New Delhi: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Pakistani counterpart in Ufa, Congress on Friday attacked the NDA government over its "failure" to take the promised "action" against Pakistan over ceasefire violations.
"Those who came to power proclaiming 56-inch chest and had promised action against Pakistan have proved action less. The government has failed to take any stern action," party spokesman Meem Afzal told reporters.
Afzal said Modi met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Ufa while the Army chief was paying homage to a soldier martyred in ceasefire violations by Pakistan. He said the talks were held soon after Pakistan Defence Minister had threatened the use of nuclear weapons against India.
"It shows what kind of message Pakistan has given before the talks," he said. The last one year has also seen a "record" number of ceasefire violations by Pakistan, he said.
Congress leader Salman Khurshid also hit out at the Prime Minister and accused the BJP of adopting double standards. "When in Opposition BJP created outrage attacking PM for talking to Pakistan. Now Modi ji is meeting without hesitation," added Khurshid.
Meanwhile, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah took to Twitter to express scepticism on the renewed dialogue process. "Resumption of the Indo-Pak dialogue is a welcome development. I only hope that this time it is sustained over the long term for results," tweeted Abdullah.
We've seen too many breaks in this process to allow today's announcements to excite us much here in the valley but it's a good 1st step 2/n— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) July 10, 2015
Resumption of the Indo-Pak dialogue is a welcome development. I only hope that this time it is sustained over the long term for results 1/n— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) July 10, 2015
With inputs from PTI
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