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Usual suspects from India, Pak concern monger about G20 meet in Srinagar

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Ahead of the G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting throughout the Indian metropolis of Srinagar, the usual suspects have resorted to fear-mongering regarding the willpower of the Indian authorities.

In a tweet on Friday (May 19), ‘author’ and journalist Pravin Sawhney wrote, “What was the need for a G-20 meet in Srinagar? Security forces are all over the place and as per media reports many foreign delegates have yet to confirm participation.”

“Be real. Kashmir is a war zone,” he added to the hysteria created by Pakistani propaganda tools surrounding the G20 meeting in Jammu and Kashmir. Pravin Sawhney was however quick to delete the tweet.

Congress has deployed its stooges to work in direction of G-20 pic.twitter.com/sMkIW3HZdn

— Ankur Singh (@iAnkurSingh) May 19, 2023

It need to be talked about that Sawhney has overtly expressed his admiration for Rahul Gandhi and former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. He has moreover praised the Congress scion for highlighting the issue of ‘Hindu extremism.’

Screengrab of the tweet by Pravin Sawhney

Besides Pravin, the Kashmiri separatist outfit ‘Hurriyat Conference’ moreover tried to supply the impression that Srinagar is not going to be a safe metropolis to conduct the G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting.

It tweeted, “In honour of #G20India. This is a ‘smart city bunker’ in the capital of the world’s most densely militarised region – Kashmir. How do you hide an occupation? The empire has no clothes.”

Screengrab of the tweet by Hurriyat Conference

Meanwhile, Pakistanis have been crying foul over the federal authorities’s willpower to host the G20 meeting at Srinagar, claiming it to be a breach of worldwide relations.

Popular Pakistani entertainer, who moreover helps Rahul Gandhi, Sehar Shinwari, lamented, “Kashmir is not a part of India, but India has illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, so the members of the Group of 20 should boycott the meeting held in Srinagar.”

Kashmir is not going to be a part of India, nevertheless India has illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, so the members of the Group of 20 must boycott the meeting held in Srinagar.@ConceptTVNewshttps://t.co/PIJF5Etp2J

— Sehar Shinwari (@SeharShinwari) May 17, 2023

Ex-Pakistani diplomat Abdul Basit expressed hope that Muslim-majority nations would help Pakistan of their propaganda. He tweeted, “My sources tell me China and Turkey are not attending G20 meeting in Srinagar. Almost all other countries are sending their Delhi-based diplomats to the meeting. I expect Saudi Arabia and Indonesia to also show solidarity with Kashmiris.”

My sources inform me China and Turkey shouldn’t attending G20 meeting in Srinagar. Almost all completely different worldwide places are sending their Delhi-based diplomats to the meeting. I depend on Saudi Arabia and Indonesia to moreover current solidarity with Kashmiris.

— Abdul Basit (@abasitpak1) May 18, 2023

One Pakistani shopper mourned, “G20 delegates in Srinagar is a step towards normalizing India’s occupation of Kashmir internationally. It is against UN resolution.”

G-20 Countries conference in occupied Kashmir.

India,s plan Hosting International attendance of the meeting will considerably undermine their efforts. G20 delegates in Srinagar is a step within the course of normalizing India’s occupation of Kashmir internationally. it is in direction of un resolution

— Barrister SI Baluch (@khanmuhammad196) May 18, 2023

“India’s brutal occupation of Kashmir provides sufficient basis for G20 forum to boycott meeting in Srinagar.G20 nations should not forget that India is committing serious crimes against humanity in IIOJK,” one different Pakistani shopper hoped that his fantasies come true.

India’s brutal occupation of Kashmir provides ample basis for G20 dialogue board to boycott meeting in Srinagar.G20 nations mustn’t neglect that India is committing extreme crimes in direction of humanity in IIOJK.#G20IgnoringHRViolationInIIOJK pic.twitter.com/gRGMmfdIy6

— Ziniya Khan (@Zini990) May 18, 2023

While it is anticipated that higher than 100 delegates will attend the G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Srinagar between May 22-24, the ISI propaganda tools is leaving no stone unturned to strong aspersions regarding the willpower of the Indian authorities.

The fear-mongering is not going to be restricted to the security preparations however moreover extends to supposed breaches of United Nations resolutions and worldwide relations, amongst completely different points.

The Islamist info outlet, Aljazeera, accused India of deliberately projecting ‘normalcy’ in Jammu and Kashmir. A propaganda piece in The Conversation claimed that the Indian authorities is attempting to ‘further its settler-colonial ambitions’ in J&Okay beneath the garb of the G20 summit.

Holding a #g20 meeting in #jammuandkashmir whereas enormous #humanrights violations are ongoing is lending help to attemps by #India to normalize the brutal & repressive denial of democratic & completely different rights of #kashmiri #Muslims and #minorities. pic.twitter.com/fjLSjovfKX

— UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues (@fernanddev) May 15, 2023

Even the UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Fernand de Varennes, issued an announcement decrying the G20 meeting held in Srinagar. To add icing to the cake, the usual suspects in India have now jumped on the propaganda bandwagon of Pakistan in denouncing India’s strategic switch.

There isn’t any actuality to the brazen allegation that India is violating ‘UN resolutions’ by benefit of conducting the G20 meet in its private territory. It need to be talked about that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India, as underlined by the Instrument of Accession signed by Maharaja Hari Singh in 1947.

As such, there could also be no question of third-party intervention in India’s private territory. The Indian authorities moreover abrogated Articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution in 2019 and facilitated the entire integration of the erstwhile State into the Union of India.

With Pakistan left hanging throughout the steadiness, the Indian authorities took steps to thwart its nefarious designs and terror plans in Jammu and Kashmir. The now Union territory witnessed a big decline in stone pelting incidents and terror assaults.

While the Indian authorities has been ready to maintain peace throughout the Valley, Pakistan is clearly unhappy and desperately attempting to influence the world in every other case.

Despite all-out efforts at peddling hysteria, creating an setting of concern and chaos, Saudi Arabia has backed India and dismissed the stance of the Pakistani authorities to G20 nations to skip the meeting at Srinagar.

The propaganda of ISI is seemingly falling apart, with more and more worldwide places displaying willingness to ship their delegates to the G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting.