Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi of Shiv Sena (UBT) tore into Pakistan over its hypocritical reversal on the T20 World Cup clash with India. Dismissing the boycott-then-play drama as laughable, she held the BCCI accountable and extended her ire to disruptions in Parliament.
‘Pure joke—Pakistan dangles a boycott, keeps India guessing, then crawls back. Any self-respect would mean standing by the no-match call,’ Chaturvedi asserted, exposing what she sees as Islamabad’s flippancy.
She prodded the BCCI indirectly, with the nation judging their moves closely. Invoking post-‘Operation Sindoor’ rhetoric—no terror tolerance, no Pakistan concessions—the MP questioned the logic of cricket amid hostility.
Parliament’s dysfunction drew equal fire: Treasury’s opposition-bashing, book citations including an ex-Army Chief’s work fueling rows, all without PM intervention. ‘This erodes our democracy,’ she cautioned.
Chaturvedi’s bold stance reignites discourse on whether sports should sideline security, positioning cricket as a flashpoint in India-Pakistan dynamics.