Rajnath Singh said the humiliating treatment meted out to Jadhav's family members by Pakistan and its media should be condemned in the strongest manner.
Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Tajinder Bagga tweeted a screenshot of his online order, urging his followers that they should also buy slippers for Pakistan in protest against the humiliation of Jadhav's family.
Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif rejected Indian allegations and stated that the meeting of Jadhav with his wife and mother on December 25 was permitted on humanitarian grounds.
Swaraj said that removal of the 'mangalsutra' was a height of disrespect as Jadhav's mother had told the Pakistani officials that it was symbol of marriage, but they did not relent.
Making a statement in the RS and LS, Sushma Swaraj said in the name of security, Pakistani authorities forced his mother and wife to change clothes and take off their jewellery, including the 'mangalsutra', and bindi.
According to some Pakistani scribes, the country’s foreign ministry reportedly sent a thank you note to the journalists for a “job well done”.
Speaking in Rajya Sabha, Swaraj said that in the name of security, Pakistani authorities forced his mother and wife to change clothes and take off their jewellery, including the 'mangalsutra', and bindi.
Addressing the Upper House of Parliament, Swaraj said that the meeting was nothing like a humanitarian gesture as human rights of the family members were violated again and again and an environment of fear was created for them.
Jadhav's mother Avanti and wife Chetna were in Pakistan on Monday to meet him, but the meeting took place with them being separated by a glass screen.
The Rajya Sabha has not functioned normally since the start of the Winter Session, due to disruptions over PM Modi's remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh.
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said all parties were together on this issue, and urged the government to get Jadhav back to the country.
The latest video attests India’s allegation that Jadhav’s mother and wife were harassed by Pakistani government officials and media.
Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said that the authorities were ascertaining whether the “metallic object” in the shoes was a camera or a recording chip.
Subramanian Swamy said that only splitting Pakistan into four pieces is the ‘permanent solution’ to the decades old problem.
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