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NEW DELHI: The Modi government on Tuesday slammed election in Gilgit and Baltistan and stated that the exercise is an attempt by Pakistan to deny the people of the region their political rights and efforts being made to absorb these territories.
"India's position is well known. The entire State of Jammu & Kashmir which includes the regions of Gilgit and Baltistan is an integral part of India," MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup asserted.
The election in Gilgit and Baltistan on June 8 under the so called "Gilgit Baltistan Empowerment and Self Government Order" is an attempt by Pakistan to camouflage its forcible and illegal occupation of the regions.
"We are concerned at the continued efforts by Pakistan to deny the people of the region their political rights, and the efforts being made to absorb these territories," remarked Swarup.
The fact that a Federal Minister of Pakistan is also the "Governor of Gilgit Baltistan" speaks for itself, noted the spokesperson.
Unfortunately in recent times the people of the region have also become victims of sectarian conflict, terrorism and extreme economic hardship due to Pakistan's occupationary policies, alleged MEA.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/47511616.cmsutm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
"India's position is well known. The entire State of Jammu & Kashmir which includes the regions of Gilgit and Baltistan is an integral part of India," MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup asserted.
The election in Gilgit and Baltistan on June 8 under the so called "Gilgit Baltistan Empowerment and Self Government Order" is an attempt by Pakistan to camouflage its forcible and illegal occupation of the regions.
"We are concerned at the continued efforts by Pakistan to deny the people of the region their political rights, and the efforts being made to absorb these territories," remarked Swarup.
The fact that a Federal Minister of Pakistan is also the "Governor of Gilgit Baltistan" speaks for itself, noted the spokesperson.
Unfortunately in recent times the people of the region have also become victims of sectarian conflict, terrorism and extreme economic hardship due to Pakistan's occupationary policies, alleged MEA.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/47511616.cmsutm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst