India attacks Pakistan over PM Imran Khan's claim on discrimination against Muslims
New Delhi/UNI: India on Monday rejected Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's remarks with regards to discrimination against Muslims in the country in the backdrop of pandemic coronavirus outbreak.
The 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 adding, ''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 Khan accused the Indian government of deliberately targeting the minority community against the backdrop of the coronavirus crisis.
The deliberate & violent targeting of Muslims in India by Modi Govt to divert the backlash over its COVID19 policy, which has left thousands stranded & hungry, is akin to what Nazis did to Jews in Gerrmany. Yet more proof of the racist Hindutva Supremacist ideology of Modi Govt.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 19, 2020
"The deliberate & violent targeting of Muslims in India by Modi Govt to divert the backlash over its COVID19 policy, which has left thousands stranded & hungry, is akin to what Nazis did to Jews in Germany" Khan had said in a tweet.
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