New Delhi: Rebutting Pakistan’s allegations that India has “illegally” altered the status of Jammu and Kashmir at the United Nations Human Rights Council meet in Geneva Tuesday, India said the 5 August decision to scrap J&K’s special status and bifurcate it into two union territories is “entirely internal to India”.
Without naming Pakistan, the Ministry of External Affairs’ Secretary (East), Vijay Thakur Singh, said the UNHRC should call out those who are “misusing” the platform for a “malicious political agenda” under the garb of human rights.
“They cry victim when they actually are the perpetrators,” she told the 42nd session of the UNHRC in an obvious reference to Pakistan.
Singh spoke after Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, and, referring to his statement, added: “One delegation has given a running commentary with offensive rhetoric of false allegations and concocted charges against my country. The world is aware that this fabricated narrative comes from the epicentre of global terrorism, where ring leaders were sheltered for years. This nation conducts cross-border terrorism as a form of alternate diplomacy.”
Singh made the statement in the presence of India’s High Commissioner to Pakistan, Ajay Bisaria, who is leading the delegation in Geneva.
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‘Democratic processes initiated’
Singh reiterated that India’s decision to scrap J&K’s special status was a “sovereign decision”, which, “like other legislations passed by Parliament, is entirely internal to India. No country can accept interference in its internal affairs, certainly not India”.
She added that despite challenging circumstances, Jammu & Kashmir’s civil administration is ensuring basic services, essential supplies, normal functioning of institutions, mobility and nearly full connectivity.
“Democratic processes have been initiated. Restrictions are being eased continuously. Temporary preventive and precautionary measures were necessitated to ensure safety and security of our citizens in the face of credible threats of cross-border terrorism,” she said.
Pakistan’s allegations
Qureshi had said that India calling the developments in J&K its internal matter was “blatantly false”. He said the issue of Jammu and Kashmir is disputed at the UN.
“(It is a) disputed and occupied territory as affirmed by international law. The situation in the occupied territory, therefore, should be of international concern,” he said.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, had appealed to India Monday “to ease the current lockdowns or curfews; to ensure people’s access to basic services; and that all due process is respected for those who have been detained”.
This led Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan to urge the UN for a deeper probe into alleged human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Indulge by reading these timid words again:
“Without naming Pakistan, the Ministry of External Affairs’ Secretary (East), Vijay Thakur Singh, said the UNHRC should call out those who are “misusing” the platform…”
“They cry victim when they actually are the perpetrators”
“One delegation has given a running commentary with offensive rhetoric of false allegations and concocted charges against my country. The world is aware that this fabricated narrative comes from the epicentre of global terrorism, where ring leaders were sheltered for years. This nation conducts cross-border terrorism as a form of alternate diplomacy.”
Look at the words of the cowards representing India at the World body…”Without naming the country..”, “They cry..”, “One delegation..”. Did the Ministry of External Affairs’ Secretary (East), Vijay Thakur Singh really expect Pakistan to name itself as the conspirator? Did the Indian fools really expected the UNHRC to name Pakistan? Which world are these thickheads living in? Chile is one of the oldest trading partners of China. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, hailing from Chile is a Chinese stooge. If you don’t have the spine to single Pakistan out, do you expect her to label Pakistan as the epicenter of terrorism. At least the Pakistanis had the courage to label India in their accusations. With spineless baboos like these, who wants enemies!
Pakistan declining overflight permission to Rashtrapatiji was a breach of diplomatic etiquette. It is just a matter of time before diplomatic ties are severed. The concern now should be to put in place mechanisms that avoid outbreak of hostilities. That might require the good offices of common friends like the United States.
The great American essayist and poet, Ralph Waldo Emerson said “Who you are speaks so loudly I can’t hear what you are saying!”
Pakistan has such a bad reputation of being an Islamosupremacist, Terroristan, and land of army rule, blasphemy laws, land of constitution guaranteed discrimination of minorities,
No one is going to take them seriously! To make it even more hilariously ineffective, they are supported by another huge champion of human rights and democracy -CHINKIS!