Ilan Omar is on a four-day visit to Pakistan from April 20 to 24

India on Thursday slammed US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar for visiting Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, stating that it reflected her “narrow-minded politics” and “violates India’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.”

“If such a politician wishes to practice her narrow-minded politics at home that may be her business, but violating our territorial integrity in its pursuit makes this ours. Condemnable,” MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said during his weekly press briefing.

Ilhan Omar is on a four-day visit to Pakistan from April 20 to 24 where apart from holding meetings with the country’s political leadership will visit Lahore and Azad Jammu and Kashmir to have a greater understanding of Pakistan’s cultural, social, political and economic potential, Pakistan Prime Minister’s Office said in a tweet.

“Representative Ilhan Omar, Congresswoman, we have noted that she has visited a part of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir that is currently illegally occupied by Pakistan,” the MEA Spokesperson said.

Terming the visit of Omar to Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, he said the visit is condemnable as it violates India’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.