India Slams Pak After Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s Statue Vandalised In Lahore
Arindam Bagchi was once responding to media queries in regards to the vandalisation (Record)
New Delhi:
India slammed Pakistan as of late after a statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was once vandalised in Lahore, announcing Islamabad has utterly failed in its responsibility to forestall such assaults that are making a “local weather of concern” some of the minority communities.
Incidents of violence towards minority communities, together with assaults on their puts of worship, their cultural heritage, in addition to their non-public belongings, are expanding at an “alarming fee” in Pakistan, Ministry OF Exterior Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi mentioned.
“We now have observed aggravating stories within the media in regards to the vandalisation of the statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Lahore as of late. That is the 3rd such incident the place the statue has been vandalised, because it was once unveiled in 2019,” he mentioned responding to media queries in regards to the vandalisation.
“Such assaults at the cultural heritage of minority communities in Pakistan spotlight the rising intolerance and loss of appreciate for minority communities in Pakistani society,” he mentioned.
The MEA spokesperson additionally referred to an assault on a spot of worship of the minority neighborhood a couple of days in the past in Pakistan’s Rahim Yar Khan.
“It was once handiest 12 days in the past {that a} mob attacked and desecrated a Hindu temple in Rahim Yar Khan in Pakistan,” he mentioned.
“The Pakistani state has utterly failed in its responsibility to forestall such assaults,” Mr Bagchi mentioned, including, “That is making a local weather of concern for the minority communities to observe their religion.”
He additionally requested Pakistan to verify the protection, safety and well-being of its minority communities.
“We name upon the federal government of Pakistan to verify the protection, safety and well-being of its minority communities,” he mentioned.
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