No humanity, only Pak propaganda in Jadhav meeting: Sushma

New Delhi, December 28 : In a display of rare unanimity, both Houses of Parliament on Thursday jointly endorsed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s statement on the Kulbhushan Jadhav matter and strongly condemned Pakistan’s “obnoxious” behaviour. Apprising parliament of the meeting between Jadhav and his wife and mother in Islamabad on December 25, Swaraj dismissed Pakistan’s claims of it being a humanitarian gesture.
“The truth is that both humanity and compassion were missing during the meeting that was arranged on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. There was a serious and gross violation of human rights of the family members of Jadhav and an intimidating atmosphere was created for them during this meeting,” the minister said amid thumping of desks in the house.
Swaraj recalled the manner in which Jadhav’s family was treated by Pakistani authorities and harassed by an abusive local media despite a prior understanding not to allow access to the press.
She said India sent a note verbale to Islamabad on Wednesday to register its diplomatic protest against Pakistan’s “ill-treatment” of the family. “While the meeting could have been a step forward, it is a matter of great concern that there was departure from the agreed understanding between the two countries in the conduct of this meeting. The emotional moment between a mother and her son, and a wife and her husband after a period of 22 months, was misused by Pakistan as an instrument to further its propaganda,” said Swaraj.