Dear reader, online ads enable us to deliver the journalism you value. Please support us by taking a moment to
Absurd to suggest mystery chip planted in Kulbhushan's wife's shoes: Sushma Swaraj
Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday rejected Pakistan's claim that 'something suspicious' was found in Kulbhushan Jadhav's wife's shoes, terming the allegation "an absurdity beyond measure", India Today reported.
While addressing the Rajya Sabha — the upper house of India's parliament — today, Swaraj said that it was "absurd to suggest there was a mystery chip or camera or recording device planted inside Kulbhushan's wife's shoes."
Earlier this week, Pakistan's Foreign Office (FO) had explained that the shoes of the Indian spy's wife, Chetankul, had been confiscated on security grounds after "something metallic" was found in her shoe. The explanation had followed Indian accusations that the guest had been humiliated by Pakistani authorities who took away her shoes.
Swaraj today also reiterated claims that the trial conducted by Pakistan to convict Jadhav was "farcical" and that his mother and wife were humiliated by Pakistani authorities before and after their meeting with him.
The FO has already rejected these claims, saying: "If Indian concerns were serious, the guests or the Indian DHC [deputy high commissioner] should have raised them during the visit, with the media, which was readily available, but at a safe distance, as requested by India."
Saying Pakistan does not wish to indulge in a "meaningless battle of words", the FO spokesman had said it is a fact that Jadhav's mother "publicly thanked Pakistan for the humanitarian gesture", therefore "nothing more needs to be said."
Convicted Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav's mother and wife had been allowed to meet him on "humanitarian grounds" by Pakistan 21 months after Jadhav's arrest and as a gesture of goodwill on Muhammad Ali Jinnah's birthday.
"We note with regret that the Pakistani side conducted the meeting in a manner which violated the letter and spirit of our understandings," India had complained in a statement hours after Jadhav's wife and mother met officials at the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi following their visit, triggering a spat between the two neighbouring nuclear powers.
Comments (29) Closed
Indians always have a reason to undermine other's goodwill. Hope they grow up.
Don't understand this association . Just live and let live ..do not bring ordinary people in between your hate problems.
What other explanation will she give. When caught right handed she says it is absurd.
Meeting on humanitarian grounds doesn't mean Pakistan would give up its protocols for such meetings. Stop crying and be thankful instead of trying to turn this to something bad about Pakistan *as usual *
@Justice ..Well said brother
@MuhammadAli "Meeting on humanitarian grounds" This was arranged to just show the world how liberal you are.
A GPS can easily be fitted into a shoe.
@MuhammadAli wait and watch you people got the result
@Abdulla Hussain Were you there?
You asked for it by inviting the wife for a meeting. It was to be expected that such a good deed would not go unscathed.
@BEEFEATER we have advanced satellites with accuracy of one meter don't need GPS
@Manjeet kocchat Yes you do!
@Manjeet kocchat "we have advanced satellites with accuracy of one meter don't need GPS"
It's a Pakistani newspaper does not mean that the rest of the world does not read it! Better accept that you're not thinking correctly.
@rathorew I agree with you 100%
@Manjeet kocchat do you even know what GPS is?
@BEEFEATER And so whats the fear?
@Peace lover .yes we are. And the world appreciatd us
@Abdulla Hussain Wow, and just where is the governments detailed expose about those shoes??? So much for your “caught red handed” delusions!
@Manjeet kocchat "we have advanced satellites with accuracy of one meter don't need GPS"
Keep it up dear brother; I thought 2017 will end and I wouldn't get to hear a joke of the year
@ahmed Global Pakistan System
@Mahen " And so whats the fear?"
No fear.
Really unnecessary bickering in comments section, aptly reflective of whats happening b/w these two nations. Can't we all just move on..
Why so such hue and cry , Pakistan has every right to see that security aspect is maintained , even if protocol is breached . Only media briefing was uncalled for ,since it was not in schedule .
Not as absurd as the pigeon theory.
Reader comments from both side of borders reflects hate as usual
The metallic object was a nail in the shoe, Pakistanis are correct!
@Ramesh K. Sharma, So what you're saying is, one has to be present for it to be considered proof? Was Sushma Swaraj there?
@Manjeet kocchat Then you know where he was caught.
@Barinder Ahluwalia I am not sure why all of you are creating this hue and cry. Do you go to the airport without checking. If the airport security ask to remove your belt and shoes off or ask for checking your bags does any body say no and if anybody says no would they be allowed to proceed further? Thank less people would never change