Oops! Digvijaya blurts out 'India-occupied Kashmir', then clarifies

August 18, 2016 12:39

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh momentarily referred to Jammu and Kashmir as 'India-occupied Kashmir' in his remarks to the media, before he clarified when queried by a reporter.

"Narendra Modi thinks more about Pak-occupied Kashmir. He congratulates people from Balochistan. But he is not ready to talk to the people of Kashmir in India. First, we have to create confidence in Kashmir, be it India-occupied Kashmir or Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. If we have to build trust in people, then it is only possible through talks. The situation will not improve with this confrontationist remarks of the Prime Minister. It will only worsen," Singh told reporters when quizzed about the same.

When a reporter sought to know why he said 'India-occupied Kashmir,' the Congress leader clarified immediately saying: "No, I meant the Kashmir in India. I said he does not think about the Kashmir in India, only about Pak-occupied Kashmir. Kashmir is an integral part of India."

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