Time for talks with Pakistan over: PM
New Delhi: As calls for retaliatory action over the Pulwama attack grew, Prime Minister NarendraModi on Monday said time for talks with Pakistan is over while BJP chief Amit Shah asserted that the NDA government would not let the sacrifices of jawans go in vain.
The assertions by the two top BJP leaders came on a day when the party’s estranged ally Shiv Sena said it was time to “attack” Pakistan to seek revenge for the killing of 49 CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir, adding that the prime minister’s assurance of taking the perpetrators to task should reflect in his actions.
The attack was carried out by a lone suicide bomber of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) on February 14 when he rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a CRPF bus convoy in Pulwama district.
Union Minister of State for External Affairs Gen(retd) VK Singh said India will choose the time and place for retaliation and that it will be “properly planned and well thought of”.
“Any war, war-like or punitive action must be planned for success. It should be a cold act and nothing is to be done in a hurry,” said Singh, a former Army chief.
“Even Osama (Bin Laden) was not killed in a day despite the fact that USA had known he was hidden in Pakistan. Let us wait and watch and support our forces,” Singh told reporters in Shimla.
After holding delegation-level talks with visiting Argentine President Mauricio Macri in Delhi, Modi said any hesitation to take action against terrorism and those who support it is akin to encouraging the menace.
Without naming Pakistan, he said the world should unite to take concrete action against terrorism and those who support it.
“I and President Macri agree with the view that terrorism is a serious danger to world’s peace and stability. The cruel attack in Pulwama shows that the time for talks has passed.
“Now, it is required that the world unites against terrorism and those who support it. Hesitation to take action against terrorism and those who support it is akin to encouraging terrorism,” Modi said in a press statement in the presence of Marci. (PTI)
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