Manama:
Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and Democratic Progressive Azad Party President Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is part of the all-party delegation led by BJP MP Baijyant J Panda, said that perhaps the number of terrorists living in Pakistan is more than the number of terrorists living around the world.
Mr. Azad said that he is happy to see the people of all religions living peacefully. He further said that although Indian leaders can belong to various political parties, they are united as Indians here.
Talking to Annie, Ghulam Nabi Azad said, “… I am happy to see that it (Bahrain) looks like Mini India. People of every religion live here. There is no restriction about our political intentions, we can be related to separate political parties in India, but here we came on the basis of Indians. United … But in our country, all religions are united.
Whereas, former Indian messenger Harsh Vardan Shringla, who is also part of the same all-party delegation visiting Bahrain, said that India and Bahrain share a strong commitment to fight terrorism.
He recalled that the two countries signed an agreement on anti-terrorism in 2015 and later established a joint security dialogue in 2019. He said that regular communication between the security agencies of the two nations will continue, and Bahrain is completely committed to working with India to combat terrorism in all its forms.
“We already have a dialogue on security with Bahrain. We signed an agreement to fight terrorism with Bahrain in 2015. Later, in 2019, in 2019, we decided to establish a joint dialogue on security. If you look during the Prime Minister’s visit, the joint statement shows a very strong commitment from both sides. Our respective security agencies, in addition, are very important, in addition, I feel very important, and this is very important, and this is very important, and this is very important, and this is very important, and this is very important, and this is very important, and this is very important for me, Bhavna has a desire to cooperate in the fight against terrorism.
The delegation, LED by BJP MP Baijayant Panda, also include Nishikant Dubey MP, BJP; Phanngnon konyak, MP, BJP; Rekha sharma mp, njp; AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi; Satnam singh sandhu mp; Ghulam nabi azad; And Ambassador Harsh Shringla.
The delegation aims to brighten the international partners on India’s reaction to the Pahalgam terror attack on 22 April and its widespread fighting against terrorism across the border while joining leaders in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Algeria.
The multi-party delegation, which includes seven groups under the leadership of an MP each, has been initiated to combat global misinformation and highlight India’s zero-assessment policy on terrorism.
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