India has slammed Pakistan on the United Nations for peddling “falsehood” after it referred to Jammu and Kashmir throughout a debate on peacekeeping operations. Member of the Rajya Sabha and nationwide spokesperson of BJP Sudhanshu Trivedi, who’s a part of a delegation of Indian MPs visiting the UN, asserted that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir “was, is and can stay an integral a part of India”.
“The individuals of Jammu and Kashmir have just lately exercised their democratic and electoral rights and elected a brand new authorities. Pakistan should desist from such rhetoric and falsehood as a result of it won’t alter the details,” Trivedi mentioned. His remarks got here throughout a debate on peacekeeping operations on the Particular Political and Decolonization (Fourth Committee) of the UN Basic Meeting in New York on Friday.
Trivedi delivered India’s robust response after the Pakistani delegate spoke concerning the United Nations Army Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP), mandated to oversee the ceasefire alongside the Line of Management.
“India chooses its proper to answer in response to the feedback made by Pakistan that has but once more made an try and divert this august physique from its agenda,” he mentioned, including that “out of respect for the august members of the UN discussion board, India will chorus from responding to any additional makes an attempt by Pakistan to abuse the UN procedures”. India maintains that UNMOGIP has outlived its utility and is irrelevant after the Simla Settlement and the resultant institution of the LoC.
Later in a put up on X, Trivedi mentioned that in the course of the discussions within the UN the consultant from Pakistan “tried to digress the topic and unnecessarily talked about that Pakistan’s involvement with UN peacekeepers began when the UN had put up peacekeepers in 1948” in J&Ok.
Trivedi mentioned that “taking a pointy exception to this comment”, he exercised the Proper of Reply and “firmly said on the ground that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir was, is and can stay an integral a part of India”.
“It has additionally just lately gone by way of a correct democratic election,” he mentioned. Trivedi is a part of a delegation of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs — together with Congress’s Rajiv Shukla, DMK’s Tiruchi Siva and BJD’s Sasmit Patra — who’re on a go to to the UN for various engagements on the world physique. Earlier on Tuesday, Shukla additionally delivered a retort within the UN debate after Pakistan raised the difficulty of Kashmir.
“Let me be clear. Actual democracies perform in a different way. The individuals of Jammu and Kashmir turned out in report numbers within the just lately concluded elections.”
Shukla additionally harassed that inclusive entry to data is crucial for fostering belief, accountability and good governance. “A (Pakistani) delegation has but once more used this august discussion board for peddling lies and falsehood,” he mentioned. “No quantity of disinformation and misinformation will change details on the bottom. I urge this delegation to have interaction extra constructively on this discussion board, reasonably than utilizing it for his or her divisive, political agenda,” Shukla mentioned.
