MP Gulam Ali Khatana Slams OIC’s Anti-India Resolutions, Accuses Pakistan of Propaganda

Rajya Sabha MP Er. Gulam Ali Khatana on Tuesday strongly condemned the anti-India references contained in resolutions adopted at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers' meeting in Baghdad on October 17–18, calling them "baseless assertions" driven by Pakistan's "narrow political agenda."

In a statement issued by his office, Khatana said it was "deeply regrettable" that the OIC had "once again allowed itself to become a platform for Pakistan's propaganda."

"Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are integral, inalienable and inseparable parts of India," Khatana said, adding that the OIC had "neither the locus standi nor the moral authority to pronounce on matters that fall exclusively within India's sovereign jurisdiction."

The MP credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government with bringing "significant transformation" to Jammu & Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370, citing gains in infrastructure, connectivity, tourism and investment.

Khatana also turned the criticism back on Islamabad, pointing to what he described as Pakistan's record of "repression, violence and brutality" in Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK), including reports of force used against civilian protesters.

"The only outstanding issues concerning Jammu & Kashmir are Pakistan's vacation of the areas under its illegal and forcible occupation and its immediate cessation of support for cross-border terrorism," he said.

He further dismissed the OIC's references to Islamophobia in the resolution as "equally reprehensible," arguing that India's "pluralism, coexistence and respect for all faiths" stood in contrast to what he called Pakistan's record of "minority persecution, sectarian violence, political instability and governance failures."

Khatana called on OIC member states "that genuinely believe in dialogue, peace and international cooperation" to reject what he termed the organisation's misuse by Pakistan and to "demand accountability and meaningful reform."