New Delhi: The matter of Kulbhushan Jadhav will be raised by Congress in the parliament today. As Kulbhushan Jadhav is charged for being an agent of  Research and Analysis Wing spy, for which Pakistan government sentenced him to death.

According to the official released, "The proceedings that have led to the sentence against Jadhav are farcical in the absence of any credible evidence against him. Senior Pakistani figures have themselves cast doubt about the adequacy of the evidence,"

Further added, "The claim in the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) release that Jadhav was provided with a defending officer during the so-called trial is clearly absurd in the circumstances," 

The Ministry said, "the Indian Government, through its High Commission in Islamabad, repeatedly sought consular access to Jadhav, as provided for by the international law."

"Requests to that effect were formally made 13 times between March 25, 2016 and March 31, 2017. This was not permitted by the Pakistani authorities," it said.

Ministry added, "If this sentence against an Indian citizen, awarded without observing basic norms of law and justice, is carried out, the Government and people of India will regard it as a case of premeditated murder," 

As ISPR also made a statement according to which, "Jadhav was given the death sentence by the Pakistan Military, Jadhav was arrested on March 3, 2016, through an operation in Balochistan's Mashkel area for his alleged involvement in espionage and sabotage activities against Pakistan"

"The spy was tried through Field General Court Martial (FGCM) under the Pakistan Army Act (PAA) and awarded the death sentence. Today Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa confirmed his death sentence awarded by FGCM," the ISPR further said.

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