Kulbhushan Jadhav sentenced to death | PM Modi must intervene, says Congress; to raise issue in Lok Sabha
The Congress party on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi must intervene to secure the release of Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentenced to death in Pakistan on charges of being a Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) spy.
“The spy was tried through Field General Court Martial (FGCM) under the Pakistan Army Act (PAA) and awarded the death sentence. Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa confirmed his death sentence awarded by FGCM,” the ISPR had said.
The Congress is set to raise the matter in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, along with the burning issue of the Kashmir unrest.
“Death sentence is a deliberate provocation to India. BJP govt needs to travel beyond advisories. PM must intervene to secure his release,” said senior Congress leader and party spokesperson Randeep S Surjewala.
India on Monday summoned Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit and issued a demarche for awarding the death sentence to Jadhav.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the Indian High Commission in Islamabad was not even informed about Jadhav’s trial in the court.
The ministry added that the subsequent presence of Jadhav, who was kidnapped last year from Iran, has never been explained credibly by the Pakistani authorities.
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