By TCN News,
New Delhi: Aaghaz-e-Dosti, an initiative by Delhi based Mission Bhartiyam to strengthen Indo-Pak friendship, has condemned the death of Sarabjit Singh, calling the incident an “unfortunate reality.”
It, however, has also condemned “the revival of jingoistic sentiments” in the country, adding that it is “disturbing that a loss of life has become another opportunity to revive jingoism.”
Sarabjit's case had been there for two decades but the Indian Government had never took any major step for his release and now after his death, the Prime Minister declared him as "the brave son of the nation". The Indian Government had asked for a mercy petition for Sarabjit but according to his relatives and his advocate, he was innocent. It was a case of "mistaken identity".
Ravi Nitesh of Aaghaz-e-Dosti added, “Media was also aware of everything, but they chose to remain silent. And now they have made short of documentaries on the "martyr" and are provoking the people of India.”
He further said, “It was also unacceptable that the Pakistan Government had neglected the security of an Indian prisoner whose trial was still ongoing. There are several unanswered questions like how were the Pakistani prisoners able to attack Sarabjit when the barracks for Pakistani and Indian soldiers were separate? How were weapons allowed in the jail? We request the Pakistani Government to ensure a fair and speedy investigation. We also request them to tighten the security of other prisoners in the jail.”
An initiative of Mission Bhartiyam, Aaghaz-e-Dosti, aims to create unwavering bonds of peace and friendship between India and Pakistan and works in collaboration with two Pakistan based organisations, Center for Youth development activities (CYDA) and Imov Humans.