India slams UN rights office report on J&K as continuation of 'false narrative'

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jul 08 2019 | 3:55 PM IST

India on Monday lodged a strong protest with the UN rights office over its report on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and asserted that it is merely a continuation of the earlier "false and motivated" narrative and ignores the core issue of cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan.

Last year, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Hitting out at the report, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said: "The update of the report of the OHCHR is merely a continuation of the earlier false and motivated narrative on the situation in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir."

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First Published: Jul 08 2019 | 3:55 PM IST

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