Minorities not safe in India under Modi govt: FM Qureshi.

ISLAMABAD -- Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday slammed India over brutal attack on unarmed Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia Millia Islamia students protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, media reported.

The foreign minister, while addressing the National Assembly session, has said the Indian police baton-charged the protesting students and fired tear gas, leaving six dead and scores injured.

'The Modi government continues to curb and undermine the rights of minorities in accordance with Hindutva Supremacist ideology,' he added.

He further said: 'Illegal annexation of Kashmir, Babari Masjid, Citizenship Amendment Bill which excludes Muslims are all targeted towards the subjugation of minorities.

Commenting over Kashmir's situation, the foreign minister said held valley and Muslim majority areas of Jammu and Ladakh regions continued to remain grim on the 132nd consecutive day.

FM Qureshi said the ban on internet service and mobile connections is still in place in held valley, adding Modi-led Indian government not allowing human rights observers and journalists to visit occupied Kashmir.

Later, the lower house unanimously approved a resolution against India's new citizenship law, calling it a...