PM Modi appears to plagiarise Imran Khan’s speech to woo Muslims in Patna rally?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made desperate attempts to woo Muslim voters in Bihar during a rally in Patna by repeatedly referring to his recent meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, who’s popularly known as MBS. But by doing so, he may have plagiarised the speech made by his Pakistani counterpart, Imran Khan.…
Modi told the crowd, “That’s not all. I told the Crown Prince. Young people from India travel to Saudi Arabia to earn their living. Most of them are from poor families. They are innocent and hard working people. They make small mistakes because they are not aware of the local laws. They end up going to jails and remain there for years….I requested Crown Prince to expedite their legal process and have them released as soon as possible.”…
However, Modi did not mention this incident during his joint statement with MBS when the latter visited Delhi last month. But what he told the gathering in Patna resonated exactly with what Imran Khan had said to Saudi Crown Prince during the latter’s visit to Islamabad.… Addressing MBS, Khan had said, “I just wanted to mention that there are 2.5 million Pakistani labours….I just want to say your highness that these are people, very close to my heart. Very special people, who leave their families, who take all the trouble just to go away to earn a livelihood for their families. These are mostly people, who don’t see their families for a year, six months…
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