In a strong message to Pakistan after the Uri terror attack, India may consider granting political asylum to Balochistan activist Brahumdagh Bugti who has been living in exile since 2006.
Bugti has said he will apply for asylum in India soon and New Delhi was considering the option favourably which will be a snub to Pakistan following the despicable Uri terror attack on the Indian Army camp that has claimed lives of 18 soldiers so far. Four terrorists were also killed.
Bugti is the grandson of slain Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti who was killed during a Pakistani Army attack on a BRP hideout in Kohlu near Quetta in 2006. Brahumdagh survived that attack. If Bugti is obliged, this will be a significant change in India’s foreign policy, and the first of its kind after 1959 when Dalai Lama was granted political asylum.
The executive council meeting of BRP in Geneva authorised Bugti to formally apply for political asylum in India on Sunday. The biggest difficulty for Bugti is the lack of travel documents. When granted asylum, Bugti would get an Indian passport which would enable him to travel to other countries and raise voice against the genocide being carried out by the Pakistan Army on Balochistan people.
After Balochistan issue found a mention in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech, Bugti along with many other Baloch activists have thanked PM Modi and urge India to help the distressed people in Balochistan get justice and raise their issue at various international platforms.
