Manmohan defends Govt on Indo-Pak joint statement
PM Manmohan Singh defended the UPA in Parliament over the Indo-Pak statement. He said that there was no dilution in Indian position that dialogue between the two countries will only resume after Pakistan takes action against terror groups.
DEFENDING THE UPA government, which has increasingly come under fire over the controversial Indo-Pakistan joint statement, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh told the Parliament on Wednesday that it would be impossible for any government to normalise relations with Pakistan until that country fulfills its commitment on acting against terror directed against India.
He also said that there was no change in the government position that Pakistan needs to clamp down on terror if peace dialogue is to be resumed between the two countries.
Dr Singh also informed the House that it was for the first time that Pakistan had admitted that its nationals were involved in Mumbai terror attacks. The Prime Minister also said that this admission was made in a dossier given by Pakistan, which was given just before he left for his visit to Egypt. He said that dossier given by Pakistan gave the details of the entire plan and execution of Mumbai terror attack. Taking on the opposition, Singh said that UPA did not need to learn any thing from NDA about tackling terror, adding that it was due to the present government's efforts that Pakistan had admitted its role in terror attacks in India. He also reassured the Parliament that India's concerns regarding terrorism had been communicated to Pakistan in strongest possible terms.
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