAnti-drug laws are being weaponized to expand surveillance and normalize arbitrary detentions in IIOJK,\u201d they said, adding that the campaign is part of a larger effort to malign Kashmiris\u2019 struggle and silence their legitimate political aspirations.<\/p>\n

\u201cIndia must know: Collective punishment and coercive laws can\u2019t erase Kashmiris\u2019 demand for justice, dignity, and freedom,\u201d the leaders and activists asserted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Srinagar: Political leaders and activists from across the aisle have said that the Modi-led Indian regime\u2019s so-called anti-drug campaign in occupied Jammu and Kashmir is increasingly being used to defame Kashmiris\u2019 legitimate freedom struggle and impose collective punishment. According to Kashmir Media Service, they said that under the guise of anti-narcotics operations, Kashmiri youth are …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":200221,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-200220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-occupied-jammu-and-kashmir","tag-top-story"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2026\/05\/AFP__20250425__43FG2CA__v2__HighRes__TopshotIndiaKashmirPakistanUnrestArmy-1745645579.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200220"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":200223,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200220\/revisions\/200223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/200221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}