Pak premier's Ajmer trip: Indian foreign min shouldn't have hosted the lunch

12 March, 2013

It was against the national interest on part of Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid to have even an 'unofficial' meeting and hosting a lunch for Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf at Jaipur during his one-day pilgrimage-visit to Ajmer Dargah.

Instead, total boycott of the visit by an Indian dignitary would have sent much-needed signal of protest to Pakistan for mutilation of bodies of Indian soldiers after their merciless killing by its army, and its state-supported militant-activities in India.

At least, Indian Foreign Minister should have taken some good lesson from Dargah chief at Ajmer who exhibited perfect patriotism by publicly boycotting visit of Pakistani Prime Minister. Ruling politicians of countries with criminal background rather destroy sanctity of religious places by their visits to such holy places.

Best way would have been to provide enough security to Pakistani Premier without showing even some little-most courtesy of welcoming him by even police-officers deputed to fulfill his security-requirements. Pakistani Premier should have returned from India with a clear impression of being an unwelcome guest even for his personal religious trip.

President and Prime Minister of India should condemn courtesy shown by Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid to Pakistani Prime Minister.