Govt should seriously consider "limited war" with Pak: Lal Singh

India should seriously consider a "limited war with Pakistan" as the time had come to teach the neighbouring country a lesson, former Jammu and Kashmir minister and BJP leader Choudhary Lal Singh said here today.

Singh's outburst came in the wake of killing of four BSF personnel, including an officer, in firing by Pakistani Rangers in the Ramgarh sector in Samba district.

"Time has come to make the cost of military engagement of any kind with India unaffordable for Pakistan and for that a limited war with Pakistan, which several military strategists have recommended, should be seriously considered and that too at the earliest," Singh said.

Paying homage to the four BSF personnel, Singh said he would be failing in his national duty if he did not speak-up against the naked aggression of Pakistan, which is a "failed" as well as a "terrorist" state.

"We are losing jawans on almost every second day to the bullets of the enemies and we are talking about ceasefire. And there are demands for engaging Pakistan for a sustained dialogue, he said addressing a rally.

Singh said that blinded by political ambition, regional political parties of Jammu and Kashmir, instead of seeking tough action against Pakistan, were pleading for a dialogue with it.

"They have become vociferous advocates of Pakistan, Pakistan-based terror outfits, ISI and Pakistan Army. They have doubled their efforts to prevent the central government from taking an aggressive stance against Pakistan. But, I firmly believe, time has come to teach Pakistan a lesson which would not let it fire even a single bullet from across the international border or Line of Control (LoC), said Singh.

Singh, who led the campaign demanding CBI probe in Kathua rape and murder case by undertaking over 40 rallies in Jammu region, said I do not understand why leaders of regional parties have a special place for Pakistan in their hearts and minds?"