External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday dismissed the controversy over the map of ‘Akhand Bharat’ within the new Parliament constructing, saying it’s not a political challenge and pleasant international locations like Nepal have understood India’s clarification, however a rustic like Pakistan doesn’t have the capability to grasp it. The minister stated this in response to a query on the problem being raised in pleasant neighboring international locations like Nepal and Bangladesh.
When requested in regards to the controversy over it, Jaishankar stated, “(External Affairs) spokesperson (Arindam Bagchi) has already told that the map shows the expansion of the Ashokan Empire.” To a supplementary query whether or not the clarification shouldn’t be the identical for pleasant international locations like Nepal and pleasant international locations like Pakistan, the minister quipped, “I don’t think it is a political issue.” Allies have understood this. Pakistan doesn’t have the power to grasp.
Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, who visited India final week, was requested in regards to the map on his return.
On Wednesday, Prachanda advised the National Assembly that the map was not political and that he had raised the problem throughout his just lately concluded go to to India.
Know what Prachanda stated
Prachanda stated, we raised the problem of the brand new Indian map, which has been positioned within the Parliament. We haven’t performed an in depth examine, however as reported within the media, we raised this challenge critically, however in response, the Indian aspect stated that it’s a cultural and historic map and never a political one. It shouldn’t be seen politically. It must be studied. But I’ve picked it up.
Controversy has elevated over the map
Controversy over the map escalated final week, as some BJP leaders, together with Parliamentary Affairs in addition to Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi, described it as depicting ‘Akhand Bharat’ or a unified India. In international locations like Nepal and Pakistan, when questions had been requested in regards to the map not working correctly, the Ministry of External Affairs additionally needed to give clarification on this.
The mural in query depicts the unfold of the Ashokan Empire and the thought of accountable and people-oriented governance, which (Emperor Ashoka) adopted and propagated, Bagchi had stated in response to questions on the map final week.
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