India should stop dragging Islamabad into its electoral debate and win victories on its own strength rather than on fabricated conspiracies, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks that Pakistan was trying to influence elections in Gujarat through a “secret meeting” held at suspended Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar’s house, Islamabad said such conspiracies were “utterly baseless and irresponsible.”
In response to the Pakistani statement, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters , “Today, a very curious statement has been released by the Pakistan Foreign Office condemning Pakistan being dragged into India’s election and stated that Indians must learn to fight the elections on their own. I wish to tell Pakistan that Indians are capable of contesting India’s democracy on their own ... India’s Prime Minister is a popularly elected PM...”
“We completely abhor any outside interference in India’s electoral affairs but the role of Pakistan in promoting terrorism in India is too well known in the entire world and, Pakistan, please stop giving us lessons. We are proud of India’s democracy,” Mr. Prasad added.
