New Delhi: India on Wednesday strongly rejected the comments by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressing concern over the Supreme Court’s verdict upholding the 2019 revocation of Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the OIC’s action at the behest of a “serial violater of human rights and an unrepentant promoter of cross border terrorism” makes its action even more questionable.
Though Bagchi did not name any country, it was clear that the reference was towards Pakistan.
“India rejects the statement issued by the General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on a judgement of the Indian Supreme Court. It is both ill informed and ill intended,” Bagchi said.
“That OIC does so at the behest of a serial violater of human rights and an unrepentant promoter of cross border terrorism makes its action even more questionable. Such statements only undermine OIC’s credibility,” he said.
Bagchi was responding to a media query.
On Tuesday, the General Secretariat of the OIC expressed concern over the Supreme Court verdict
In a statement, the General Secretariat also reaffirmed its solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Supreme Court had on Monday upheld the Centre’s August 5, 2019 decision to abrogate Article 370.
On Tuesday China on Tuesday while reacting to India’s Supreme Court judgment on Article 370 said that the Kashmir issue should be resolved through dialogue and consultation between India and Pakistan.
“On the Kashmir issue, China’s position is consistent and clear,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said, replying to a question by a journalist seeking China’s reaction on the issue.
“This is a dispute left from the past between India and Pakistan and it should be properly addressed through peaceful means, according to the UN charter, United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions and relevant bilateral agreements,” she said.
Relevant parties need to settle the dispute through dialogue and consultations and safeguard peace and stability in the region, Mao said.
Pakistan on Monday said India’s Supreme Court verdict upholding the abrogation of Article 370 has “no legal value”, asserting that the international law does not recognise New Delhi’s “unilateral and illegal actions” of August 5, 2019.