BJP slams Nisar’s comment on Modi
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NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has slammed the opinion apparently expressed by Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan that Hindutva hardliner Narendra Modi’s feared elevation as prime minister could destabilise the region, The Hindu said on Thursday.
Asking Pakistan to “mend its ways”, the BJP cautioned that the “manner” in which the neighbouring country was behaving with India “will not work”.
There was no explanation about what the controversial “manner” might be but rightwing Hindu politicians have a catalogue of sharp criticisms of Pakistan.
The trigger for the BJP’s reaction to Mr Khan’s reported comments is centred on the alleged refuge of Mumbai underworld don Dawood Ibrahim in Karachi, who Modi has threatened to bring back to India.
BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi said Mr Khan’s statement was an over-reaction in a matter that was not his (the minister’s) subject.
“Mr Modi spoke about his priority in trying to get a convicted Indian criminal back to India and [have him] tried/convicted under due process of the Indian legal system. He believes in positive engagement with the global community, peaceful coexistence, but at no point will our foreign policy bow to any other nation or interest group.
“Pakistan’s Interior Minister’s statements raise serious doubts over their intention of aiding in bringing Indian criminals hiding in Pakistan to justice.”
Mr Khan has reportedly condemned Mr Modi’s statement, saying the BJP leader could become a threat to regional peace. He apparently said: “Before making such an irresponsible statement, Modi should have first confirmed the whereabouts of Dawood.”
Mr Khan said Pakistan could not be taken lightly by talking of attacks on its soil to take out Dawood.
According to reports, the minister has said that Mr Modi has gone to such an extent “in enmity towards Pakistan” that if elected as prime minister, he would destabilise the regional peace.
He has added that the Gujarat chief minister has not learnt his lessons from the 2002 Gujarat riots, when he earned a bad name.
Dawood is accused of masterminding the 1993 Mumbai blasts with the blessings of Pakistan’s military intelligence. Pakistan has denied the charges.
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May 02, 2014 10:47am
Modi, instead of responding as his party did should apologize to Pakistan and the Minister. As for the Dawood remarks Modi made, they were extremely noxious and out of place.
How ludicrous for the BJP spokesperson to state that Chaudhry Nisar's statement was an over-reaction in a matter that was not his (the minister
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May 02, 2014 10:58am
Pakistan and its polity survives and thrives on Hate-India sentiments. How can they throw away their livelyhood?
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May 02, 2014 11:18am
From his own statements and from statements of some other BJP leaders, it is evident that Modi is misusing the Pakistan card for elections and spreading hatred towards Pakistan. At the same time, these statements are meant to intimidate Pakistan as well as the Muslims in India. Nisar's warning is very appropriate to convey that Pakistan will not submit to India's supremacy. COAS statement about Kashmir reinforces Pakistan's position. PML-N government has been keen for peace with India and for trade relations which is a good thing but India has not reciprocated with same keenness. We must not sell out our national interests such as Kashmir for the sake of the so called improved relationship with India. The government should slow down and move forward step by step and only upon verification of action on part of India that India is also sincere in want of good and peaceful relations with Pakistan.
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May 02, 2014 11:49am
"'mend its ways', the BJP cautioned"... The feeling is the same on this (Pakistan) side of the border, BJP.
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May 02, 2014 12:05pm
@B M Kumar .BJP and its polity survives and thrives on Hate-Pakistan sentiments. How can they throw away their livelihood? (and indeed, their election manifesto?)
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May 02, 2014 12:08pm
Buzz off Modi. You are neither appreciated nor respected on this side of the border. We have no respect for warmongers.
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May 02, 2014 12:15pm
Why did you forget to mentioned that Congress too slammed the Pak minister for his unwanted and irresponsible comments. Probably that wouldn't have helped in giving 'communal' colour to this article. Not expected from Dawn. It's ironical that one the one hand your high commissioner in Delhi smells positive signs in Modi's statements, while your minister thinks otherwise. Modi didn't mention Pak while talking about Dawood, so did the minister's reaction confirm his presence there. Moreover, I won't support some Indian politician making public statements on who should be the PM of Pak, that too in the course of election.
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May 02, 2014 12:15pm
@B M Kumar Look who is talking.
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May 02, 2014 12:29pm
@AZMAISH Bro, please watch the video and judge for yourself if modi ever mentioned about dawood being in pakistan.
I'm not sure if the video is available on youtube but pls check.
And the way pakistani media is highlighting BJP's hardline hindutva model, it would be a rather unsustainable model to govern india because the only reason BJP/ Narendra modi would come to power is because we indians want better governance and economic development and remain secular.
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May 02, 2014 12:41pm
This guy is desperate to be the PM. He knows that anti pakistani views will earn him alot of votes.
otherwise if you ask from the masses in india, his chances are low
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May 02, 2014 12:59pm
Actually Mr.Nisar was acknowledging Dawood's presence in pakistan . Mr.Modi was responding to home minister and its policies . He didn't take the name of any country . That's why no Indian media ran any news against him . Pakistan's response was as usual .
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May 02, 2014 01:29pm
What the senior Pakistani minister said is a candid view of most of the Indians as well. Also the world looks this way. Modi will drive Indian ongoing progress with a reverse gear. Most of the multi-national companies will shut down its operations fearing negative nationalism of BJP. Modi don't look a prime minister material in himself.
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May 02, 2014 02:07pm
@Khangul
Unfortunately only India is in a position to wield that.
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May 02, 2014 02:12pm
It takes years of cultural effort to bring the common people of India and Pakistan together .. and only two statements by the leadership puts them light-years apart. Why on earth do we even listen to these (so-called) leaders on both sides?
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May 02, 2014 02:12pm
@B M Kumar Spare me, its India and its politics which revovle around Pakistan, just look how Pakistan has become and election issue in your country. Here in Pakistan we really dont care about India and its never been an election issue for us, not as far as I remember.
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May 02, 2014 02:17pm
Nisar is the interior minister and its his responsibility to work for better security situation in Pakistan. BJP and its spokesperson should educate themselves, that by threatening Pakistan they are threaten internal security of Pakistan and hence it is absolutely appropriate for Nisar to respond.
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May 02, 2014 02:41pm
Modi is capable of achieving bad results for India by his own efforts, without a helping hand from Pakistan. Nisar is proving himself the Pakistani counterfoil to India
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May 02, 2014 02:55pm
@Fahad, who are your sources for the feelings of "the masses in india". If he wins (most probably he would), it would be because "the masses" voted for him.
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May 02, 2014 03:13pm
@B M Kumar Such harsh political statements by Modi wont work in making relations better between India and Pakistan. India have always created hate and enmity towards Pakistan. Indian Politics / Political Parties have just one mutually agreed point which is 'Pakistan Enmity'. No worries as far as Pakistan is concerned... :) worries are only for India which is going to face a harsh future.
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May 02, 2014 03:48pm
@Fahad: If we gave power to Tea man (Chai wala) will he say no to chair..
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May 02, 2014 03:50pm
Chor ki daadi mai tinka. Mr. Modi never mentioned Pakistan when referring to bringing Dawood back to justice. Since Pakistan has been denying Dawood's presence on their soil, why this reaction by Mr. Nisar? Who is playing politics here- Mr. Modi covertly and Mr. Nisar foolishly.
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May 02, 2014 04:19pm
@B M Kumar; Haha. Following Indian elections and BJPs outbursts, it seems that Indian elections are "Hate Pakistan" centric.
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May 02, 2014 05:52pm
Thank you interior minister of Pakistan. Your comments has strengthened Modi's chances of victory in the upcoming elections. Keep it up. This is like Fatwa issued by Khomeni only strengthened the sale of Salman Rushdie's "Satanic verses"
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May 02, 2014 06:40pm
@B M Kumar
Mr. Kumar the feeling is mutual!
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May 02, 2014 06:47pm
@Niraj
Mr. Niraj you expect us to keep quite whereas your Tom, Dick and Harry keep carping against Pakistan! Do you know where Dawood is? If you know and someone was sent to catch him why didn't they caught him! India is a neighbor but an enemy too.
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May 02, 2014 07:57pm
Modi is winning on development and anti-corruption issue. Pakistan is not an issue for most of the Indians. Most of Indian want to remain secular; and that is the reason BJP is coming to power; as an anti vote-block platform.
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May 02, 2014 08:39pm
Never mind the Hindu which has become completely biased towards the Hindus.it is the mouth piece of Congress. What a downfall.
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May 03, 2014 06:34am
@B M Kumar not really. Its India where you use Pakistan card to get votes and are obsessed over it
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May 03, 2014 07:17am
Given that there is a good chance of politician Modi becoming Prime Minister Modi in a couple of weeks, the comments of Nisar Ali Khan are most unfortunate. The government of Pakistan could have acted in a mature manner and tried for a fresh start to improve relations with the new government in India. Let us hope that better sense prevails in the future. It is clear that some members of the government in Pakistan have never heard of diplomacy.
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May 03, 2014 08:20am
@Taimoor Khan
The constant fear of the BJP in a country where we have more Muslims than all of Pakistan combined -- is strange
Pakistan has been overly focused on its neighbors and so unable to make own progress. -
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May 03, 2014 08:23am
@Wajahat Hussain
Sir - you are right
I believe Pakistan does not know where Dawood is - and this is not a lie - but genuinely no one knows where he is.
After all Bin Laden too stayed for years in Pakistan - very near military base and Pakistan did not know of it -
Looks like Pakistan needs to worry about own security with this much lack of information all around.
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May 03, 2014 08:24am
@Masoud
India is a progressing country and growing economy - maybe its time for you to start looking at the state of Pakistan
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May 03, 2014 10:37am
This is indeed the greatness of Indian democracy that a man of humble origins could aspire to become the future prime minister of that country,unlike Pakistan wherein a feudal lord,industrialist or even the worse of all a certain military general can easily usurp the control of government.The statements made by the interior minister are highly preposterous.We must stop repeating the rhetoric of india hatred.We must appreciate their sublime secular democratic nature.India is a multicultural,multireligious plularistic society.Should we not appreciate such peculiarity of theirs.Do we deny this fact that they are the second fastest growing economy of the world.Do we deny that they are one of the ten progressive nations on the face of the earth.Everybody knows who formulate the foreign policy of Pakistan.Certainly not the prime minister of Pakistan and his rubber-stamp cabinet.
The only lesson we learnt from history is we didn't learn any lesson from history.We must revisit our foreign policy.India must be given the top priority and as we can not change our immediate neighbours so we can not drive India away to the North Pole.
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May 03, 2014 04:11pm
Allah is observing all this, and I hope Insha Allah this MODI will not win!
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May 04, 2014 07:36am
If Dawood is not in Pakistan then there should be no reason for my Pakistani brothers to get offended but if Dawood is in Pakistan then how will you folks feel if India gives shelter to a Pakistani criminal?
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May 04, 2014 10:31am
@Dr Mansoor Qasim :While comparing progress we must recall that India is relatively in peace whereas Pakistan is unfortunately busy on the longest & worst war. We can not compare progress of both countries on the given circumstances. .
Pakistan does have potential and resources to clinch all milestones. All know that we only need few peaceful years.
My personal opinion: India has fear & Pakistan has courage. Lol
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May 04, 2014 12:32pm
@Taimoor Khan Right!!! Half the news on the leading newspaper is about India. And you say you dont care!!!
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May 04, 2014 04:19pm
@ST-My dear who has plunged Pakistan into its longest and worst war?Why India is relatively in peace?
Don't you think you were provided with many peaceful years but you could not capitalize on them.We can easily demarcate a clear cut difference between Indian and Pakistani leaderships,in their dress,ways of living,demeanor,etc.
Every nation has potential to become a trail-blazer provided it is ruled by a sincere and honest leadership.After all we are homo sapiens.
Your personal opinion,India has fear and Pakistan has courage(to quote from your comments) has really brought laughter bubbled up inside me.Are you living in the 21st century or still in the Stone Age?
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May 04, 2014 05:04pm
@B M Kumar the statement of BJP spokesperson translated the words of MODI and now ch. nisar's statement is proven true.
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May 04, 2014 05:09pm
not for Pakistan but the BJP government is bad for the secular India itself, I am worried for the minorities over there
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May 04, 2014 08:01pm
@mohammad You have all been misled. Most of the anti-minority pogroms barring 2002 were not done by BJP or RSS.
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May 04, 2014 10:45pm
@NIK what a joke
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May 05, 2014 01:58am
I would love to see Modi in driving seat and also see how he keeps his promises.
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May 05, 2014 02:02am
Is this Indian election or Pakistan vs India. Amazing, Pak and Pak all over Indian minds--Modi Zindabad
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May 05, 2014 08:38am
@mohammad-I am stupefied as to why are you worried about the minorities of India?What about the state of affairs of marginalized people of Pakistan?India is a secular state and in secularism there is no concept of religious majority or minority.Religion is completely separated from government.You need not be worried about the plight of minorities in India because in India any one can become a head of state,be it Muslim,Hindu,Christian,or Sikh.Why in Pakistan minorities are still minorities?Rana Bhagvan Das can not run a state,never mind how intelligent and sagacious he might be,but only Asif Zardari and the likes are entitled to lead the nation.What an irony! This is the main difference between Indian and Pakistani leadership.
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