OIC has no locus standi in matters relating to J&K which is an integral part of India: MEA

India has categorically rejected the reference to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir issued by the General Secretariat of Organization of Islamic Cooperation,OIC and termed it unacceptable.

In response to the media queries, MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, OIC



has no locus standi in matters relating to Jammu and Kashmir which is an integral part of India. He reiterated that the OIC General Secretariat should refrain from allowing vested interests to exploit its platform for comments on internal affairs of India.