Mumbai dabbawalas celebrate ICJ order on Kulbhushan sentence
The Mumbai dabbawalas today celebrated the International Court of Justice's stay order on Pakistan court's verdict to execute former Indian Navy man Kulbhushan Jadhav over charges of spying. Celebrating the event by distributing sweets near Lower Parel station, the dabbawalas also urged the Indian government to get Jadhav back from Pakistan as early as possible.
Today Mumbai's dabbawalas were seen distributing sweets near lower Parel station, and the reason behind it was that the Indian government managed to get a stay order on Pakistan court's order of execution against Kulbhushan Jadhav from the International Court of Justice.Dabbawalas have been praying for Kulbhushan's release after he was arrested by Pakistani authorities on charges of being an Indian spy."We are firmly behind the family of Kulbhushan Jadhav. He is being falsely implicated by Pakistan in wrong case. We want Indian government to get him back as early as possible," said Subhash Talekar, spokesperson of Dabbawala.The next date of hearing has been fixed for May 15 when the International Court of Justice will hear the matter again.Harish Salve will be representing India in this matter.Kulbhushan Jadhav is an Indian national who took retirement from Indian Navy as an officer. He was convicted of conducting "subversive activities" for the Indian government in Pakistan and has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court.Pakistani authorities had arrested Jadhav in a counter intelligence operation in Mashkal, Balochistan on March 3, 2016.Watch Video: International Court of Justice stays death sentence of Kulbhushan Jadhav