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He asserted that the entire Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh “were, are and always will be an integral and inalienable part of India, irrespective of what the representative of Pakistan believes or wishes.” “It is nothing but an attempt to divert the attention of the Council from grave violations against children that continues to be committed in Pakistan, as highlighted in the Secretary General’s report,” Sharma said. Sharma said India dismisses and condemns “these frivolous remarks” with the contempt that they deserve.

I will not dignify their venomous comments on India by responding to those, since those who are soaked in bigotry will find it hard to understand a pluralistic society,” Sharma said. “Let me also respond to the politically-motivated and frivolous remarks made by one delegation against my country. United Nations: India has slammed Pakistan for its “politically-motivated” and “venomous” remarks that referred to Jammu and Kashmir during a Security Council debate on children and armed conflict, saying those who are soaked in bigotry will find it hard to understand a pluralistic society.Ĭounsellor in India’s Permanent Mission to the UN Ashish Sharma’s sharp response came at the UN Security Council open debate Wednesday on Children and Armed Conflict, held under UK’s presidency for the month, after Pakistan’s UN envoy Munir Akram referred to Jammu and Kashmir in his statement.Īkram said that it was an anomaly that the latest report of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Children and Armed Conflict does not include India.

Un secretary general children and armed conflict security council