In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, All Parties Hurriyat Conference has criticised fascist Indian rulers for reviving oppressive rule of Dogra Maharaja Hari Singh to leave absolute Muslim majority of Jammu and Kashmir at the mercy of Hindu bureaucracy.

In a statement in Srinagar, APHC spokesman strongly condemned the upsurge in arbitrary arrests by Indian troops who have been given police powers to book youth on fictitious and baseless charges under draconian laws.

Meanwhile, Indian army, police and paramilitary forces have intensified searches and frisking in Srinagar and other parts of the territory.

The Employees Joint Action Committee President, Fayaz Ahmad Shabnum, in an interview in Srinagar warned that arbitrary expulsion of employees on the directives of Narendra Modi-led fascist Indian government would have far reaching consequences.

A large number of handicapped persons held a protest demonstration outside Press Club in Srinagar against failure of authorities to initiate schemes for their assistance.

The Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party, Harsh Dev, in a statement in Jammu said that ruling BJP and its political allies have held hostage most of the media houses and newspapers in the territory.

London-based global rights watchdog, Amnesty International, in a report said excessive use of surveillance of Hyderabad city in Telangana state of India is putting human rights at risk.

The report said rights of Muslims, Dalits, Adivasis, Transgender communities, and historically disadvantaged sections of society, are particularly at risk by mass surveillance.