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India vs Pakistan Asia Cup game faces boycott calls after the Pahalgam attack, with politicians requesting action amidst political tensions.
Political tempers are rising around the country, even as the Indian men’s cricket team gears up to face Pakistan in a league game of the Asia Cup on Sunday, September 14, in Dubai. After the Pahalgam attack, there were several calls to boycott the game, but the Indian government went ahead with it.
The social media-driven calls for a boycott in India have gained some traction, leaving uncertainty over how many BCCI officials, who show up in full strength for marquee events, will be present on Sunday.
In the national capital, former Delhi minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj, along with party workers, set fire to an effigy representing Pakistani players.
“This is a gross humiliation of our women who lost their husbands in the Pahalgam attack, but still our central leadership is going ahead with the India-Pakistan cricket match,” Bharadwaj said while speaking to the media.
“Today, in this manner, one by one, Lok Sabha officials are taking oaths in a meeting that they will boycott the India-Pakistan match,” Bharadwaj tweeted on Sunday afternoon.
Aishanya, the widow of Kanpur businessman Shubham Dwivedi, who lost his life in the Pahalgam terror attack, has requested people to boycott the game.
The Government of India has permitted the national team’s games against its bitter rivals at multi-nation tournaments but not at the bilateral level.
In her remarks to PTI, Aishanya called the decision “insensitive” and accused the BCCI of ignoring the sentiments of the victims’ families.
Leaders from the Congress, NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) and AIMIM have voiced criticism of the decision to play against Pakistan.
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