The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday slammed Pakistan after it expressed serious concern to the United Nations over Indias draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill 2016. 


The Pakistan Foreign Office had said that in violation of UNSC resolutions, the official map of India has been depicting the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir as part of India which is factually incorrect and legally untenable.


Reacting to Pakistans statement, the Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Vikas Swarup on Tuesday said that Pakistan or any other party has no locus standi in the matter. Proposed (map) bill is an entirely internal legislative matter of India, since the whole state of J&K is an integral part of India, said Swarup.


Government rejects Pakistans repeated and increasing attempts to impose on International community matters that India is open to address bilaterally with Pakistan, added Swarup. According to the draft bill, wrong depiction of the map of India could land the violators in jail with a maximum term of seven years and impose a fine up to Rs 100 crore.