ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday rejected and strongly condemned the highly provocative and irresponsible remarks made by India’s Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, calling for “undoing” the partition. .
In a statement issued today, the Foreign Office said that this is not the first time that the RSS chief has publicly indulged in such misguided thinking and historical revisionism.
“Pakistan has repeatedly highlighted the threat to regional peace and stability from the toxic mix of extremist ‘Hindutva’ ideology (Hindu Rashtra) and expansionist foreign policy (Akhand Bharat) pursued by the ruling RSS-BJP government in India. Used to be.” said.
The FO said that this dangerous mindset aims to completely marginalize and disenfranchise minorities in India in the internal context, while on the external front, it threatens the existence of all India’s neighbors in South Asia.
“The world is witness to the systematic grabbing of rights of minorities, especially Muslims in India and the unabated repression of Kashmiris in IIOJK. India’s reckless misadventures, including in February 2019, which seriously endangered regional peace and stability, are also in front of the world.
The Foreign Office said Pakistan has consistently opposed India’s hegemony and demonstrated determination to thwart any aggressive plans.
“Despite being committed to peace, the people and armed forces of Pakistan are fully capable of defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country.”
It further said that those associated with the BJP and its ideological head RSS should refrain from making such provocative and irresponsible statements, accept the established realities and learn to abide by the imperative of peaceful coexistence.