- Wednesday, April 24, 2024
By: Shubham Ghosh
INDIA on Thursday (6) lashed out at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) over its references to Jammu and Kashmir and said that the body of Muslim nations has no locus standi in matters related to the Union Territory, which is an integral part of the country.
“We categorically reject yet another unacceptable reference to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir issued by the General Secretariat of OIC. OIC has no locus standi in matters relating to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which is an integral part of India,” the ministry of external affairs said in a statement.
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Our response to media queries on the Press Release by General Secretariat of OIC with respect to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmirhttps://t.co/oCwglmR4c8 pic.twitter.com/XvtYzMYPnW
— Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) August 5, 2021
New Delhi also advised the OIC general secretariat not to use its platform for making remarks on India’s internal affairs.
“It is reiterated that the OIC general secretariat should refrain from allowing vested interests to exploit its platform for comments on internal affairs of India,” the statement added.
The OIC had called for revoking decisions taken by the Narendra Modi government on the status of Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019. Thursday marked the second anniversary of the event.
The OIC said on its website on Thursday, “On the occasion of the second anniversary of the unilateral steps taken in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir since 5 August 2019 to alter the internationally recognized disputed status of the territory as stipulated in the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) reiterates its call to revoke all these steps.”
It added, “The General Secretariat further refers to the decisions and resolutions of the Islamic Summit and OIC Council of Foreign Ministers and reiterates its solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir in their quest for the right of self-determination. It urges to refrain from changing the demographic composition of the disputed territory of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and to respect the basic human rights of its inhabitants.”
