India slams UK's Labour Party for Kashmir resolution

India on Wednesday slammed UK's Labour Party after it passed a resolution calling for international intervention on Kashmir issue. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar described Labour Party's move as an attempt at "pandering to vote-bank interests." re is question of engaging with Labour Party or its representatives on this issue, he said.

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UK's opposition Labour Party on Wednesday passed an emergency motion on Kashmir calling for party leer Jeremy Corbyn to seek international observers to "enter" region and demand right of self-determination for its people." government has ted certain developments at Labour Party Conference on September 25 pertaining to Indian State of Jammu & Kashmir. We regret uninformed and unfounded positions taken at this event," Kumar said. "Clearly, this is an attempt at pandering to vote-bank interests. re is question of engaging with Labour Party or its representatives on this issue," he ded.

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In contrast with British government's official stand of Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan, opposition resolution tabled at Labour Party's annual party conference in Brighton calls for intervention by Corbyn to ensure someone from party is represented to attend United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on issue. resolution also calls for Corbyn to meet high commissioners of both India and Pakistan to ensure re is "mediation" and restoration of peace and rmality to prevent a potential nuclear conflict. India maintains that Kashmir issue is a bilateral one and third party has any role in it.

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MEA on talks over J&K with US

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) also provided details of talks between PM Modi and US President Donald Trump, on Wednesday, including ir talks regarding contentious Kashmir issue. Clarifying that talks about J&K were restricted to counter-terrorism, MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that India's position has t changed on matter. MEA said that India rejects any third-party mediation & New Delhi will hold talks with Islamab only when Islamab takes stringent action against terror. Kumar was responding to  question asked over third mediation offer by US president in front of Pakistan's PM Imran Khan a day before he met PM Modi. 

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