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London: The UK-based Kashmiri political activist and President of World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM), Dr Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur, has urged the world community to abandon its double standards on the Kashmir dispute.<\/p>\nLondon: The UK-based Kashmiri political activist and President of World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM), Dr Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur, has urged the world community to abandon its double standards on the Kashmir dispute.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, Dr Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur supports the Kashmiris\u2019 right to self-determination and often describes Indian administration as a colonial occupation, while he has continued to highlight human rights violations, restrictions on dissent, and demographic changes in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n
Dr Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur in a video statement, while comparing the actions of Israel and India, said: \u201cUnfortunately, I will definitely include Israel in this matter, simply because Israel cannot get away with many things in the same way. If you move even an inch inside Palestine, or do something in Lebanon, or do something in Syria, at least the rest of the world becomes aware of it and we get an opportunity to respond.\u201d<\/p>\n
He further said: \u201cWhen it comes to Kashmir, India not only creates devastation throughout Kashmir but then completely and illegally annexes the entire region, and there is no reaction to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr Muzzammil further said he often uses a controversial term that India succeeded where Israel failed.<\/p>\n
According to Dr Muzzammil, Israeli actions in Palestine receive continuous attention from the international media and governments, while Indian policies and human rights violations in occupied Kashmir do not receive the same level of international response.<\/p>\n
He has consistently criticized the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, changes to Kashmir\u2019s constitutional status, and Indian policies, while supporting the Kashmiris\u2019 right to self-determination under United Nations resolutions.<\/p>\n
In his statements, Dr Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur has also drawn parallels between Kashmir and Palestine and presented comparative assessments of Hindutva and Zionism. He emphasizes the Kashmiri position on self-determination and human rights.<\/p>\n
Dr. Muzzammil\u2019s father, Muhammad Ayub Thakur, was also a well-known Kashmiri activist based in London and was a founder of several organizations, including the WKFM. Indian authorities had previously accused him of allegedly supporting and providing financial assistance to \u2018militants\u2019.<\/p>\n
Dr. Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur\u2019s latest statement is a continuation of his long-standing position, in which he presents Kashmir and Palestine as examples of what he describes as differing approaches by global powers.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Kashmir Centre has urged the British government to prevent Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat from entering Britain and referred his proposed London programme to British police authorities for assessment, amid concerns over the organisation\u2019s alleged majoritarian and anti-minority politics.<\/p>\n
The Kashmir Centre submitted a dossier to UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood seeking an assessment of Bhagwat\u2019s proposed visit under Britain\u2019s immigration rules. A separate referral was made to the Metropolitan Police and the National Police Chiefs\u2019 Council to assess potential public-order and religious-hatred offences linked to his planned activities.<\/p>\n
The Kashmir Centre described Bhagwat\u2019s proposed London programme as more than a routine community event, arguing that the RSS leadership represents a political ideology associated with majoritarian politics in India.<\/p>\n
The RSS chief is currently on a centenary tour of the United States, Canada and Britain. The organisation has announced community programmes in London as part of the tour.<\/p>\n
The Centre said its submission to the Home Secretary sought consideration of Bhagwat\u2019s immigration status and whether his presence in Britain would be conducive to the public good. It also urged authorities to identify his British hosts and examine the basis on which he proposes to enter the country.<\/p>\n
Separately, the police referral asks British authorities to examine whether any specific speech, publication or conduct associated with Bhagwat\u2019s UK activities could meet the statutory requirements of offences concerning the stirring up of religious hatred under the Public Order Act 1986.<\/p>\n
The Kashmir Centre stressed that statements made by Bhagwat in India would not automatically constitute a criminal offence in Britain, but said any speech or material disseminated in the UK should be assessed under British law where applicable.<\/p>\n
The move comes amid controversy over Bhagwat\u2019s overseas tour, with concerns also being raised in the United States regarding his planned programmes. The Kashmir Centre cited the 2022 communal violence in Leicester as an example of the potential consequences of imported communal tensions and called for preventive action before any escalation.<\/p>\n
The Kashmir Centre urged the British authorities to examine the proposed visit and London programme in light of public-order, religious-hatred and immigration considerations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
London: The UK-based Kashmiri political activist and President of World Kashmir Freedom Movement (WKFM), Dr Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur, has urged the world community to abandon its double standards on the Kashmir dispute. According to Kashmir Media Service, Dr Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur supports the Kashmiris\u2019 right to self-determination and often describes Indian administration as a colonial …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":209239,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-209238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kashmiri-diaspora"],"yoast_head":"\n