New Delhi, May 15: BJP today hit out at the Pakistani parliamentary delegation for clubbing Kashmir with Chechnya describing it as an "unholy comparison".
It was "not only improper, absolutely misplaced and in bad taste but also an insult to the feeling of the people of Jammu and Kashmir who are part and parcel of Indian democracy," the party said.
Party spokesman Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi rubbished the argument by the visiting Pakistani delegation that terrorism in both Kashmir and Chechnya was not going to end immediately saying that this kind of comparison would "only serve to spoil the atmosphere of goodwill for which the delegation had arrived in India."
He expressed doubt about the "real motive" behind the visit and apprehensions about the real intentions of so-called "secular brigade" who is helping the delegation fan Pak-propaganda.
Naqvi said the Pakistani delegation instead of sermonising India should try to use its good offices and exert pressure on their government (Pakistan) to stop aiding and abetting terrorism besides closing terrorist factories in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir "so that relationship between the two neighbouring countries could improve for a better future."
He said the delegation should refrain from commenting on communal situation in India but rather bring pressure on Pakistan government to not only stop cross-border terrorism
but also close down terrorist training camps in PoK.
"The delegation should also ensure that democracy as is practicised in India is followed in that country," he said.
Bureau Report
