ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Saturday rejected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim of democracy being strengthened by local bodies’ elections in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and asked Delhi to allow the holding of plebiscite so that Kashmiris could exercise their right to self-determination.
Pakistan rejects the Indian prime minister’s preposterous and fallacious claims about ‘democracy’ in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), following the so-called election of ‘District Development Council,’ the FO said.
Mr Modi, while launching via video conferencing Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) SEHAT scheme that extends health insurance coverage to occupied territory, had said: “The people of J&K have voted to strengthen democracy in Jammu and Kashmir. People of all walks of life came out and voted for development in DDC elections.”