Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 2: “Pakistan’s flip flop on ties with India reflects its confused state of mind, and is also representative of existence of various power centres within the corridors of power there”, said Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo, senior BJP and KP leader and Incharge, Department of Political Affairs and Feedback, J&K-BJP.
He was reacting to the statement of PM of Pakistan, Imran Khan, ‘that Pakistan won’t fix ties with India until it reverses its decision on Kashmir’ regarding scrapping the special status of Jammu and Kashmir while addressing the National Assembly.
Chrungoo said this statement is in contravention of the statement made by the Foreign Minister of Pakistan some days ago that ‘Article 370 is an internal matter of India’.
India has maintained that ‘the issue related to Article 370 of the Indian Constitution was entirely an internal matter of the country. It has also made it clear to Pakistan that it desires normal neighbourly relations with Islamabad in an environment free of terror, hostility and violence’, Chrungoo added.
He said the statement of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy, regarding the recent drone attack in Jammu and Kashmir, that ‘Pakistan’s hand in the attack can’t be ruled out’ assumes importance.
Chrungoo was addressing a Webinar on the topic, “Indo-Pak ties & the backdoor diplomacy” today. The drone attack in Jammu and in the areas bordering Pakistan recently is clearly pointing fingers towards Pakistan.
He maintained that the confused state of mind of the leaders of Pakistan and its corridors of power coupled with various power centres within it represent the continuous hazy internal situation in that country.
BJP leader said Pakistan requires to translate its promises made to India 15 years back that it would not allow misuse of the land under its control for terror purposes against India.
It also needs to be noted that August 5 2019 decisions regarding Jammu and Kashmir are permanent in nature and form that have since been endorsed by the people of India. The political and diplomatic dialogue between India and Pakistan is subject to the foreign policy doctrine that terror and talks won’t go together”, added the BJP leader.
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