Hailing India's efforts in bringing back Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman from Pakistan, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan Friday said the brave soldiers of India made the neighbouring country bow under pressure.
Talking to reporters here, she also said Varathaman's release was a result of India's diplomacy, strategy, politics and public policies.
"It is for the first time in the history of our country that an Indian soldier is returning from Pakistan in such a way. We can understand that our brave soldiers made Pakistan bow and act under pressure."
Responding to a question on Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's role in Varthaman's release, Mahajan said, "I do not want to immediately make any comment about him. But as a former cricketer, he really possesses sportsman's spirit and I wish that he carries out his political duties in the same spirit."
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