Malcolm Merlyn Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 Quote NEW DELHI: After a Mumbai lawmaker last week demanded that Jinnah House in Mumbai be demolished+ , Pakistan yesterday said India "should respect the ownership rights of the government of Pakistan" on the property , The Express Tribune reported. Pakistan's foreign office yesterday said yesterday that Jinnah House was a historic property for Pakistan, belonged to the country's founding father and should therefore "be handed over" to Pakistan. That's not what how BJP MLA Mangal Prabhat Lodha sees the building. "The Jinnah residence in south Mumbai was the place from where the conspiracy of the Partition was hatched. Jinnah House is a symbol of the partition. The structure should be demolished," Lodha said on Saturday. The Express Tribune said that people in Pakistan consider Lodha's demand "absurd". "The Jinnah House in Mumbai was the residence with ownership of the father of the nation, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah," said Pakistan's foreign office spokesman Nafees Zakria yesterday. "The government of India should respect the ownership rights of the government of Pakistan in this regard. We also expect that the Indian government will fulfil its obligation of protecting that property and its upkeep," he added. Zakria further said Pakistan has already taken up the issue with Indian authorities. He added that India "promised" it will hand over the prime South Mumbai (Malabar Hill) property but has "not fulfilled its commitment as yet." Lodha, the Mumbai BJP legislator, says though that with the recent passage of the Enemy Property Act, Jinnah's heirs cannot stake claim to the property, PTI reported. The Act, passed on March 14, says that successors of those who migrated to Pakistan and China during partition will have no claim over the properties left behind in India. In addition, he said that Mumbai's public works department "is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the building and lakhs of rupees is spend over this" and that cannot go on. "The structure should be demolished and a cultural centre highlighting Maharashtra's culture and pride should be built. The cultural centre should also exhibit the glorious history of India," Lodha said. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/show-respect-for-rights-of-pakistan-on-jinnah-house-says-islamabad-to-india/articleshow/57937541.cms
chewy Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 Always find it funny Pakistan and its people owe their existence to a Gujju Ismiali who lived in Mumbai Gollum, Vilander, zen and 1 other 4
Malcolm Merlyn Posted April 1, 2017 Author Posted April 1, 2017 I want to know how can Pakistan claim rights to anything in India. sandeep 1
sandeep Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Malcolm Merlyn said: I want to know how can Pakistan claim rights to anything in India. Bhikmango have no shame in claiming all kinds of things. They claim India "owes" them cricket tours. Bangladesh "owes" them compensation for not risking its cricket players. Everyone "owes" them something. Texan 1
Laaloo Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 2 hours ago, sandeep said: Bhikmango have no shame in claiming all kinds of things. They claim India "owes" them cricket tours. Bangladesh "owes" them compensation for not risking its cricket players. Everyone "owes" them something. Yeah and the west owes them free dole/ food stamps and tax breaks for doing cash jobs and sitting at home.
Texan Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 Seriously can trust padosis for being a laughing stock! How can a building be just "handed over". Next time that egg-shape headed Sartaj Aziz steps in India, let him stuff that building in his bag.
Vilander Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 Hehe..We should make it a toilet and call it Jinnah's Texan and chewy 2
Adi_91 Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 Let them go to UN for this as well. Will be a pipe dream, before which the structure itself will be demolished.
narenpande1 Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 Why are we spending any money for the upkeep of a property of a former Indian (traitor) who was principally responsible for India's division. we should bulldoze that **** building that lies in Asias TOP 5 most expensive districts ( Malabar Hill, Mumbai ) and build a consulate or govt office there. Adi_91 1
motomaverick Posted April 2, 2017 Posted April 2, 2017 On 01/04/2017 at 9:39 PM, Vilander said: Hehe..We should make it a toilet and call it Jinnah's This is a brilliant idea. Adi_91 1
Gollum Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 What about ancestral houses of Indians in Pak? Our temples, shrines, memorials? Buggers can't even make a memorial for Bhagat Singh there, a left wing hero who was martyred even before the idea of Pakistan was conceived.
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