Accusing the government of adopting a “policy of U-turn, somersault and flip flops with regard to Pakistan,” the Congress on Thursday wondered who had pressured India to talk to Pakistan just days after a BSF personnel’s body was mutilated by its forces in the Jammu sector of the International Border.
“What happened to their position that they have been taking that ‘terror and dialogue’ can’t happen. And this comes a day after the brutal murder of a brave BSF jawan. We would like to know who pressurised India to do so,” former Union Minister Manish Tewari said.
‘Barbaric killing’
Addressing a press conference, he said Pakistani forces had violated every international norm in mutilating the body of the BSF jawan, Narender Singh. “This violates every canon, every convention and every laid down standard operating procedure even when it comes to adversarial armies engaging with each other... India needs to respond... The country wants a response to this inhuman and barbaric killing,” he said.
Asked if the Congress supported resumption of dialogue, Mr. Tewari said the government must recognise the anger among the people. “A brave soldier of our paramilitary force has been treated in the most inhuman manner possible and this country wants a response.”
