India has taken a strict stand on the issue of terrorism in the United Nations. India has raised serious questions on the report of United Nations Special Rapporteur Ben Saal regarding Dawood Ibrahim. India says that the report that Dawood Ibrahim is the leader of the D-Company gang operating in India is not in accordance with the facts.

Speaking at the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly, India’s First Secretary Raghu Puri said that Dawood Ibrahim is India’s wanted accused in the 1993 Mumbai bombings case. He was also blacklisted by the United Nations in 2003 based on his links to Al-Qaeda. In such a situation, it is a serious mistake not to mention his past record related to terrorist activities in the report.

‘Dawood lives in Pakistan, not India’

Raghu Puri said that Dawood Ibrahim had left India long before he was included in the 2003 list. Citing a UN list, he said Daoud lives in the country where al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was found and killed. This gesture was towards Pakistan.

India also questioned the protection of terrorism in the name of human rights. Raghu Puri made it clear that human rights and counter-terrorism systems should not be used to protect terrorists or promote extremism. Expressing concern over alleged bias in the report, he called on UN officials to maintain impartiality and accountability.

‘UN must fix responsibility on mistakes’

India also opposed Pakistan’s statement regarding Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Raghu Puri termed Pakistan’s claims as political propaganda and reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are and always will be integral parts of India.

India also said that if there were factual errors in the UN report, they should be held accountable. Presenting such reports to member states without proper investigation may damage the credibility of the United Nations.