The members of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of the party on Saturday protested against Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari over his derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Though Chinese President Xi Jinping was successful in snubbing women in the leadership shuffle at the 20th Congress where he ensured his third term, however, Xi had to bow down to female protesters, who broke the nation free from the strict Zero-COVID policy.
Protesters gathered outside the deputy Commissioners office in the capital on Friday and shouted slogans against the factory authorities demanding that the government should intervene and take urgent action.
Senior leaders from Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction) and several workers from Navi Mumbai, Raigadh, Pune and other parts participated in the march towards Mumbai.
The "derogatory" remarks made by Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari against PM Modi have sparked outrage across the country, and the BJP is holding protests in all the state capitals besides at key towns and cities.
The protesters compared the situation of then East Pakistan with the present situation of the POK under the Punjabi Pakistani regime. Slogans were raised against Islamabad with fresh calls of 'haquqi azadi' (true freedom) from Islamabad.
Describing Bilawal Bhutto's remark as "highly derogatory and full of cowardice", BJP said the remarks were given to divert global attention from Pakistan's collapsing economy, lawlessness and anarchy in Pakistan.
The BJP statement said the Pakistani Foreign Minister's remark is highly derogatory, defamatory and full of cowardice which has been given just to remain in power and save the government.
Beijing on Friday reported the deaths of two former Chinese state media journalists due to Covid-19, the first since most pandemic control measures were lifted on December 7, reported Singapore daily Today.
The BJP has condemned as "highly shameful and derogatory" remarks of the Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has decided to hold nationwide protests on Saturday.