New Delhi: The Taliban in a recent statement said that they had a right to raise their voice for the Muslims of Kashmir as well, this has raised a lot of concern.
While making a reference to this statement, Union Minister, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that India follows the Constitution and that worshippers in mosques are not killed by bullets and bombs, nor are girls stopped from going to the school.
Naqvi pointed out clearly that while the Taliban has mentioned voicing their opinion for the Muslims of Kashmir they however, don't have the right to raise arms against any country.
“I appeal to them (the Taliban) with folded hands that spare the Muslims of India,” the minister told ANI. “Here worshipers praying in mosques are not attacked with bullets and bombs. Here girls are not stopped from going to school, their heads and legs are not cut off.”
“The scripture of the governments of this country is the Constitution and the country functions following it,” Naqvi added.
"The Constitution guarantees inclusive development, guarantees everyone's cooperation and the country is driven by that," he further mentioned.
During an interview with BBC Urdu this week, Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen had said, “As Muslims, we also have a right to raise our voice for Muslims in Kashmir, India or any other country.”
"We will raise our voice and say that Muslims are your own people, your own citizens. They are entitled to equal rights under your laws," he added.
The statement came as a marked contrast to what another Taliban leader, Anas Haqqani, had said in a recent interview with the CNN-News18 network: “Kashmir is not part of our jurisdiction and interference is against our policy.”