New Delhi: India on Thursday slammed Pakistan for commenting on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir. India backfired at Pakistan and said, “Islamabad has no right to comment on the matters pertaining to the union territory.”
During a press briefing, answering queries about Pakistan’s remarks Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, “The reception that the Prime Minister got and the changes that have happened on the ground in the union territory is a very clear answer to any questions that may have been raised about the visit.”
He also took a swipe at Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif terming the visit as “staged.”
“I don’t understand the word staged. It seems to indicate the visit did not take place and we are trying to show that it did,” he said.
“I think it’s pretty clear that the reception that he (PM Modi) got and the visuals that you saw and the development projects that he inaugurated and the changes that have happened on the ground is a very clear answer to any questions that may be raised about Prime Minister’s visit about it. In any case, I think Pakistan has no locus to talk about…it from its perspective on what’s happening in Jammu and Kashmir but I answered in the context of if somebody is questioning the visit itself,” he added.
PM Modi on Sunday participated in the celebrations of National Panchayati Raj Day at Jammu and Kashmir. He addressed all the gram sabhas across the country.
After abrogation of Article 370, this was PM Modi’s first visit to J&K. He inaugurated and laid the foundation of multiple development initiatives worth ₹ 20,000 crore in the union territory.
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