Army chief slams UN report on Kashmir human rights issue, says it's motivated
New Delhi, Jun 27 (IBNS): Denouncing the UN report on alleged human rights abuse in Kashmir as "motivated," Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said that Indian Army's record in this regard is "absolutely above board".
"I don't need to speak about the human rights record of the Indian Army. It is well known to all of you, it is well known to the people of Kashmir, and to the international community," Gen. Rawat told reporters on the sidelines of a programme.
"The human rights record of the Indian Army is absolutely above board," he said.
In a report released earlier this month, the United Nations Human Rights Council talked about alleged human rights violations in both Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and sought an international inquiry into these cases.
"I don't think we should get too concerned about the report. Some of these reports are motivated," Gen. Rawat said.
Earlier, the MEA had also described the report as "fallacious, tendentious and motivated". It said the report seeks to build a "false narrative".
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