BJP asks Congress not to politicise ceasefire issue

Attacking Congress for "indulging in politics" over ceasefire violations in run up to Haryana and Maharashtra elections, BJP today demanded Congressmen to look into their own track record during the UPA regime.
Briefing newspersons, senior BJP leader and Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu urged Congress not to politicise the issue as the matter was related to defence of the country.
"My suggestion to Congress is not to politicise this issue. Do not do politics over this issue. Congressman must look into their track record before talking about this issue. It is not good to indulge in politics over the defence of the country during elections," he said.

Besides listing out the number of ceasefire violations reported when the Congress-led UPA government was in power, Naidu recalled that 164 people were killed in Mumbai during the 26/11 terror attacks.
"The ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan was done on November 25, 2003. After that, there was firing in 2007. Firing took place 77 times in 2008. In 2009, firing took place 28 times, followed by 44 times in 2010 in which three soldiers were killed.
"About 62 firings took place in 2011. There were 104 ceasefire violations in the following year of 2012, wherein six soldiers were killed. And, 347 firing incidents took place in 2013, in which 12 jawans lost their lives," he said.

Parrying a question on a demand by Congress for convening an all-party meeting over the ceasefire violations, he said that the government is taking all necessary steps to bring back normalcy at the Line of Control.
He further said that whatever is needed to be done would be done at the border.
"We have told Pakistan very clearly that terror and talks cannot go together. That has been made clear to Pakistan. Let us see," Naidu said.