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Senior Congress person B.K. Hariprasad connected Wednesday challenged the BJP to property the Centre to officially state Pakistan an force nation, arguing that specified a determination could beryllium taken lone done India’s overseas argumentation model and not done governmental rhetoric.
Speaking during a treatment successful the Legislative Council connected the usage of objectionable language, Mr. Hariprasad said that whether a state was an force federation could not beryllium decided by individuals oregon governmental parties. “This state has a overseas policy. If Pakistan is an force nation, the Centre should state it arsenic such,” helium said.
Diplomatic ties
He pointed retired that diplomatic ties with Pakistan continued, including the beingness of embassies, and questioned however Pakistan could beryllium labelled an “enemy nation” without severing specified relations.
Responding to BJP subordinate K.S. Naveen, who recalled Mr. Hariprasad’s earlier remarks describing Pakistan arsenic a neighbouring country, helium said India request not support immoderate narration with Pakistan if overseas argumentation truthful decided.
Mr. Hariprasad besides said that China posed a greater menace to India, noting that the Union External Affairs Minister had acknowledged Chinese concern of Indian territory.
Sporting engagement
Referring to the sidesplitting of 26 civilians successful Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, helium said the Centre could person declared Pakistan an force federation then. However, helium criticised the BJP for allowing sporting engagements, pointing retired that Indian teams played cricket matches with Pakistan successful Dubai adjacent aft the incident.
Rejecting accusations of a deficiency of patriotism, Mr. Hariprasad said the Congress had ne'er raised slogans successful favour of Pakistan oregon glorified its leaders. He recalled erstwhile Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s presumption that dialog with Pakistan would not resume until coercion ended.
Invited for swearing in
He besides pointed retired that successful 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had invited Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to his swearing-in ceremony, and challenged BJP leaders to bespeak connected their claims of nationalism, referring to the India Gate memorial bearing the names of martyrs from each communities.
The remarks led to crisp exchanges betwixt members of the 2 parties successful the House.
