External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today will make a statement on the hospitality of Kulbhushan Jadhav's wife and mother in Pakistan in both the Houses of Parliament.Sushma Swaraj will first deliver the Rajya Sabha at 11 AM and the Lok Sabha at 12 noon.Earlier on Wednesday, the Parliament witnessed objection, with various political parties, including the Shiv Sena, Trinamool Congress and AIADMK condemning the way Pakistan ashamed the family of jailed Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav in Islamabad.
"We Criticize the way Kulbhushan Jadhav's mother and wife were welcomed in Pakistan. Kulbhushan Jadhav should be brought back to the country," said Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge in the Parliament.Even Congress leader Veerappa Moily termed the handling meted out to Kulbhushan Jadhav's family members as "a diplomatic failure on the part of our MEA and the country".
Earlier on Tuesday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Pakistan disregarded the cultural and religious sensibilities of former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav's family, who met him on Monday in Islamabad.The wife and the mother of Kulbhushan Jadhav were asked to remove mangalsutra, bangles and bindi, besides having been asked to change the attire, for "security" reasons.After the meeting, Kulbhushan Jadhav's mother and wife were also harassed in heavily guarded foreign ministry office by Pakistani journalists.
