Mumbai: The Centre has come under fire from all quarters over the Pakistan High Commissioner's invite to separatists. Bharatiya Janata Party ally Shiv Sena also carried out a protest in Delhi and urged the Centre to act on the matter.
Sena leader Sanjay Raut said, "Pakistan envoy's invite to separatists a matter of concern. Centre must take note and act against the event."
The remarks came in wake of Pakistan inviting seven separatist leaders from Jammu and Kashmir to attend the celebrations at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi.
Pakistan envoy to India Abdul Basit has also played down the controversy regarding the invitation saying that the Indian government has no objection to the invite being issued.
Basit said, "I don't think the Indian government objects to us meeting separatists. I request the media to not make an issue out of this."
Meanwhile, Home Minister Rajnath Singh maintained that the Pakistan government is free to invite anyone for the celebrations.
The Opposition has, however, hit out at the government for not protesting the meeting.
Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari said, "Pakistan has always used separatists and terror against india. The government must answer if it is right to talk to Pakistan."
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