In a massive military buildup, the Narendra Modiled Indian regime has deployed nearly 300 additional paramilitary companies in the occupied Kashmir Valley.

According to a Kashmir Media Service report on Wednesday, this deployment is under the guise of ensuring a smooth conduct of the election election drama, scheduled to take place in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir in three phases on September 18, 25, and October 1.

The paramilitary forces, comprising personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force, Border Security Force, Sahastra Seema Bal, and IndoTibetan Border Police, have been stationed across various areas of Srinagar, Handwara, Ganderbal, Budgam, Kupwara, Baramulla, Bandipora, Islamabad, Shopian, Pulwama, Awantipora, and Kulgam.

Srinagar, the summer capital, has received the highest deployment with 55 companies, indicating the Modi regime’s heightened concerns about political freedom in the territory. The notification for the first phase of elections was issued on Tuesday.

This heavy deployment of Indian military personnel suggests that a war is being waged instead of a democratic exercise in the name of socalled elections.

Meanwhile, APHCAJK leaders including Gen Sec Adv. Pervaiz Ahmed Shah, Shaikh Abdul Majid, Muhammad Ashraf Dar, Chaudhary Shaheen Iqbal, and Mushtaq Ahmed Shah in a joint statement in Islamabad denounced the heavy deployment of Indian paramilitary forces in the Kashmir valley. They said the move was a clear reflection of India’s deep mistrust and fear of Kashmiris’ freedom sentiments.