Following the killing of Osama bin Laden inside Pakistan,the BJP on Wednesday hardened its stand on dialogue with the neighbouring country and asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to have a rethink on his Pakistan policy. The party reaffirmed its view that "talks and terror cannot co-exist" and in an obvious message to Singh said "Pakistan is a sponsor and user of terror and not its victim". The main Opposition was clearly alluding to an earlier remark of the PM that Pakistan was also a victim of terrorism like India. The party's top leadership held a brainstorming session after which it said that in the light of Osama's killing,New Delhi's "legitimate concern" that those who have perpetrated terror in India are also "housed comfortably" in Pakistan was no longer in doubt. The party,significantly,did not confine itself to terrorists responsible for the 26/11 attacks and included the likes of Dawood Ibrahim who are suspected to be in Pakistan. "Pakistan has not been honest in its commitment that its territory will not be/is not being used for terror. The world has realised this reality. We urge the Government of India also sees reason in it," it said.
