Asaduddin OwaisiChairman of All India Majlis-e-Itihadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) And has given a strong criticism against a prominent Lok Sabha MP, Cricket Control Board in India (BCCI) And on the scheduling of the central government India Pakistan Cricket stability in Asia Cup 2025After a few months after the disastrous Pahalgam terror attack, Owaisi questioned the government’s policy continuity and the moral justification of sports relations with Pakistan when other forms of engagement were frozen.
Asaduddin Owaisi shared BCCI and called for a moral moral challenge
Owaisi’s intervention was emotionally charged during a Lok Sabha debate on Operation Sindoor and was clearly important. Attraction on Prime Minister Narendra ModiYour own claims that “Blood and water cannot flow together“Owasi asked how the government could justify playing cricket with Pakistan when business, airspace and diplomatic channels are suspended.
He questioned a cutting rhetoric: “Does this government have a lot of courage to call the families of those killed in the Pahalgam attack and say that we have taken revenge in Operation Sindoor and now you watch Pakistan matches?“Owaisi announced that he could not watch the match in good conscience, arguing that a terrorist genocide returned to the regular sports enthusiasm and” a case of great regret “and there was a contradiction of the national policy.
He highlighted the contradiction inherent in handling India’s cross -border terror: “When the aircraft of Pakistan cannot enter our airspace, their boat cannot come into our water, business is over, how will you play a cricket match with Pakistan? When we are not giving water, will you play a cricket match by saying that blood and water will not flow?“Owaisi’s questions surrounded the sentiments of many opposition leaders and a public was already wary of any melting with Pakistan.
Place of cricket in public spirit, political pressure and diplomacy
Owaisi’s comments have extended the prevailing opposition chorus, with other MPs joining objections in India to play cricket against Pakistan under current circumstances. The upcoming Asia Cup Clash, Slaved for September 14, is scheduled only a few months after the Pahgam attack, killing at least 25 civilians, and the Indian armed forces retaliated with cross -border operations. Given that India and Pakistan have not played bilateral cricket since 2013, and are found only in the ICC and Asia Cup tournaments, these matches are not only formed sports competitions, but are seen by millions and are examined by policy makers.
BCCI, for its share, is ensured that the outline set by the fixtures is fixed within Asian cricket council And different from bilateral relations. However, criticism on social media has intensified, which shows widely discomfort about normalizing sports conversations with Pakistan after deadly attacks. Owaisi’s challenge can send the BCCI and the Center to the families, security forces and wide public of the victims to accept the symbolic magnitude and mixed signals of the match.
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