New Delhi, Aug 05: The main Opposition BJP on Saturday said
it would seek explanation from the government in Parliament
over the current position of the peace process with Pakistan
in the wake of the expulsion of an Indian diplomat from
Islamabad.
"The diplomatic expulsions somehow reflect the fragility
of the peace process with Pakistan, which has in the past also
resorted to such moves as a cover-up for its support to
terrorism," BJP parliamentary party spokesman Vijay Kumar
Malhotra told mediapersons.
The BJP leader, whose party has sought "hot pursuit" of
terrorists across the border in Pakistan following the Mumbai
train bombings, said the government would be asked to explain
in Parliament the current position of the peace process with
Islamabad.
His comments came in the wake of India asking Pakistan to
withdraw its high commission official Syed Muhammad Rafiq Ahmed
shortly after Islamabad ordered expulsion of Indian diplomat
Deepak Kaul.
Bureau Report
First Published: Saturday, August 05, 2006, 00:00