Speakers at a conference on Kashmir in New Delhi have urged India to take the initiative for settlement of the dispute on permanent basis.

They said the abrogation of special status of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir by the Bharatiya Janata Party regime on August 5, 2019 was an illegal, unconstitutional and immoral act, which was aimed at depriving Kashmiris of their fundamental rights.

The speakers said Kashmiri people are getting a colonial treatment under the Modi regime where their political, democratic and other fundamental rights are trampled.

The event was organized by Om Prakash Shah chairman of  Center for Peace and Progress.