Face of Nation : Rajnath Singh has tweeted on the condition of minorities in Pakistan, claiming that while “in India all people feel safe and respected” in Pakistan Sindhi, Sikh and other minorities were concerned about their safety. In strongly-worded tweets posted this morning the Defence Minister also attacked India’s neighbour on its human rights record and warned Islamabad against backing terror outfits, only two days after the two faced off at a UN Security Council meeting in Switzerland.
“Pakistan, where entire minority communities are worried about their safety, should not speak of human rights. It is not nice. Those who went there after Partition are still insulted and called ‘Mujahir’,” Mr Singh tweeted in Hindi, adding, “What is happening with Sindhi, Sikh and other minority communities in Pakistan is not hidden from the world.”
Mr Singh’s tweet comes after Baldev Kumar, a former Pakistan MLA from the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, sought political asylum in New Delhi this week. He alleged that minorities were being persecuted and said killings of Hindu and Sikh leaders were being carried out.
“Pakistan, which is raising human rights violations in UN conferences, should first look at what is happening in their country,” Rajnath Singh wrote. Rajnath Singh also warned Pakistan against continuing its support of terror outfits, repeating India’s assertion from the UN meetings that the country had no moral standing to raise the issue of human rights violations.
