NEW DELHI – The rhetoric for the cancelation of the much-awaited T20 WorldCup match between Pakistan and India gains momentum as All IndiaMajlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader Asaduddin Owaisi joins the BJP andother extremist’s groups.
The Indian politicians of BJP and Aam Aadmi Party are also doing politicson the upcoming cricket match between the two arch-rivals citing unrestsituation in the Indian-occupied Kashmir.
Owaisi peddled falsehoods to charge the crowd in Hyderabad as he accusedPakistan of the violent incidents in the occupied valley. “Nine of oursoldiers died in Kashmir, and India will be playing T20 match with Pakistanon October 24”, he said.
Earlier, Union Minister Giriraj Singh also cited recent events in occupiedKashmir and blamed Pakistan for the deaths of Indian troops. The upcomingmatch should be reconsidered in wake of the relations between the twocountries, he mentioned.
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Aam Aadmi Party spokesperson Atishi joined the bandwagon demanding India’sopening T20 World Cup fixture against Pakistan to be canceled in light ofthe recent events in Kashmir.
