Iran Press/ Asia: In a statement, Masood Khan said India under a well-thought-out policy is swiftly acting to grab Kashmiri land to turn the whole Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir into its colony.
"The Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir government has expedited the process to transfer 25 acres of agricultural land to the ex-Indian military officials for construction of the military settlement," said Khan.
Quoting an unnamed official an Indian news website ThePrint.in reported that the colony is being primarily set up to provide housing facilities to retired armed forces personnel and their families belonging to Jammu and Kashmir. The colony will also cater to widows and families of deceased personnel of the armed forces.
Condemning the move, Khan termed it as the first military settlement to settle retired army personnel who had massacred Kashmiris.
The attempts to construct such colonies by India in Kashmir have in the past faced resistance from local people.
The pro-freedom leadership led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani, one of the most prominent figures in the Kashmiri resistance movement and the leader of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, had cautioned the Indian government against settling the former Indian army men in the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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