pawar: Why were ministers silent when Blinken spoke about rights violations, asks Sharad Pawar

NCP president Sharad Pawar has questioned the Modi authorities for not conveying India’s displeasure to the US for secretary of state Antony Blinken’s allegations about human rights violations in India.

“The comment made within the presence of leaders of each nations was improper. They need to have expressed disapproval. That they had the chance, however didn’t do it,” Pawar informed reporters in Mumbai on Wednesday. NCP colleague Majeed Memon, who flanked Pawar, stated that Blinken’s assertion ought to have been rebutted because it was made at a joint information convention after the two+2 meet. “The feedback have been made on the information briefing when each defence minister Rajnath Singh and overseas minister S Jaishankar have been current. The 2 honourable ministers ought to have negated the assertion. At the very least they may have stated that reviews of violations have been exaggerated,” Memon stated.

Pawar slammed MNS chief Raj Thackeray’s demand for elimination of loudspeakers from mosques. He alleged Thackeray was following the script that BJP had given him. On his ultimatum to take away loudspeakers, Pawar stated that the state would take steps to stop any try and disturb peace. On Thackeray’s allegation that ED focused solely Ajit Pawar and never Sharad Pawar or his daughter as a result of he had equation with Modi, he stated: “Who decides in regards to the raids? I or the central company? If one thing occurs to Ajit Pawar, it has occurred to me.”