New Delhi: India on Monday rejected Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s bizarre statement with regards to discrimination against Muslims in the country in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.
External Affairs Ministry (EAM) said the “bizarre comments” was an attempt to shift focus from the “abysmal handling” of their internal affairs.
“The bizarre comments by the Pakistani leadership are an attempt to shift focus from the abysmal handling of their internal affairs,” MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said on Monday, and added, “Instead of concentrating on fighting Covid-19, they are making baseless allegations against their neighbours.”
“On the subject of minorities, they (Pakistani leadership) would be well advised to address the concerns of their own dwindling minority communities, which have been truly discriminated against,” Mr Srivastava said as he responded to media queries on Imran Khan's remarks.
India’s response came after Pakistan PM Khan accused the Indian government of deliberately targeting the Muslim community against the backdrop of the coronavirus crisis.
Mr Khan had said in a tweet, “The deliberate & violent targeting of Muslims in India by Modi Govt to divert the backlash over its COVID-19 policy, which has left thousands stranded & hungry, is akin to what Nazis did to Jews in Germany.”
