‘Check facts’, says India after group of UK MPs seeks debate on Kashmir

London, September 24

Members of Parliament from the UK's All Party Parliamentary Group on Kashmir have tabled a motion on “Human rights in Kashmir” for a debate in the House of Commons, drawing a strong reaction over language used from India, which said any assertion made in any forum on a subject related to an integral part of the country needs to be duly substantiated with facts.

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The Minister for Asia in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Amanda Milling, responded to the debate on Thursday by reiterating the UK Government's unchanged stance on Kashmir as a bilateral issue. “The government takes the situation in Kashmir very seriously but it's for India and Pakistan to find a lasting political solution, taking into account the wishes of the Kashmiri people. It's not for the UK to prescribe a solution or to act as a mediator,” said Milling. — PTI