Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democratic presidential candidate for the 2020 US elections, expressed concern on Saturday about recent events in occupied Kashmir, including blocking communications.
in a Send shared on Twitter, the progressive senator said: "The partnership between the United States and India has always been based on our shared democratic values. I am concerned about recent developments in [India-occupied] Kashmir, including a continuous blackout of communications and other restrictions. "
"The rights of the people of Kashmir must be respected," he added on Twitter, along with an article about the situation in occupied Kashmir.
Since the Indian government revoked article 370 of its constitution on August 5 (stripping occupied Kashmir of its special status), a strict blockade and blackout of communications has silenced the region silently. Now it has been in place for 63 days.
Read: 60 days later, occupied Kashmir remains under siege
Several US lawmakers have condemned the actions of India in occupied Kashmir.
Another Democratic presidential candidate, US Senator Bernie Sanders, called the Indian movement last month to annex occupied Kashmir as "unacceptable."
Last week, the American congresswoman pioneer Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the blockade of communication and life-saving medical care in occupied Kashmir "must end", as she expressed her support for the people in the disputed territory.
Read: The amendment to the US finance bill urges India to lift the siege of Kashmir
In addition, a panel of the United States Senate has attached an amendment to a finance bill that requires India to end its blockade and curfew in occupied Kashmir and completely reestablish communications links to the occupied valley.
Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1509315/us-presidential-candidate-expresses-concern-over-events-in-occupied-kashmir