NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rajeev Shukla has rebuffed Pakistan for “unnecessarily” raking up the Kashmir issue at a UN meeting, warning that its campaign of misinformation cannot change the facts on the ground.
Delivering India’s riposte to Pakistan at the UN session on Tuesday, Shukla, without naming the neighbour, said “a delegation”, which is “habitual of resorting to disinformation and misinformation”, used the august UN forum to peddle lies, adding that it measures the world’s largest democracy by its own yardstick of spreading falsehoods.
“However, let me be clear. Real democracies function differently. People of J&K turned out in record numbers in the recently concluded free and fair elections. No amount of disinformation and misinformation will change facts on the ground,” said Shukla, who was part of a parliamentary delegation. The Rajya Sabha MP advised Pakistan to engage more constructively in the UN instead of using it for its “divisive political agenda“.
The Pakistan delegation had accused India of spreading disinformation and lies about J&K . It was in response to this allegation that Shukla used his right to reply to counter Pakistan. Addressing the Chair, Shukla said, “I assure you and (UN ) Department of Global Communications of India’s continuous support to department’s activities and initiatives. We will fight misinformation and disinformation together, and deliver a positive and reliable impact for peace and a better world.”
