OIC asks India to reverse decision of scrapping special status of J&K
The Hindu
India has asked the OIC to refrain from allowing vested interests to exploit its platform for comments on internal affairs of the country
The Contact Group of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in its meeting on the sidelines of the 76th U.N. General Assembly, has asked India to reverse its decision of scrapping the .
India has asked the OIC to refrain from allowing vested interests to exploit its platform for comments on internal affairs of the country.
"The OIC has no locus standi in matters relating to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, which is an integral part of India. It is reiterated that the OIC General Secretariat should refrain from allowing vested interests to exploit its platform for comments on internal affairs of India," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in August.
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