Pakistan recurrently brings up the Jammu and Kashmir concern at UN platforms.

New York:

India exercised its proper of reply towards Pakistan on the Joint Normal Debate on decolonization on the United Nations on Monday. Counsellor Eldos Mathew Punnoose from India condemned Pakistan’s “unsubstantiated allegations” concerning the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

He emphasised the necessity for Pakistan to stop its ongoing human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh.

Focusing on Pakistan, he stated, “Unsubstantiated allegations by Pakistan largely pertain to the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. India wish to reiterate that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are, had been and might be an integral and inalienable a part of India. Clearly, Pakistan doesn’t benefit a response on the inner affairs of India.”

He additional stated, “At this juncture, we additionally advise Pakistan to cease the grave and ongoing human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh (PoJKL). The world is witness to the divisive actions that Pakistan tries to undertake day in and day trip. India wish to stress that our foundations are constructed on the enduring pillar of democratic values, not like Pakistan’s.”

Stepping up his criticism of Pakistan, he stated that the nation is aware of sham elections, incarceration of opposition leaders, and suppression of political voices.

“Given their tainted democratic file, Pakistan considers actual democratic workout routines as a sham, as mirrored of their assertion. All international locations converse from their expertise. Sham elections, incarceration of opposition leaders and suppression of political voices are what Pakistan is aware of,” Punnoos stated.

“It’s pure that Pakistan have to be disillusioned to see actual democracy at work. It was solely final week that election outcomes had been introduced in Jammu and Kashmir. Hundreds of thousands of voters within the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have spoken. They exercised their proper to vote and have chosen their management in line with the Constitutional framework and common grownup suffrage. Clearly, these phrases have to be alien to Pakistan,” he added.

He additional criticised Pakistan by highlighting the nation’s infamous repute for supporting terrorism and interesting in transnational crimes. “It’s ironic {that a} nation which is notorious throughout the globe for state-sponsored terrorism and transnational crimes forged aspersions on the world’s largest democracy. It has been Pakistan’s constant state coverage to make use of cross-border terrorism as a weapon towards its neighbours,” Punnoos added.

He additionally stated that Pakistan has been implicated in a number of assaults, together with the assault on the Indian Parliament. “The checklist of assaults orchestrated by Pakistan is certainly lengthy. In India, they’ve focused our Parliament, market locations and pilgrimage routes, amongst a number of others. Regular Indian residents have been victims of such dastardly and inhumane acts by Pakistan,” Punnoos stated.

He additionally in contrast India and Pakistan, praising the previous for its “pluralism, range and democracy,” and highlighting the latter’s “terrorism, parochialism and persecution.”

Punnoos stated, “India symbolises pluralism, range and democracy. In distinction, Pakistan reminds the world of terrorism, parochialism and persecution. Spiritual and ethnic minorities and their locations of worship are focused and vandalised frequently. It is vital for Pakistan to first look inward and set personal home so as as a substitute of meddling within the inside affairs of neighbouring international locations.”

He added, “Pakistan’s obsession with India and their previous apply corroborate that they’ll proceed to make use of this august discussion board for spreading their malicious propaganda towards my nation. They may train their proper of reply however I shall chorus from responding to it… As such, details converse for themselves. Lies are lies, even when they’re repeated again and again by Pakistan.”

In the meantime, Punnoose emphasised India’s pivotal function within the international battle towards colonialism, highlighting the nation’s unwavering dedication to freedom.

He stated, “India has been a worldwide champion and main voice within the battle towards colonialism. In 1962, India was additionally elected as the primary chair of the Decolonisation Committee, a committee of 24, which was established to observe the implementation of the 1960 Declaration on Granting of Independence to colonial international locations and peoples and take into account functions on this regard. For the reason that institution of the Decolonisation Committee, India has been actively contributing in direction of its functioning. We’ve additionally been working constructively on the decolonisation agenda…”

Notably, Pakistan recurrently brings up the Jammu and Kashmir concern at UN platforms and different worldwide boards, no matter the agenda of the conferences.

India has repeatedly rejected Pakistan’s makes an attempt to lift the Kashmir concern on worldwide platforms, asserting that the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir in addition to Ladakh are “integral elements of India” and Pakistan has no “locus standi” to make statements concerning India’s home issues.

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