Multiple people, especially concerning the match between India and Pakistan, are targeting the ICC, the BCCI, and the Government of India in this regard. Asaduddin Owaisi, the president of AIMIM, has given his thoughts about the India-Pakistan cricket match during the Asia Cup. Owaisi, in the first place, went after the central government focused on the BJP and and asked if the lives of the 26 people in the Pahalgam terror attack are more precious than the revenue earned from the match. Owaisi backed the assertion made by PM ModiDuring the public assembly in Hyderabad, in the late hours of Saturday, he said that Prime Minister Modi has made the statement that you cannot let water and blood flow together, and so, you cannot let terror and talks go together. Owaisi said, "How much money will the BCCI make from that cricket match? 2000 crores, 3000 crores? Our BJP needs to tell us, spare the match against Pakistan, which of the two is more valuable – lives of our 26 citizens or money? " Owaisi, the BJP justifies its shifting position about cricket matchesThe BJP only speaks about ‘patriotism’ but when the sporting event is between India and Pakistan, the position is reversed.As Owaisi pointed out, his party will always defend the families of those killed during the Pahalgam terrorist attack. It's all for the money, Owaisi alleges. ‘How does this match get to happen? It should not be played at all. If we can stop the flow of water under the Indus Water Treaty, how can we play? We want to ask the BJP and the Sangh: What is the worth of the lives of those 26 people? The BJP and the Sangh are not looking at the people being killed. All they want is to make money.’ This evening the match is supposed to take place in Dubai. As part of the Asia Cup, India and Pakistan will play each other in Dubai on Sunday evening. It will be the first match for both teams after the border tensions that escalated in the month of May. After 26 tourists were killed Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 22 in a terrorist attack, India retaliated in May by targeting terrorist facilities located in Pakistan.
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