India should act strongly against ceasefire violation: Swamy

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanium Swamy on Sunday reacted sharply to the ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC) and said that India must go for disintegration of Pakistan.

Swamy said India has let off Pakistan on many occasions but the country should retaliate strongly this time.

"We let off Pakistan in Kargil, We let off Pakistan in 1971 Bangladesh war, in 1965 after the great victory in Haji Pir. So, I think we now must go for disintegration of Pakistan, break-up into pieces," he said.

Meanwhile, Congress leader Sanjay Jha criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not taking tough stand on the issue.

"This is a grave issue. This has been happening since months. Even Pakistan Prime Nawaz Sharif raised the Kashmir issue at United Nations but there is no reply from us. Here our Prime Minister is busy in election campaigns," said Jha.

Former deputy chief of army staff, Lieutenant General (retired) Raj Kadyan, however, said the violation is very difficult to understand. He added that there are some elements in Pakistan who are not interested in improving relations with India.

"This violation is very difficult to understand what Pakistan is actually looking for. Except the fact that there are some elements in Pakistan, obviously controlled by the army, who are not interested in improving relations with India," he said.

Violating the ceasefire for the 10th time this month, the Pakistani troops on Sunday opened heavy fire on Indian posts along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. The Indian side effectively responded to the firing.