NEW DELHI: The Congress today condemned Pakistan for harassing Kulbhushan Jadhav’s mother and wife, and said it was an “insult” to all Indians.
The opposition party said the matter was “important” enough to put an end to the impasse in the Rajya Sabha.
“We, as Indians, protest this strongly and condemn strongly this act of Pakistani Government and we would like to discuss, show our displeasure tomorrow on the floor of the House. This was the single most important case, we did not want to continue the impasse,” Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad told reporters outside Parliament.
The Rajya Sabha has not functioned normally since the start of the winter session on December 15, due to disruptions by the opposition over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh.
He condemned Pakistan’s action of forcing Jadhav’s mother and wife change their clothes and remove “bindi” and “mangal sutra”, besides shoes.
“This is not just an insult to the mother and wife of Kulbhushan Jadhav but also an insult of India. This is an insult to 1.3 billion Indian people irrespective of religion and caste,” he said. (AGENCIES)
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