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The Opposition, People's Democratic Party, has drawn a map that showed Aksai Chin in China, fuelling a controversy and inviting a strong condemnation from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who said “gifting away” of State's territory will not be acceptable.
The map displayed by PDP during a power point presentation on Saturday showed Aksai Chin and Karakoram region painted in red and part of China and Pakistan—occupied Kashmir (PoK) in green.
The depiction of the map is seen as an acceptance of the occupation of these areas — which formed part of the erstwhile J&K — by the respective countries. India considers these areas as part of its territory.
PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti said her party has not done anything to challenge the sovereignty of the country over the territory of Jammu and Kashmir. She maintained that the party wanted to restore the prominent place given to Kashmir on the ancient silk route connecting Central and South Asia
The map displayed by PDP during a power point presentation on Saturday showed Aksai Chin and Karakoram region painted in red and part of China and Pakistan—occupied Kashmir (PoK) in green.
The depiction of the map is seen as an acceptance of the occupation of these areas — which formed part of the erstwhile J&K — by the respective countries. India considers these areas as part of its territory.
PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti said her party has not done anything to challenge the sovereignty of the country over the territory of Jammu and Kashmir. She maintained that the party wanted to restore the prominent place given to Kashmir on the ancient silk route connecting Central and South Asia