India walks out of UNGA hall over Pak PM's speech; calls it 'new diplomatic low'

An Indian representative on Friday walked out of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Hall as Pakistani PM Imran Khan's speech was underway. Pakistani PM on expected lines raked Kashmir and lashed out at India during his UNGA speech.

Mijito Vinito is the Indian diplomat who left the UNGA hall over Pakistan PM's speech. He is from Nagaland and has served in South Korea previously.

Meanwhile, India has strongly reacted to Imran Khan's speech calling it a "diplomatic low." India's envoy to United Nations, TS Trimurti in a tweet said,"PM of Pakistan statement a new diplomatic low - at 75th UN General Assembly."

"Another litany of vicious falsehood, personal attacks, war-mongering and obfuscation of Pakistan’s persecution of its own minorities & of its cross-border terrorism. Befitting Right of Reply awaits," he added.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak on Saturday at the UNGA at 6.30 pm on Saturday.

The theme of the 75th UNGA is “ The future we want, the United Nations we need, reaffirming our collective commitment to multilateralism – confronting the COVID-19 through effective multilateral action”.

Since the UNGA this year is being held in the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is being conducted mostly virtually. Prime Minister’s address will therefore be via a pre-recorded video statement broadcast at the UNGA hall in New York.