India gave a strong reply to Pakistan’s criticism over PM Modi hoisting the religious flag at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The Foreign Ministry said, Pakistan should first improve its human rights record by stopping atrocities on its minorities.
New Delhi. Pakistan has been in a tizzy ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the religious flag on the peak of Ram temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Pakistan has termed the installation of religious flags as a threat to India’s minorities and Muslims. At the same time, a sharp reply has been given to Pakistan by India. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We have looked at the reported comments and reject them with the contempt they deserve.
Pakistan has no right to preach to others
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, as a country with a deeply tainted record of bigotry, repression and systematic ill-treatment of its minorities, it would be better off not preaching to others. Instead of giving lip service, Pakistan would be better off looking into its own backyard and focusing on improving its own poor human rights record.”
What did Pakistan say on Ram Mandir flag hoisting?
Pakistan had opposed the hoisting of the saffron flag in the Ram temple. Also, this step was described as an attempt to increase pressure on minority communities in India and erase Muslim heritage. This was a reference to the demolition of the 16th century Babri Masjid and the construction of a Ram temple there. Pakistan also attacked the Indian government and the judiciary, which cleared the way for the construction of Ram Temple. He called it a discriminatory attitude towards the minorities of India.
After 500 years long legal battle, Supreme Court gave its decision in 2019
Let us tell you that the disputed Babri structure built in Ram Janmabhoomi of Ayodhya was demolished by Kar Sevaks on December 6, 1992. In 2019, the Supreme Court settled this legal dispute and gave its verdict in favor of Ram Temple. A year later, in August 2020, the Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of the Ram temple and four years later, on January 22, 2024, the grand temple was consecrated in a grand ceremony. Even after the inauguration of the temple, Pakistan had said that the growing Hindutva ideology in India is a big threat to regional peace.