Pakistan, May 13 -- In a sharp political statement, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F), has demanded that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi should resign following his government's recent defeat. The JUI-F chief expressed that Modi's efforts to play the Hindutva card had backfired.

Maulana Fazlur Rehman criticized Modi for failing to maintain popularity in India, claiming that the Indian PM had become unpopular and that his government's actions had deepened tensions in the region. He also pointed out that an All Parties Conference (APC) had been called by the government the previous night, but it was postponed the next morning. According to Maulana, the government must call for an APC in these critical times,...