Imposing tax on properties another ploy to cripple Kashmiris financially.

ISLAMABAD -- A senior leader of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Ghulam Ahmed Gulzar has said that the Narendra Modi-led fascist Indian government has applied another ploy by imposing a tax on properties in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), to financially cripple the people of the territory.

Ghulam Ahmed Gulzar in a statement issued in Srinagar said, "This is a cruel move to plunge the Kashmiris to starvation and force them into submission."

He deplored, "Hindutva forces in India are hell-bent to uproot the Kashmiris and if the people of IIOJK remained silent on this critical juncture, India will succeed in its nefarious designs."

He urged the people of all regions irrespective of their caste, creed, and colour to forge unity among their ranks and fight the Modi government's devilish plans.

The APHC leader said, "After failing to conquer the Kashmiris through its military might, the Modi regime is conspiring to usurp and snatch their land, resources, employment, and livelihood through fraudulent means."

He strongly condemned the surge in killings, arrest sprees, search operations, and other atrocities against innocent Kashmiris in IIOJK.

He said, "These oppressive methods will not be succeeded to suppress the...