New Delhi: Ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit to be held in the national capital, Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Manish Tewari has raised strong objections to Pakistan’s ongoing support for terrorism. Reacting to the scheduled visit of Pakistan’s Climate Change Minister, Dr Musadik Masood Malik, for the summit, Tewari stated that Islamabad’s fundamental misbehaviour regarding cross-border terrorism remains unchanged.
The SCO summit, set to take place between November 20 and November 22 at Purana Qila in New Delhi, will host delegations from various member nations. Speaking about the visit, Tewari emphasised that India’s core issue is the extensive terror network flourishing on Pakistani soil.
“India’s primary objection is that Pakistan has built an entire network of terrorism on its soil and uses it against India. There has been no change in this. Pakistan initiated this era of terrorism in 1977, and even after four decades, nothing has changed,” the Congress MP stated, as reported by ABP News.
Addressing the specific context of the SCO, Tewari added, “As far as the SCO is concerned, it is a multilateral organisation. When a meeting of this organisation is held, all member countries participate. There is no need for separate commentary on this. However, it remains to be seen whether there is any change in Pakistan’s basic misbehaviour.”
Tewari also took the opportunity to slam the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for attempting to link Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with billionaire George Soros following a recent Congress summit in Hyderabad. He accused the BJP of ignoring pressing public issues like inflation, unemployment, and paper leaks, choosing instead to focus on “baseless issues” through a running commentary.
The upcoming SCO ‘Civilisational Dialogue Forum’, an initiative proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aims to expand cooperation beyond strategic and economic ties to cultural and people-to-people relations. Delegations from member countries, including China, Iran, and Pakistan, are expected to attend, with PM Modi also likely to participate in the event.