Bilawal Bhutto’s comments on PM Modi uncivilised: India-Current Affairs
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, lashed out at India at the United Nations on Friday (December 16) for accusing Islamabad of harbouring Osama bin Laden and sponsoring terrorism. In response to the Indian statement at the UN, Bhutto attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
“Osama bin Laden is dead. But the butcher of Gujarat lives and he is the Prime Minister of India,” a visibly frustrated Bilawal Bhutto said. The comments made by the Pakistani Foreign Minister have led to widespread protests and condemnation in India.
The silence of the Congress, the largest Opposition party in the Lok Sabha, on the issue has led many to question its leadership.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reminded the Congress of its stand on the issue of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif calling the then Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, a “dehati aurat” or a “village woman.”
In 2013, the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, reacted to Sharif’s controversial statement. The statement caused outrage in India and was widely criticized as being disrespectful and offensive.
The BJP had condemned Sharif’s comment on Singh as an affront to the office of the Prime Minister of India and called on the government to send a strong response to Islamabad.
Various BJP leaders have also shared the video of the then Chief Minister of Gujarat commenting on the issue at a public rally.
is the Prime Minister of a 125-crore-strong country. Nawaz Sharif, what is your standing to address the Prime Minister of my country as a rural woman?),” Modi said at the rally.
“How dare you (Sharif) address my nation’s Prime Minister as a village woman? There cannot be a bigger insult of the Indian Prime Minister. We can fight with him on policies but this we will not tolerate. This nation of 1.2 billion will not tolerate its Prime Minister’s insult,” he added.
The Pakistan Foreign Minister attacked the Prime Minister and the RSS at the UN after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted Pakistan’s support to terror groups and called it the “epicentre of terrorism”.
“At the end of the day, the world is not stupid, the world is not forgetful. And the world does increasingly call out countries and organizations and people who indulge in terrorism,” Jaishankar said.
Jaipur: All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council chairman Naseeruddin Chisti on Saturday condemned Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto’s remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the language he used downgraded the position of not only his portfolio but also of his entire nation.
“I strongly condemn the venomous language used by the Pakistani foreign minister against our prime minister and our motherland,” he said.
“Bilawal Bhutto has forgotten that terrorist Osama bin Laden did not die, but was killed in Pakistan by American forces right under the nose of the Pakistani government,” Mr Chisti added.
Mr Chisti said Pakistan should bear in mind that Indian Muslims are far more secure and in a much better condition than their Pakistani counterparts.
Mr Bhutto should not compare India with his unstable country because the Indian Constitution guarantees freedom of religion to all, he added.
Bilawal Bhutto should not compare India with his unstable country, said Sufi Council. (File)
Jaipur:
All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council chairman Naseeruddin Chisti on Saturday condemned Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto’s remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the language he used downgraded the position of not only his portfolio but also of his entire nation.
“I strongly condemn the venomous language used by the Pakistani foreign minister against our prime minister and our motherland,” he said.
“Bilawal Bhutto has forgotten that terrorist Osama bin Laden did not die, but was killed in Pakistan by American forces right under the nose of the Pakistani government,” Mr Chisti added.
Mr Chisti said Pakistan should bear in mind that Indian Muslims are far more secure and in a much better condition than their Pakistani counterparts.
Mr Bhutto should not compare India with his unstable country because the Indian Constitution guarantees freedom of religion to all, he added.
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