Pakistani writers should not attend Jaipur Lit Festival, BJP warns

[A.Rafay]

JAIPUR: As India returned Pakistani artists and athletes back home following the Line of Control tension between the two countries, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has warned that Pakistani writers should not Jaipur Literature Festival, Times of India (TOI) reported on Tuesday.
According to the report, the work of seven Pakistani authors including Jamil Ahmad and Mohammed Hanif are shortlisted for the 2013 Prize for South Asian Literature.
Ahmad and Hanif had attended the JLF last year but because of the recent cross-border conflict, the BJP has decided to oppose the presence of these writers.
“We will not allow them to enter the festival venue. There is no question of welcoming the Pakistani authors here at a time when their country has disrupted peace at the border,” said BJP Yuva Morcha state president Rishi Bansal.
Party leaders also added that they were considering to hold a protest march in this regard.
However, the TOI report quoted a JLF organiser as saying: “All sessions would be held as per schedule in the presence of all guest authors.”

Pakistani writers should not attend Jaipur Lit Festival, BJP warns – The Express Tribune

 

[Spring Onion]

The Indian extremists are out to harm civilians ranging from sports to arts and now literature.


The Indian govt forced to bow down to Hindu extremists and also failed to give protection to guests

 

[illusion8]

That's a bit sad, but one shouldn't accept anything much after the beheading and mutilation meted out to the 2 Indian soldiers.

 

[neutral_person]

Thi shows BJP is the only patriotic leadership we have left in our country. Hopefully they will win the 2014 elections for the patriotism they have shown throughout for the country while Congress goes around trying to sell the nation.

 

[RazorMC]

Typical extremist and hardline stance by BJP.

They're still sore from the LoC incident even though it's now evident who violated it in the first place.

 

[Ayush]

The Indian extremists are out to harm civilians ranging from sports to arts and now literature.


The Indian govt forced to bow down to Hindu extremists and also failed to give protection to guests

exactly. Our democratic government is so weak.
it even bowed down to Islamic extremists who opposed salman rushdie's visit to india.

 

[Spring Onion]

exactly. Our democratic government is so weak.
it even bowed down to Islamic extremists who opposed salman rushdie's visit to india.

Just like you bowed to Hindu extremists viz a viz MF Hussain .

anyway its clear that Indians in general are hatemongers and there is no room for Indian BS viz a viz People to People contact rehtoric.

Its the Hindu extremists who are hell bent on creating hatered and ruining this very notion of Indians "people to people" contact.

 

[Paan Singh]

Just like you bowed to Hindu extremists viz a viz MF Hussain .

anyway its clear that Indians in general are hatemongers and there is no room for Indian BS viz a viz People to People contact rehtoric.

Its the Hindu extremists who are hell bent on creating hatered and ruining this very notion of Indians "people to people" contact.

let it call hatred.WE have no objection on it.
We know what wonders you have done to our nation and you are expecting flowers.
its normal saying that In the fight of elephants,grass gets crushed.

 

[Rizwan Alam]

Thi shows BJP is the only patriotic leadership we have left in our country. Hopefully they will win the 2014 elections for the patriotism they have shown throughout for the country while Congress goes around trying to sell the nation.

This shows LET is Patriotic Jamamt, they should take part in elections and rule Pakistan.

 

[xyxmt]

any Pakistani visiting India should be killed, I have no problem with it

 

[Azazel]

What is wrong with this idiots,Why are they always obsessed in creating trouble in Jaipur literary fest???Always picking fight with writers and artists.Bunch of losers

 

[Spring Onion]

let it call hatred.WE have no objection on it.
We know what wonders you have done to our nation and you are expecting flowers.
its normal saying that In the fight of elephants,grass gets crushed.

too bad the grass (peace spreading artists/intelectuals/ literary figures from Pakistan) are being crushed by Hindu extremists when they failed to crush the opposit elephant.

 

[DeMoN_HuNteR]

That's a bit sad, but one shouldn't accept anything much after the beheading and mutilation meted out to the 2 Indian soldiers.

Soldiers died on boths sides ur army isnt saint, they killed our men too

 

[illusion8]

Soldiers died on boths sides ur army isnt saint, they killed our men too

Going by the sentiments that were prevailing in the nation and still are - I can say this just a small form of protest.

 

[Azazel]

Just like you bowed to Hindu extremists viz a viz MF Hussain .

anyway its clear that Indians in general are hatemongers and there is no room for Indian BS viz a viz People to People contact rehtoric.

Its the Hindu extremists who are hell bent on creating hatered and ruining this very notion of Indians "people to people" contact.

You are right many Indians are hatemongers,treatment of Salman Rushdie and Taslima Nasrin is also a good example for that.