Indian Envoy Walks Out During Imran Khan's Speech On Kashmir At UN, 'Pak PM's Statement A New Diplomatic Low'

The Indian diplomat walked out of UN General Assembly Hall when Pakistan Prime Minister started levelling personal allegation on PM Modi over the Kashmir issue.

A screengrab of the video shared by ANI

New Delhi: Indian delegate on Friday walked out of the UN General Assembly Hall when Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s pre-recorded statement was played on Friday. The delegate, a junior diplomat named Mijito Vinito from the 2010 batch of the Indian Foreign Service, picked up his papers and left the hall as Khan’s speech was played on a large overhead screen. The diplomat walked out even as Imran Khan levelled personal attacks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, besides raising the issue of Kashmir at the assembly. A video that has surfaced online shows the Indian delegate leaving the UNGA hall as soon as Imran Khan's address began at the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

#WATCH Indian delegate at the UN General Assembly Hall walked out when Pakistan PM Imran Khan began his speech. pic.twitter.com/LP6Si6Ry7f

— ANI (@ANI) September 25, 2020

The Permanent Representative of India at the United Nations TS Tirumurti said that Khan's statement was "a new diplomatic low". He said Khan's speech was another "litany of vicious falsehood, personal attacks, warmongering and obfuscation of Pakistan's persecution of its own minorities and of its cross-border terrorism."

PM of Pakistan statement a new diplomatic low - at 75th UN General Assembly. Another litany of vicious falsehood, personal attacks, war mongering and obfuscation of Pakistan’s persecution of its own minorities & of its cross-border terrorism. Befitting Right of Reply awaits.

— PR UN Tirumurti (@ambtstirumurti) September 25, 2020

Tirumurti said India will give a befitting reply in its Right of Reply. India will exercise its Right of Reply after all the country speeches in the high-level Debate of the 75th session of UNGA conclude. That is when countries start exercising their right to reply to the statements made by any other country against them. Pm Modi is scheduled to virtually address the forum today at 6:30 pm.