BJP leader and Lok Sabha MP Nishikant Dubey on October 13, criticised Pakistan in the United Nations, citing its defeat in Operation Sindoor and accusing it of grave violations under the UN agenda on children and armed conflict (CAAC). He was addressing a session at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the Agenda for the Promotion and Protection of Child Rights. Dubey thanked the UN for acknowledging India’s initiatives for child welfare, while he compared and contrasted India’s efforts in the direction with Pakistan’s record.
“My delegation thanks the mandate holders for their presentations on the subject of child rights. Creating an enabling environment for the protection and holistic development of children is a matter of national importance. We thank the Special Rapporteur for commending India’s efforts in this regard – for example, mentioning initiatives such as the Child Helpline 1098, which provides emergency assistance to children at risk and the Ujjwala Yojana, which focuses on the prevention, rescue and rehabilitation of children from trafficking and sexual exploitation”, Nishikant Dubey said at UNGA.
He described Pakistan as one of the “most serious violators” of the CAAC agenda. “Pakistan, on the other hand, presents a stark contrast. It is a country that is one of the most serious violators of the CAAC agenda. We strongly condemn their attempt to divert the world’s attention from the grave abuses against children within their borders, as evidenced by the Secretary-General’s 2025 report on CAAC and the ongoing cross-border terrorism”, Dubey added.
"Pakistan must look itself in the mirror, stop preaching sermons in this forum, act to protect children within its own borders, and stop targeting women and children across its borders," MP Nishikant Dubey's right of reply after Pakistan indulges in anti India theatrics at UN pic.twitter.com/7NiZDS2nzV
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Citing the same, he accused Pakistan of being involved in attacks on schools and healthcare workers, particularly in the border region. “Beyond their borders, the same report detailed attacks by Pakistan on health workers in schools, particularly girls’ schools and incidents along the Afghanistan border where cross-border shelling and airstrikes by Pakistan were directly responsible for the killing and maiming of Afghan children”, the MP asserted.
Dubey also referred to Operation Sindoor, calling it a “measured response” to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. “If Operation Sindoor is mentioned, the international community has not forgotten the brutal, targeted attacks carried out by Pakistan-trained terrorists that claimed the lives of 26 innocent civilians in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22, 2025”, he said.
He said India’s response remained restrained even as Pakistan targeted civilians. “In a considered and balanced response, India exercised its legitimate right to defend its people against terrorism and bring its organizers and perpetrators to justice, carrying out surgical strikes on nine terrorist hideouts under Operation Sindoor in May 2025. In contrast, Pakistan deliberately targeted our border villages, resulting in the deaths of numerous civilians, including children”, he said. Dubey said Pakistan should “look at itself in the mirror” instead of preaching to others.
“Pakistan must look at itself in the mirror, stop preaching on this platform, act to protect children within its borders, and stop targeting women and children across its borders”, Dubey proclaimed. In a post on X, Dubey said, “Today, under the responsibility given by the Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pakistan was reprimanded in the United Nations for its defeat in Operation Sindoor and its current situation”.
(With Inputs from ANI)
