Sikh Leader Abroad Expresses Solidarity With Kashmir

Sikh lawmaker in Canada, Jagmeet Singh, declares Kashmir's communication blackout a human rights violation

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00:00So I want the people of Kashmir to know I stand with you and the injustice is happening.

00:30When you talked about Kashmir, and I want to make it very clear, what happened in Kashmir

00:53is the Indian government did a couple of things.

00:56They shut down telephones, they shut down cell phone communication, they blocked the

01:03media.

01:04Anywhere in the world, if the cell phones are being blocked, if telephones are being

01:10shut down, and if the media is not allowed to go there, I can assure you there's human

01:14rights violations going on.

01:17And so I want the people of Kashmir to know that as a new democratic leader, I stand with

01:22you in solidarity, that if there's any injustice against anyone, it's our values that we feel

01:28it's an injustice against us, and we stand with people, whoever is facing struggles.

01:34So I want the people of Kashmir to know I stand with you, and the injustice is happening,

01:38I stand against that injustice, and I denounce what India is doing to the people of Kashmir.