"PoJK temporarily slipped away due to someone's weakness or mistake": EAM takes veiled swipe at Nehru, Congress
Nehru and the Congress, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said India lost its hold on Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) due to «someone's weakness or mistake».
Jaishankar made the remarks while addressing a programme event titled 'Vishwabandhu Bharat'
To a question on what would China's response be if India crossed the 'Lakshman Rekha' and integrated PoJK to the Union of India, given that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor passes through Pakistan-occupied Gilgit Baltistan, the External Affairs Minister said, «I don't believe there's any such thing as a 'Lakshman Rekha'. I think PoJK is a part of India, and due to someone's weakness or mistake, it's temporarily slipped away from us.»
Reaffirming the parliamentary resolution to reclaim PoJK, the career diplomat and former ambassador to Beijing highlighted the historical context of China's involvement in the region, stressing that neither Pakistan nor its neighbour can assert its sovereignty over PoJK, as India has a 'legitimate claim' over the territory.
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