Vice President Naidu advises other nations to refrain from commenting on India's internal matters

NEW DELHI: Vice PresidentVice PresidentVice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday advised other nations, including those in the neighbourhood, to refrain from commenting on the country's internal matters and asserted that the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir was taken in the larger interest to protect the unity, integrity safety and sovereignty of the country.

Asking the other nations to mind their own issues rather than interfering in the affairs of other countries, Naidu said that the country is a parliamentary democracy and the decision to abrogate Article 370 was taken after detailed discussion in the Parliament and with the support of majority of the members.

Naidu was delivering the first Sushma Swaraj Memorial Lecture, organised by the Panjab University on the first death anniversary of the former external affairs minister.