Put ISI under global watch,BJP tells govt

Addressing a function here,he said Pakistan was well aware that it cannot mount a direct offence against India and hence is supporting the terror groups clandestinely to foment trouble in India and destabilise it.

“In 2004,NDA Government created diplomatic pressure on Pakistan which led the then Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to commit that at no cost will he allow terror groups to operate from Pakistan soil. But he failed to live up to his promise,” Singh said.

He said the UPA Government should exhibit similar efforts at the diplomatic level and prevail upon the US to stop extending financial support to Pakistan,which is being misused.

“If India considers USA as a strategic partner after the Indo-US nuclear deal,then it should ask USA to stop extending financial assistance to Pakistan which is being used for funding terror activities,” he said.

Addressing the function which was held to commemorate the gallant effort of Indian Army in liberating Bangladesh on this day in 1971,Singh termed the victory of Indian Army as a “historic” one.

“In 1971 Indo-Pak war,we not only defeated Pakistan,and gave Bangladesh independence but also proved Jinnah’s two nation theory meaningless,” he said.

However,he said though Indian Army achieved major victory in 1971 war,the country failed to match such achievement at the diplomatic level and “faltered” during the Shimla Agreement.

“If India could have asked Pakistan to return PoK in exchange for 90,000 Pakistani soldiers held captive by Indian Army after the war,the Kashmir issue would be been settled by then,” Singh said.