*NEW DELHI: Irked India gives disgusting response over US snub overOccupied Kashmir.*
The government today said it is regrettable that US lawmakers used aCongressional hearing to question measures to protect lives of people inOccupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that the USCongressional hearing on Kashmir was a reflection of lack of understandingabout robust functioning of democratic institutions in India.
The government remains responsive to safety and well-being of people inJammu and Kashmir, he said.
“We are regularly updating the US government about situation in Kashmir,”he said.
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During the Congressional hearing on “Human Rights in South Asia: Views fromthe State Department and the Region” on Tuesday, some US lawmakers hadexpressed concerns over the restrictions on movement and communications inJammu and Kashmir after the revocation of its special status.
“It is regrettable that a few members of the US Congress used theCongressional hearing on human rights in South Asia to question themeasures taken recently to safeguard life, peace and security in Kashmir,”Mr Kumar said in response to a question on the issue at a media briefing.
“These comments display a very limited understanding of India”s history,her pluralistic society, constitutionally guaranteed freedom, fundamentalrights and the robust institutions operating in the world”s largestdemocracy,” he said.
