New Delhi: India Wednesday categorically rejected Pakistan’s “futile attempts” to observe August 5 as ‘Youm-e-Istehsal’ or ‘Day of Exploitation’ to oppose the scrapping of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir seven years ago. The Indian government August 5, 2019 had revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the state into two Union territories. “India categorically rejects the political absurdity and futile attempts by Pakistan to observe the so-called Youm-e-Istehsal to spread malicious propaganda against India,” Jaiswal said. He asserted that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh “are, have always been, and shall forever remain an integral and inalienable part of India”. “The international community is currently witnessing the brutal suppression of fundamental rights in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK),” he said.