India slams OIC over Kashmir remarks, Islamic bloc to counsel Pak on terror
By Anjali Sharma
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON – India on Wednesday slammed the so-called OIC Contact Group on Jammu & Kashmir, categorically rejecting its “unwarranted and factually incorrect” references to the Indian Union Territory.
The Ministry of External Affairs said that the OIC has no locus standi to pronounce on matters that are strictly internal to India.
“The entire Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India, and no amount of repetition of politically motivated propaganda can change this reality,” the statement read.
The ministry asserted that repeated endorsement of such “motivated narratives” only raises serious questions on the credibility of OIC.
It advised the OIC to counsel Pakistan to address the threat of terrorism emanating from territories under its control.
“Instead of offering a platform to Pakistan to peddle its fabricated and motivated propaganda, OIC will be better advised to counsel Pakistan, which has a well-documented record of supporting and sponsoring terrorism, to look inwards and address the continuing threat of terrorism emanating from territories under its control,” the MEA added.
The Indian response came a day after the OIC Contact Group comprises Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Niger met in New York.
The group reaffirmed its support for what it described as the “Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination,” during the meeting.
