MIRPUR, Aug 04 (APP): Eight public and private universities and colleges in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) will observe August 5 as “Youm-e-Istehsal-e-Kashmir” or “Exploitation Day” to condemn India’s revocation of Article 370 and 35-A in Jammu and Kashmir five years ago.
The institutions will hold protest demonstrations, seminars, and symposiums to expose what they call “India’s sinister actions” and “fascist Hindutva conspiracies” against the Kashmiri people’s freedom struggle.
When contacted, Secretary to the AJK Government for Higher Education Muhammad Tayyeb told APP late Saturday that a grand seminar will be hosted by Kashmir Policy Research Institute of the state-run University of Azad Jammu Kashmir in the State metropolis on August 5 to mark the day.
Experts and scholars will discuss India’s “expansionism and discrimination” against minorities. Webinars and special programs will also be organized at other universities, including Mirpur University of Science & Technology, Poonch University, and Women University in Bagh.