"The statements of then PM Manmohan Singh at Sharm el- Sheikh brought immense'sharm'(shame) tothe nation.There was a Prime Minister who was opento 'debating' India's role in Balochistan andhereisaPrimeMinisterwhohas categorically sought to name and shamePakistanforthe atrocitiesitiscommittingdayandnightinBalochistan," BJP said in a statement.
The party had been critical of Congress-led UPA government for raising the issue of Balochistan at the 2009 Summit of Non-Alignment Movement at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt.
"The overwhelming support from the oppressed and subjugated brave men and women of Balochistan for Prime Minister Modi illustrates the chord his address has struck on the issue and displayed the firmness with which India has dealt with the issue," it said.
Congress had earlier in the day attacked the Modi government for its "inconsistent" foreign policy which changes faster than the weather and asked the government to end its "knee-jerk" policy with Pakistan and fix problems within the country first before raising issues like Balochistan.
He said the Prime Minister spoke about Balochistan in his Independence day speech but nothing about prevailing situation in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
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