New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has started nationwide protests today against the derogatory remarks made by Pakistani foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari against Prime Minister Narendra Modi that sparked outrage across the country.
The protests started in all the state capitals across the country. In Jammu Members of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha has started protesting against Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari over his statement on PM Narendra Modi. BJP karyakartas will burn the effigy of Pakistan and Pakistani Foreign Minister and will strongly condemn the shameful statement of Pakistani Foreign Minister.
The protest erupted after Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari - in response to India's earlier comment on the country harboring Osama Bin Laden-, had said at a press conference at the United Nations in New York, "Laden is dead, but the Butcher of Gujarat lives. And he is the Prime Minister of India. He was banned from entering India before he became the Prime Minister."
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) also slammed Pakistan's Foreign Minister for his \"uncivilized outburst\" at Prime Minister Modi and said that these comments are a new low, even for Pakistan. Pakistan foreign minister's frustration would be better directed towards the masterminds of terrorist enterprises in his own country, who have made terrorism a part of their state policy. Pakistan needs to change its own mindset or remain a pariah, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in response to media queries.
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Describing Bilawal Bhutto's remark as highly derogatory and full of cowardice, BJP had earlier said in a statement said that the remarks were given to divert global attention from Pakistan's collapsing economy, lawlessness and anarchy in Pakistan. "The statement is also aimed at misleading the world and diverting global attention from Pakistan's collapsing economy, lawlessness and anarchy in Pakistan, simmering differences in the Pakistani army, its deteriorating global relations, and the fact that Pakistan has become the major sanctuary for terrorists," the BJP statement read.
On Friday, BJP workers had already staged a protest outside Pakistan High Commission in Delhi against Bilawal's statement. The BJP said that India's foreign policy is being appreciated globally, while Pakistan is facing backlash from even smaller nations. On one hand we have our Prime Minister Narendra Modi under whose leadership India has left its indelible mark on various global forum, and on the other hand, we have Pakistan which has faced ridicule and insult on various international platforms. On one hand, India's foreign policy is being appreciated globally, while on the other hand, Pakistan is facing backlash from even smaller nations, the BJP said.
The party said that everyone saw how even the Pakistani students were rescued during the rescue mission carried out during the Russia-Ukraine conflict which was carried out under the guidance of PM Modi. BJP said the kind of language Bilawal Bhutto has used is extremely reprehensible which does not reflect the true spirit of statesmanship and also crosses the limit of decency in public life. Does Bilawal Bhutto even have the stature to comment about our Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji who is a true statesman and a highly respected global leader! This demeaning statement of Bilawal Bhutto had further lowered the image of Pakistan on the global platform, it added. (With Agency Inputs)
