Govt warns Pak of consequences if Kulbhushan Jadhav is hanged

New Delhi: Reiterating what Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Kulbhushan Yadav in Lok Sabha, EAM Sushma Swaraj said the government will make every possible effort to save the life of Indian national given death sentence in Pakistan. “There is no evidence of any wrongdoing by Kulbhushan Jadhav. This is an act of premeditated murder. Will go out of the way to save him, wo poore Hindustan ka beta hai,” she said in the Upper House. She further cautioned Pakistan government to consider the consequences for bilateral relationship if they proceed on this matter. “Hiring a Supreme Court lawyer is a small issue. We will take it up with the President,” Sushma added. The stand of the government comes after protests are being held in several places in the country against death sentence given to Jadhav. Meanwhile, the Congress slammed Pakistan for a "hurried trial and pre-meditated judgment" on Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, seeking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention in securing his release. "A hurried trial and pre-meditated judgment on Kulbhushan Jadhav without notice to India is symptomatic of Pakistan's kangaroo court justice," Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala tweeted. ALSO READ: Uttar Pradesh: Now Yogi Adityanath's ministers in full action, one does surprise inspection of RTO, another of flyover "The death sentence is a deliberate provocation to India. The BJP government needs to travel beyond advisories. The Prime Minister must intervene to secure his release," he said. "India needs to immediately mount an international diplomatic offensive to free Kulbhushan Jadhav," he added. New Delhi on Monday warned Islamabad regarding Jadhav's "premeditated murder" after Pakistan sentenced to death the alleged Indian 'spy' arrested in March 2016 on the charges of "espionage and waging war against Islamabad". The Indian External Affairs Ministry said Jadhav, whose family lives in Mumbai, was sentenced "without observing basic norms of law and justice" and if he was hanged, it would be a "premeditated murder". A statement from the Pakistan Army described Jadhav, who allegedly used the alias Hussein Mubarak Patel, as an Indian Naval officer attached to the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).