BJP ‘appeased’ Pak during its rule: Congress

The Congress accused the BJP of following a policy of appeasement of Pakistan,saying there were numerous examples of its soft approach towards Islamabad during the NDA rule.

Participating in the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address in Rajya Sabha,party MP Rajiv Shukla attacked the BJP for its frequent allegations that Congress follows a policy of appeasement.

“BJP frequently accuses us of appeasement but the party itself can easily be charged with a policy of appeasement towards Pakistan,” Shukla said listing the steps taken during the NDA Government.

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“Offering ‘chadar’ at mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah (by senior BJP leader L K Advani),starting Lahore bus services,calling Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to Agra and getting the country insulted,strengthening the Jaish-e-Mohammed (by freeing terrorists in the Kandahar hijack episode). There are numerous examples,” he said.

“Everybody knows,who adopted a soft approach towards Pakistan,” he added while responding to the charges of senior BJP leader Arun Shourie,who critcised the government for giving evidence of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks to Pakistan.

The Congress leader said that the government handed over evidence not only to Pakistan but to other countries as well,which forced Islamabad to accept that the perpetrators of the attacks were from its soil.

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