File photo of senior BJP leader LK Advani
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani today said that after Defence Minister AK Antony and the army chief have clearly specified that Pakistan army was involved in the killing of five jawans at the Line of Control (LoC), the Prime Minister should not be keen on talking to his Pakistan counterpart.
In his latest blog posting, Mr Advani heaped praise on Army Chief General Bikram Singh for having made the Defence Minister not just confirm what the army press note had said about the incident earlier but also specifically add that the "specialist troops of the Pakistan army were involved in this attack".
The BJP leader further maintains that after both Mr Antony and the army chief had clearly said that Pakistani forces were involved, there should be no talks at the level of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif.
"The country hopes that after this kind of firm assertion by the minister and the army, the Prime Minister would abandon his keenness to have peace talks with his Pakistani counterpart," Mr Advani said.