Geneva: In the Right of Reply in opposition to Pakistan throughout 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh slammed Pakistan for supporting terrorists and mentioned Islambad ought to be suggested to cease terror factories that proceed to launch cross-border terrorist assaults in Jammu and Kashmir.
At the 148th Assembly of the IPU in Geneva, Harivansh Narayan Singh mentioned, “IPU Members are well aware that Pakistan has an established history of harboring, aiding and actively supporting terrorists. Let me recall that Osama Bin Laden, the face of global terror, was found in Pakistan. The country holds the ignoble record of hosting one of the largest number of terrorists proscribed by the UN Security Council. I trust that Pakistan will draw the correct lessons for the good of its own people.”
Criticising Pakistan over remarks in opposition to India, he mentioned that lectures by a nation which has an “abysmal track record of democracy is laughable.” Harivansh Narayan Singh said that Pakistan mustn’t make such allegations and false narratives in platforms like IPU.
He mentioned, “I take the floor to reject the preposterous comments made by Pakistan against my country. India is the largest democracy in the world and I am privileged that many consider the Indian democracy a model to be emulated.”
“Lectures by a country which has an abysmal track record of democracy is laughable, to say the least. It would have been better if Pakistan did not undermine the importance of a platform like IPU by such absurd allegations and false narratives,” he added.
Calling the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh integral social gathering of India, he mentioned that no quantity of propaganda from anybody can change this reality.
In his remarks, Harivansh Narayan Singh mentioned, “As regards the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, they have been and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India. No amount of rhetoric and propaganda from anyone can override this fact. Instead, Pakistan would be well advised to stop its terror factories that continue to launch countless cross-border terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir while farcically claiming to champion the cause of human rights.”
Earlier in October, India slammed Pakistan for raking up Kashmir difficulty within the midst of a debate meant for the Israel-Gaza scenario and termed the motion as of a ‘recurring nature’. R Ravindra, India’s Deputy Permanent Representative (DPR) to the United Nations, earlier than concluding his remarks on the discussion board, referred to as the remarks from the Pakistani facet unworthy of a response and never price dignifying.
“Before I end, there was a remark of habitual nature by one delegation referring to Union Territories that are integral and inalienable parts of my country,” Ravindra mentioned, including, “I would treat these remarks with the contempt they deserve and not dignify them with a response in the interest of time.”
