BJP gears up for nation-wide protests
11 Jan 2013 7:11 AM IST
Principal opposition, BJP on Thursday asked the government to take tough steps against Pakistan in the wake of the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers and pledged support to it on the issue even as it rued that the country has a weak governmentâ which may not be capable of such decisions.
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, in a statement, referred to her conversation with National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon on Wednesday when she had asked him to convey to the Prime Minister that what happened on the LOC is unacceptable.
'The government must go in for tough measures and we will support the government in such decisions. However, there is no response from the government so far, unfortunately, we have a very weak government in the country and weak governments are incapable of taking tough decisions,' said Swaraj. The BJP leader said this issue is a matter of honour for the country and concerns the morale of our armed forces.
The party also announced it will hold protest demonstrations at the district level across the country tomorrow against the brutal killing of the two Indian soldiers.'The protest demonstrations will be held essentially to show the anger and anguish of the people of India,' said BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman.
She said though BJP supports people-to-people contact and improvement in relations with Pakistan, it does not mean that Pakistan can violate human rights during combat.'Every drop of blood of our soldiers is dear to us,Pakistan should get this message from India,' said Sitharaman.
The BJP leader also said that the talks with Pakistan should be very focussed, ' The dialogue process with Pakistan needs to be relooked into,' said Sitharaman. The BJP spokesperson also informed that the 2003 ceasefire agreement is the most-violated agreement as 72 violations have taken place in the last 13 months and infiltration has gone up.
Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, in a statement, referred to her conversation with National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon on Wednesday when she had asked him to convey to the Prime Minister that what happened on the LOC is unacceptable.
'The government must go in for tough measures and we will support the government in such decisions. However, there is no response from the government so far, unfortunately, we have a very weak government in the country and weak governments are incapable of taking tough decisions,' said Swaraj. The BJP leader said this issue is a matter of honour for the country and concerns the morale of our armed forces.
The party also announced it will hold protest demonstrations at the district level across the country tomorrow against the brutal killing of the two Indian soldiers.'The protest demonstrations will be held essentially to show the anger and anguish of the people of India,' said BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman.
She said though BJP supports people-to-people contact and improvement in relations with Pakistan, it does not mean that Pakistan can violate human rights during combat.'Every drop of blood of our soldiers is dear to us,Pakistan should get this message from India,' said Sitharaman.
The BJP leader also said that the talks with Pakistan should be very focussed, ' The dialogue process with Pakistan needs to be relooked into,' said Sitharaman. The BJP spokesperson also informed that the 2003 ceasefire agreement is the most-violated agreement as 72 violations have taken place in the last 13 months and infiltration has gone up.
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