LG Sinha urges people not to forget Pak attack on Muzaffarabad on Oct 22, 1947
Sarinagar Oct, 22 (PTK) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that we must not forget how Pakistan attacked the people of Muzaffarabad (PoK) on October 22, 1947, while killing thousands. He also urged people not to forget the sacrifices made by the people of Kashmir in the fight against Pakistan.
According to press trust of kashmir,Sinha made these remarks while addressing two days ‘National Symposium’ focusing on “Memories of 22 October 1947 (Black Day).
“We all must not forget how Pakistan attacked people of Muzaffarabad (PoK) on October 22, 1947.
Thousands of men, women and children were mercilessly killed. Also, we must not forget the sacrifices made by the people of Kashmir in the fight against Pakistan,” Sinha said.
“The two-day symposium will highlight the atrocities committed by the Pakistan government and Army on the people of Jammu and Kashmir. The pain is still there for the last 73 years. We must not forget these things,” he added.
Through the ‘operation Gulmarg’, Pakistan killed our people, burnt our houses and destroyed our culture, Sinha said.
“On October 22, they committed gross atrocities against our people. We should not forget the day of the attacks on Kashmir and Kashmiriyat by the Pakistan government,” he said.
“Now, the time has come to expose the real face of Pakistan and their sympathisers. The stories of our brave jawans will be highlighted through this symposium. Our brave jawans laid their lives to protect our people from the ill acts of Pakistan. We must tell their stories to our youth,” he added.(PTK)
