New Delhi, April 29 -- Lord Meghnad Desai, a British politician of Indian origin and member of the House of Lords, has called for India to take over Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to resolve the longstanding Kashmir issue.

Desai made the statement in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 tourists.

In conversation with ANI, Desai emphasised that taking over PoK is the only way to solve the Kashmir problem.

"I think the only way to solve the Kashmir problem now is for India to go and take it [Pakistan-occupied Kashmir] over. We have the accession letter of the king. So it belongs to us," he said.

He urged the Indian government to take a stern response to the attack and make it clear that India will take over ...