This is hypocrisy: Opposition leaders slam Centre over India-Pak Asia Cup clash

Pakistan-backed terrorists carried out an attack at the Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam, south Kashmir, on April 22, killing 26 people, mostly tourists.

Leaders from several opposition parties, including Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), criticised the government, saying that scheduling a high-profile cricket match with Pakistan at this time sends the wrong message and hurts national sentiment.

AIMIM chief and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi invoked the Prime Minister’s words that “blood and water cannot flow together” to question if financial gains from a cricket match outweigh the lives of 26 citizens, pledging continued support for their families.