Gadkari’s UN comment misunderstood: BJP
17 Jan 2013 7:42 AM IST
Two days after BJP President Nitin Gadkari suggested India raise in the United Nations the issue of beheading of an Indian soldier by Pakistan, the party on Wednesday said there is no need to approach the world body. 'We should not approach anybody,' said BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar when asked if the party felt the need to raise the matter before the UN.
'I expect the government of India to take this up in the UN. We should raise the issue in international platforms to isolate Pakistan, the Prime Minister should not keep quiet,' Gadkari had said in Mathura.
The issue was also raised by the NSA Shivshankar Menon during his meeting with Leaders of the Opposition on Tuesday. While Menon explained that govt was against such a step as it would internationalise the issue, Arun Jaitley is understood to have told Menon that this was not the party's position and Gadkari's comments might have been misunderstood.
BJP on Wednesday demanded govt takes concrete real action to make Pak understand that it should not dare to commit such a barbaric act again.
'I expect the government of India to take this up in the UN. We should raise the issue in international platforms to isolate Pakistan, the Prime Minister should not keep quiet,' Gadkari had said in Mathura.
The issue was also raised by the NSA Shivshankar Menon during his meeting with Leaders of the Opposition on Tuesday. While Menon explained that govt was against such a step as it would internationalise the issue, Arun Jaitley is understood to have told Menon that this was not the party's position and Gadkari's comments might have been misunderstood.
BJP on Wednesday demanded govt takes concrete real action to make Pak understand that it should not dare to commit such a barbaric act again.
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