Muslim nations cry foul over Kashmir amid Israel-Hamas war, targets India of illegal occupation in J&K

Amid the Israel-Hamas war that has unleashed chaos all over the world, the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) has chosen to once again provoke India by raking up the Kashmir issue. The Muslim nations’ group has called for the resolution of the J&K dispute through UN resolutions.

 

 

It is pertinent to mention that these remarks by OIC, consisting of 48 Muslim nations, came on a day when India celebrated Infantry Day on October 27. On October 27, 1947, Indian troops landed in Srinagar to fight Pakistan tribal raiders.

 

Releasing a statement, it said, "As 27 October 2023 marks 76 years of occupation of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) reiterated its call on the international community to take concrete steps to resolve the dispute of Jammu and Kashmir in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions."

 

"The General Secretariat reaffirmed the OIC’s support for the rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir including their right to self-determination," it said.

 

Further, it added, "Referring to the decisions and resolutions of the Islamic Summit and OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, the General Secretariat urged India to respect the fundamental human rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and to reverse the illegal and unilateral measures taken since 5 August 2019 to change the internationally recognized disputed status of the territory."

 

 

India, on the other hand, on several occasions has maintained that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir was, is and will always be an integral part of the country.