NEW DELHI: The government on Friday sought action against JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar saying his latest threat to India exposed the duplicity of Pakistan as Islamabad had been claiming that he was not in Pakistan.
Media reports said Azhar had delivered a speech recently at a public gathering in Bahawalpur, in which he targeted India.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said if the report was correct, then it had exposed Pakistan’s “duplicity” in containing terrorist activities.
“We demand that strong action be taken against him (Azhar) and he should be brought to justice. There has been denial that he is not there in Pakistan,” Jaiswal said. “If the reports are correct, then it exposes the duplicity of Pakistan. Masood Azhar is involved in cross-border terror attacks on India and we want that strong action be taken against him,” the MEA spokesperson added.
Jaiswal made the remarks in response to a question at his weekly media briefing.
