Copenhagen [Denmark], May 31: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ravi Shankar Prasad lashed out at Pakistani nationals who raised anti-India slogans outside a venue where an Indian parliamentary delegation was interacting with the Indian diaspora in Copenhagen. Prasad described the protests as acts of “desperation” and urged the audience to “ignore them with impunity.”
Addressing the gathering, Prasad said the protest was a reaction to the success and global attention the Indian delegation’s outreach programme had received, particularly its firm messaging against terrorism.
“I was very surprised to see Pakistanis here raising slogans… our programme is going very well… we are getting wide coverage… their handlers in Pakistan must have told them to do something. They have come here in desperation. Pakistan is a desperate country that lives in desperation. Ignore them with impunity,” he stated.
Prasad also spoke about human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Balochistan, highlighting the plight of civilians in those regions.
“What kind of ill treatment in PoK people are suffering, do you know? They are crying to shift to India… in Balochistan, women are given the worst barbaric treatment possible… We fought four conventional wars — none of which were started by India — and Pakistan lost all of them… Jinnah ne banaya Pakistan, woh ban gayi General ki Dukan (Jinnah created Pakistan, it became an Army General’s shop),” he added.
Delegation’s Unified Message Against Terrorism
The Indian parliamentary delegation to Denmark includes BJP MPs Ravi Shankar Prasad, Daggubati Purandeswari, Samik Bhattacharya; Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi; Congress MPs Ghulam Ali Khatana and Amar Singh; former Union Minister MJ Akbar, and Ambassador Pankaj Saran.
Samik Bhattacharya emphasized the delegation’s mission to raise global awareness about terrorism.
“We are not seeking help from anyone with folded hands. We are going everywhere in the world — and we have only one objective: to alert them that what is happening with us is bound to happen with them. Hence, this terrorism must be uprooted,” he said.
“Every Pakistani knows what they are; they can’t even open a shop in the name of Pakistan outside their country, they use Indian names,” Bhattacharya added.
Former minister MJ Akbar also criticised Pakistan’s political structure, calling it deceptive and unreliable for dialogue.
“Even well-meaning friends will ask you, why don’t you talk to Pakistan? Tell them Pakistan has a government with a double face… a forked tongue… a poisoned tongue. The talks are nothing but a bluff. We now have a leader who has actually called the bluff — Narendra Modi,” Akbar remarked.
All-Party Unity and Sharp Words for IMF
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi spoke strongly about political unity in India against terrorism and Pakistan’s actions.
“I am from the same Shiv Sena that dug up the cricket pitch to not allow Pakistan to play a cricket match in India. With the same commitment, I’m part of this joint delegation that includes all political parties to say that as Indians, we stand united and nobody can divide us.”
She also criticized the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for providing financial aid to Pakistan, linking it to the protest activity outside.
“As we were coming here, we saw some flags, and you all would know what those flags are. And I thought to myself, the IMF loan is coming in handy. I hope those who are giving them the IMF loan realise what it’s being used for.”
The Indian delegation’s visit underscores India’s unified and assertive global stance against terrorism, and its commitment to challenging anti-India propaganda abroad.