UN: India on Tuesday came out strongly at the UN Human Rights Council against the statement of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Jammu and Kashmir, saying the body has no locus standi to comment on the issue. India also slammed Pakistan for misusing the august forum.
Pawan kumar Badhe, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India to UN, at the UNHRC said, “Pakistani leaders have admitted the fact that it has become a factory for producing terrorists. Pakistan has ignored that terrorism is the worst form of human rights abuse and the supporters of terrorism are the worst abusers of human rights.”
“Pakistan’s deliberate misuse of this august forum for its malicious propaganda against India, aimed at diverting Council’s attention from its own serious violations of human rights, has remained a constant,” he added.
“We reject the reference to union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the OIC statement. It has no locus standi to comment on matters related to J&K which is an integral and inalienable part of India. It is regrettable that the OIC continues to allow itself to be exploited by Pakistan to indulge in anti-India propaganda,” he said further.