5 Imran Khan statements at UNGA that reflected a 'medieval mindset'

On Saturday, India's First Secretary Vidisha Maitra gave an address at United Nations General Assembly in US' New York with respect to Pakistan PM Imran Khan's speech which was mostly an anti-India rant, especially over integration of Kashmir into India. Pakistan PM's hypocrisy was exposed as he fearmongered about curfew placed for civilians safety in Kashmir and India electing (unlike 'selecting' in case of Pakistan) a party with ties to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Imran Khan reminisced about second World War and spoke about re being a feeling of racial superiority in certain organisations, and condoning violence against security forces

India slams Pakistan PM Imran Khan for 'medieval mindset'

In India's Right to Reply, First Secretary Vidisha Maitra laid bare Pakistan PM's medieval mentality of justifying violence instead of bringing in a bright future for his country and world through initiatives in education and ecomy. "Rarely has General Assembly witnessed such misuse, rar abuse, of an opportunity to reflect. Words matter in diplomacy. Invocation of phrases such as “pogrom”, “bloodbath”, “racial superiority”, “pick up gun” and “fight to end” reflect a medieval mindset and t a 21st-century vision," First Secretary said. Below are some of statements by Imran Khan harking back to medieval times of violent ramps and bloodshed.

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Below are five statements made by Imran Khan that show a regressive approach of Pakistan PM

Fearmongering about violence

Imran Khan said that if re was a “bloodbath”, it would lead to radicalisation furr in Kashmir and also wider Islamic world. Imran Khan's constant mention and attempts to rmalise violence was condemned by India, especially since he himself spoke of his backgound of being well versed with Western world and modernity. "For someone who was once a cricketer and believed in gentleman’s game, today’s speech bordered on crudeness of variety that is reminiscent of guns of Darra Adam Khel,"First Secretary Maitra said.

Justifying radicalisation

Imran Khan justified radicalisation among youth in Jammu and Kashmir which indicated tacit support of Pakistan to terror elements infiltrating region. Speaking about violence and terrorism in valley, Imran Khan said, “I picture myself. I am in Kashmir. Locked up for 55 days. I have heard about rapes. Indian Army going into homes. Would I want to live with this humiliation?  I would pick up a gun. You are forcing people into radicalisation. If people lose will to live, what do y live for?” India hit back at Pakistan over this statement as it also showed hypocrisy of Khan. Pakistan is considered to be world's major terror hub. She said, "Even coming from leader of a country that has mopolized entire value chain of industry of terrorism, Prime Minister Khan’s justification of terrorism was brazen and incendiary

Hyperbole in Semantics

Imran Khan when two decades back in past to a trdy in Gujarat, a state which has always thrived and led India to ecomic development. Trying to up his ante against PM Narendra Modi, who has been voted thrice as chief minister, he said, “It was this ideology of hate allowed Modi to go for progrom that killed 2000 Muslims.” India reminded Khan that 21st century has democracies and t phemena like porgroms. "Pogroms, Prime Minister Imran Khan Niazi, are t a phemen of today’s vibrant democracies," First Secretary Maitra said. She also reminded Pakistan PM about its own history of violence during 1971 war against Bangladesh which was n East Pakistan.

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Rationalising use of nuclear weapons

Imran Khan also rationalised use of nuclear weapons against India. Imagining a situation of war between India and Pakistan, he said scope of dam would extend to use of nuclear weapons. Fearmongering an apocalypse like situation, he said that a Pakistan would fight to end. “My answer is … we will fight. And when a nuclear country fights to end, it will have consequences far beyond its border”. First Secretary Maitra said that such warmongering statement shows brinksmanship of Pakistan's PM." Prime Minister Khan’s threat of unleashing nuclear devastation qualifies as brinksmanship, t statesmanship," she said.

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Harkening back to primitive ideas of 'racial superiority'

Imran Khan took audience to World War era, again fearmongering about RSS. He ascribed organisation with having a belief of racial superiority. “It (RSS) is an organisation inspired by Hitler and Mussolini. y believe in racial purity and superiority. y believe in ethnic cleansing of Muslims and Christians."

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