New Delhi: India objected to Pakistan foreign ministry statement over resettlement plans of tens of thousands of Hindus in new townships in the disputed Muslim-majority region of Kashmir.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley dismissed Pakistan’s remarks on the creation of special townships for Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir, stating that the community, along with Muslims and Sikhs, are an integral part of the state. Pakistani foreign ministry spokesperson Tasnim Aslam had said that an Indian plan to resettle tens of thousands of Hindus in new townships in the disputed Muslim-majority region of Kashmir is a violation of UN Security Council resolutions.
Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Jitendra Singh said that Jammu and Kashmir is an essential part of India.
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