New Delhi: Prime Minister Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth has slammed the opposition for “suspecting suspicion of India” in the context of the controversial Agalega Island in the country and the accusation of Indian military bases founded there.
This came in the middle of a raging scout ranks who had dragged New Delhi directly to the eyes of the storm in African countries. Last week, India was trapped in a mistake after the former telecommunications CEO Mauritius Sherry Singh resigned, claiming that Jugnauth forced him to allow access to “Indian teams” to the facility, with the aim of installing “sniffing devices”.
While the opposition parties in Mauritius had united against the government there, accusing Jugnauth “high betrayal” and seeking his resignation, India continued to be silent about this problem, chose to harmonize with the statement of PM Jugnauth.
During the question hours at the Mauritian Parliament on Thursday, Jugnauth said: “We know that India has helped Mauritius far from our independence to help us develop our economy, lift and modernize infrastructure, improve community facilities and improve the quality of life of our citizens. “
He added, “This is possible thanks to our special relations and partnerships with India which have been consolidated from time to time by this government. We must show our gratitude to India instead of giving suspicion of sincere partnership. “
The PM answered the question raised to him by the opposition leader Xavier Luc Duval on the island of Agalega and the presence of “foreign military personnel” there. Duval also asked the PM about the recognized plan to place the Poseidon B737, an anti-submarine aircraft, there.
Duval further said that he was not “tasting suspicion” in India, but at PM
In 2015, during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Indian Ocean Island, India and Mauritius signed a bilateral agreement to develop sea and air relations on the island of Agalega.
When signing the agreement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that developing the island of Agalega would “improve the ability of Mauritius defense forces in protecting their interests on outside islands”.
However, the move was seen as India’s efforts to thwart the challenges caused by China in the Indian Ocean when Beijing plans to expand its influence in the region by building a port across the maritime domain under the proposed ‘series of pearls’ plans.
Thus, this problem becomes controversial because some people say India is basically building a military base on the island of Agalega to oversee China under the vision of the Modi Indian Ocean about ‘Safety and Growth for all in the region (Sagar)’.
On Thursday, Jugnauth once again denied the allegations of the island were turned into military bases.
PM Mauritius also said that “Confidentiality clauses stipulate that the details of the agreement will not be announced to the public. But the funds for this project are provided free of charge by the Indian government “.
A spokesman for the Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi said Thursday at a media briefing that the Mauritius government had responded to, including at the Prime Minister level, regarding the problem. “We don’t have more information to share about this problem at this time.”
At a meeting held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Attorney General and the Minister of Agro and Food Safety Mauritius, Maneesh Gobin, from Mauritius – while the allegations of the surveillance were spinning – Bagchi said: “It seems briefly remember that this meeting occurred. This is part of a regular consultation. “
Snooping Row, the mystery around India’s ‘mustache’
The AGALEGA project was not expected to take off before 2024, as determined by PM JAGNAUTH.
However, the opposition parties there have brought him back to the center of attention because of the greater surveillance controversy and mystery around the “mustache” of India, which is believed to be the leader of the Indian technical team who went to Mauritius to access the internet landing that was very sensitive to the station.
This problem took another twist this week when it was revealed that the agreement of Lilram, Head of the Anti-Terrorism Unit of Mauritius, was reportedly present during the visit of the Technical Expert Team from India.
A report of L’Apres stated that several embassies in Mauritius, including the US embassy there, “follow this case very closely to better understand what is happening and whether there is a violation of freedom on the internet”.
Meanwhile, two leading activists in Mauritius have submitted a conspiracy complaint against PM Jugnauth, and the demonstration continues to him because it allows the Indian team to be suspected of accessing sensitive data at SAFE (South Africa Far East) landing stations in Baie-Du-Jacotet, forbidden areas.