NEW DELHI:
Congress leader
Veerappa Moily said today that the humiliation of
Kulbhushan Jadhav's family members by Pakistan is "a diplomatic failure" of the government and the
external affairs ministry. (
MEA).
"The manner in which Kulbhushan Jadhav's family was treated is inhuman. The MEA should have ensured what kind of protocol is arranged for (Jadhav) family. It's a diplomatic failure on the part of our MEA and country," said Moily.
He added that external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj or PM Narendra Modi should have discussed the matter with their counterparts in Pakistan before Jadhav's mother and wife went to Islamabad.
Moily's comments came after the MEA yesterday revealed details of the Christmas day meeting of Jadhav - who's on death row in Pakistan for alleged espionage - with his wife and his mother. The ministry detailed the hours of humiliation faced by Avanti Jadhav and Chetankul Jadhav, the mother and wife, respectively, of Jadhav.
Congress spokseman Manish Tewari said the government should have anticipated that Pakistan wouldn't behave decently toward the Jadhavs.
"Are we trying to help or hurt Kulbhushan Jadhav? Yes, the meeting was deliberately botched by Pakistan. They behaved like imbeciles. India should have anticipated this chicanery. However an Indian is in their illegal custody. Our first priority is to bring him home SAFE. Sober up," tweeted Tewari.
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said nothing better can be expected from Pakistan.
"We can't expect anything better from Pakistan. The way
Kulbhushan Jadhav
's mother and wife were treated was shameful," said Sibal.
The Congress also brought up the issue in Parliament.
"We condemn the way
Kulbhushan Jadhav
's mother and wife were treated in Pakistan. Kulbhushan Jadhav should be brought back to the country," said Mallikarjun Kharge in the Lok Sabha today.
