Thread by @hannan021

Invasion of Kashmir by Indian Sikh Jathas & Hindus began in Jul 1947 in Jammu region, much before Pathan tribesmen entered Kashmir to protect Muslims. It happend after Jammu massacre by Indian Sikhs & Hindus till Oct 1947, killing well over 250,000 & ethnic cleansing of Muslims.

Indian Sikh Plan for invasion of Jammu & Kashmir was conceived in 1945. Its outlines started emerging in early 1947. Indian Sikh Jathas & Hindus invaded Jammu first, killing over 250,000 Muslims & ethnically cleansed over 500,000 into Pakistan to change Jammu region's demography.

Sikh jathas were “working under some centralised control” said British commander of Boundary Force in 1947. Surrounding Muslim villages, waves of Sikhs hurled grenades, set fire to houses & swordsmen hacked down those trying to flee. Over 120 Muslim villages in Jammu were burnt.

Indian Sikh Plan for Annexation of Kashmir with complicity of Maharaja comprised of 2 phases. Phase I)Muslim Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing from areas east of River Chenab in Punjab & in Phase II) invasion of Kashmir, initially with similar actions of Phase I in Jammu & then Valley.

At a meeting with Nawab of Bhopal & Maharaja of Indore on 4 Aug 1947, Mountbatten said, state of Jammu & Kashmir was "so placed geographically that it could join either Dominion (Pakistan or India), provided part of Gurdaspur were put into East Punjab by the Boundary Commission".

Muslim majority Gurdaspur district less a part of Shakargarh was awarded to India by Boundary Commission. Even Shakargarh tehsil was partitioned in a way that its eastern boundary was shifted westwards to make more room for India’s connection to Kashmir.

Before Indian Sikh Jathas & Hindus invaded Kashmir, Muslim majority state of Gurdaspur was purged of Muslims by state forces. 100s of 1000s were massacred and millions ethnically cleansed & pushed into Pakistan - the only reason, Indians wanted an uninterrupted route to Kashmir.

For planned Muslim Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing from areas east of River Chenab in Punjab & initially in Jammu region of Kashmir, raising of Akal Fauj (Sikh Army), Shaheedi Jathas (Suicide Squads) & Durli Jathas (for robberies & dacoities in Muslim areas) commenced in Feb 1947.

Indian invasion of Kashmir was planned & coordinated in meetings between rulers of princely states of Alwar, Kapurthala & Patiala etc with Maharaja of Kashmir in complete knowledge of British India's Hindu & Sikh leaders & their local supporters in British Indian government.

If it were decided to award only Shakargarh tehsil of Muslim majority Gurdaspur to Pakistan, what was the need to slice off its north-east corner & give it to Republic of India. It could only make sense in the context of providing a land route between Kashmir & Republic of India.

British author Alastair Lamb indicates presence of Indian (Patiala) troops in Kashmir, well before 22 Oct 1947 revealing stark complicity which was amazing when Jagmohan in his book didn't deny but justifyed it saying, Maharajah in Kashmir could get troops from wherever he liked.

After pogrom in neighbouring Punjab where Muslims were killed in millions in order to ethnically cleanse areas & change demography, these marauding Indian Hindu & Sikh hordes were sent to Jammu area of Kashmir in order to ethnically cleanse it from the present Muslim majority.

Thirty lorries carrying Muslim evacuees to Pakistan were attacked by Dogra troops at Satwari in Jammu. Most of the male members were massacred, while the women were abducted.

After invasion of Kashmir by Indian Hindu & Sikh jathas, Sialkot border saw number of incursions from Jammu region in 1947. In one raid on a Sialkot border village, Dogra troops killed 60 Muslims, injured 12, & abducted 11 Muslim girls. Such aspects rarely find mention in texts.

Indian Hindu persecution against non-Hindu religions of Kashmir has been a continual historical fact. Earlier it were Buddhists of Kashmir and later the Kashmiri Muslims who equally suffered.