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India rejects ‘selective’ UNHRC report on J&K, slams council for legitimising terrorists

In an oral reply delivered by India’s Permanent Representative Rajiv K Chander at the UNHRC, India unequivocally condemned the report calling it a selective compilation of largely unverified information, aimed at forming a false narrative which distorts the truth.

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India strongly rejected the United Nations Human Rights Council for its ‘motivated report’ on Jammu and Kashmir which legitimises terror in Kashmir and slammed the council for referring to terror organisations as ‘armed groups’ and terrorists as ‘leaders’.

In an oral reply delivered by India’s Permanent Representative Rajiv K Chander at the UNHRC, India unequivocally condemned the report calling it a 'selective compilation of largely unverified information, aimed at forming a false narrative which distorts the truth'.

India called it a matter of deep concern for the council that such a report determines its consensus on terror, pointing out that the council was legitimising terrorism which remains the pernicious violator of fundamental rights.

India also pointed out that governments in the state are elected through free and fair elections who are sworn to protect the Constitution, that is the bedrock of all freedoms. It further pointed out that the last week’s gruesome assassination of journalist Shujaat Bukhari and the kidnap and killing of Indian Army soldier Aurangzeb were the chilling reminders of the cross-border terrorism that the UN sought to endorse. 

India firmly rejected all efforts to legitimise terrorism and undermine the credibility of this august Council and unequivocally condemn terrorism and it's perpetrators.Earlier, India rejected the United Nations human rights report on Jammu and Kashmir as “malicious fallacious, tendentious and motivated”, which violates India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Both ruling BJP and Congress castigated the report.

Echoing the government, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel described the UNHRC report as misleading and extended support to the government in rejecting any interference in the internal affairs of country. Earlier, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) categorically rejected the report and stated, “We question the intent in bringing out such a report. It is a selective compilation of largely unverified information. It is overtly prejudiced and seeks to build a false narrative. The report violates India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. The entire state of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India”, said an official spokesperson.

 

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