Pakistan-Bangladesh merger with India possible, like ‘Germany unification’, Khattar says

Pakistan-Bangladesh merger with India possible, like ‘Germany unification’, Khattar says 

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar made these remarks after inaugurating BJP’s national Minority Morcha training camp Monday. 

NEELAM PANDEY 25 July, 2022 10:52 pm New Delhi: 

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has said that at a time when a “woman from the most backward class has got a chance to become the President” of India, neighbouring countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh are witnessing “maar dhaad” (violence). The Haryana CM made these remarks after inaugurating a three-day training camp of the BJP’s national Minority Morcha Monday. He also quipped that when “east Germany and west Germany can unite (sic), the merger of Pakistan and Bangladesh with India can also be possible”, according to a press release issued by the morcha. In an indirect reference to Sri Lanka, he said that the “president of a country has to run away as there is no peace”. 

 “Referring to the neighbouring countries, the CM said that in our country, in a democratic way, a woman from the most backward class has got a chance to become President, this is possible only in India. He said that while President Droupadi Murmu is taking oath in peace, there is a fight in Bangladesh and Pakistan, the president of a country is running away, there is no peace there. 

He said that we want peace and tranquility,” said the morcha press release. Khattar further said that the main goal of the BJP is to make India “the head of the world”. The three-day training camp for minority communities was organised at the BJP state office in Gurugram. Jamal Siddiqui, BJP’s minority morcha head, was also present at the event. 

 “Through this training programme, we want to strengthen our team and at the same time find unique ways of highlighting the work that the Modi government has been doing for the weaker sections of society and the minorities, especially the Pasmanda community,” Siddiqui told ThePrint. Khattar also termed the Partition as “painful”, and said it was on religious lines. He claimed that people from minority communities were given the “minority” tag so that they do not develop a “feeling of fear and insecurity”.