Johnson\'s visit to India: British MP of Pakistan origin raised the issue of Islamophobia, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi gave a befitting reply

Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday targeted Naz Shah, a Pakistani-origin MP of Britain\'s Labor Party. While advising the MP, Naqvi said that all citizens including minorities are safe in India. Naz had urged British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to raise the issue of Islamophobia during his visit. To this, Naqvi gave a befitting reply and said that he (MP) should not change his prejudiced agenda of India\'s phobia to Islamophobia.

Naz Shah advised Johnson

Naz Shah, a Labor MP for Bradford West and Minister for Crime Reduction, advised Johnson on Twitter on Thursday that Britain\'s foreign relations should be based not only on trade and internationalism but also on human rights. He said, my appeal to 10 Downing Street is to take up the growing issue of Islamophobia with the Modi government.

In a long series of tweets, Shah said the rising tide of everyday hatred and mob lynchings against Muslims in India is becoming alarming. I urge @BorisJohnson to read my messages, stand up for human rights and stop shaming us on the international front with your ignorance. It is serious to bulldozers into the homes of minority Muslims in India amid rising tensions!

Naqvi gave a befitting reply

Hitting back at Naaz, Naqvi said, please, don\'t convert your prejudiced agenda of \'India Phobia\' into \'Islamophobia\'. Every Indian citizen including minorities is safe in India. Coexistence is our commitment and inclusiveness in our culture. In his tweet, Naaz Shah said that the court in Karnataka also upheld a state government order banning headscarves (hijab) in classrooms. He alleged that Muslim women and girls in India were being asked to select between their religion and education.

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