Mani Shankar Aiyar support pm modi govt on bangladesh sheikh hasina should be allowed to stay in india

India Bangladesh News: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar said on Saturday (January 11, 2024) that deposed Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina should be allowed to stay in India as long as she wants. Aiyar expressed happiness that Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited Dhaka last month and held discussions with officials there. He said talks should be continuous and India needs to establish ministerial contacts with the interim government of Bangladesh.

Iyer spoke about Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh has demanded extradition of Hasina. When asked about this, Iyer said, “I hope we will never disagree that Sheikh Hasina has done a lot of good work for us. I am happy that he was granted asylum. “I think we should continue to be his host as long as he wishes, even if it is for the rest of his life.”

Iyer spoke on attacks on Hindus

Sheikh Hasina is in India since August 5 last year. She left the country for India after massive student-led protests led to the fall of her 16-year-old government. The Congress leader said that it is true that minority Hindus are being attacked in Bangladesh, but this is mostly happening because they are supporters of Hasina. He said, “The reports of attacks on Hindus are true, but they are exaggerated, because most of the conflicts are to resolve political differences.”

Earlier during the question-answer session, Iyer said that Pakistanis are also like Indians, but the tragedy of partition made them a separate country. He said, “There is more difference between me as a Tamil and my wife as a Punjabi than between her and a Pakistani Punjabi.”

What did Iyer say again on surgical strike?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Taking a dig at the Pakistan government, the Congress leader said, “We have the courage to carry out surgical strikes, but this government does not have the courage to hold talks with them (Pakistan).” Aiyar said that Pakistan is one such country. , who spreads terrorism, but he himself is a victim of terrorism.

Statement given regarding Pakistan

The Congress leader said, “They (Pakistan) thought that they could bring Taliban to power in Afghanistan, but today the biggest threat to them is Taliban in Afghanistan.” It is suicidal for us to hang on. We should talk to them, as (then Prime Minister) Manmohan Singh did on the Kashmir issue.

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