NEW DELHI, Aug 05: India on Friday dismissed the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) call for rolling back the changes made to Jammu and Kashmir’s status in 2019 and said that the union territory “is and will remain an integral” part of the country.
Responding to the statement, external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said: “The statement issued by the General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Jammu and Kashmir today reeks of bigotry.”
He added “As a result of long-awaited changes three years ago, it today reaps the benefits of socio-economic growth and development.”
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