India criticized Pakistan at the United Nations for selling “lies” after it targeted Jammu and Kashmir during a debate on peacekeeping operations. Rajya Sabha member and BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi, who is part of the delegation of Indian Parliamentarians visiting the UN, asserted that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir “was, and will always remain an integral part of India”.
“The people of Jammu and Kashmir have just exercised their democratic and electoral rights and elected a new government. Pakistan must get rid of such statements and lies because it will not change the facts,” Trivedi said. ) of the UN General Assembly in New York on Friday.
Trivedi gave a strong response to India after the Pakistani envoy spoke about the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP), which is mandated to monitor the ceasefire along the Line of Control.
“India is reserving its right to reply in response to the comments made by Pakistan which has also made an attempt to divert this prestigious body from its agenda,” he said, adding that “out of respect for the honorable members of the UN forum, India will refuse to respond to any attempt by Pakistan to abuse the process.” of the UN”. India maintains that the UNMOGIP has become obsolete and ineffective after the Simla Agreement and the establishment of the LoC.
Later on X, Trivedi said that during the UN talks a representative from Pakistan “tried to deflect the topic and unnecessarily said that Pakistan’s involvement with UN peacekeepers started when the UN deployed peacekeepers in 1948” in J&K.
Trivedi said that “taking exception to this comment”, he exercised the Right of Reply and “strongly stated that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir was, and will remain an integral part of India”.
“It also went through a proper democratic election,” he said. Trivedi is part of a delegation of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs – including Congress’s Rajiv Shukla, DMK’s Tiruchi Siva and BJD’s Sasmit Patra – who visited the UN for various talks on the world stage. Earlier on Tuesday, Shukla also responded to the UN debate after Pakistan raised the Kashmir issue.
“Let me clarify. Real democracies work differently. The people of Jammu and Kashmir turned out in record numbers in the recently concluded elections. “
Shukla also emphasized that inclusive access to information is essential for promoting trust, accountability and good governance. “The (Pakistani) delegation has once again used this annual forum to sell lies and lies,” he said. “No unintended and indirect information will change the facts on the ground. I urge this team to engage in a constructive manner in this forum, rather than using it for political division,” said Shukla.