BJP slams Javed Akhtar over Afghan FM reception remarks
The BJP slammed lyricist Javed Akhtar for criticising the government's welcome to Afghan Foreign Minister and Taliban leader Amir Khan Muttaqi. Akhtar said India bowed in shame by hosting a representative of a terrorist regime. BJP's Niranjan Shetty accused Akhtar of double standards and defended the move as part of India's evolving foreign policy.