New Delhi:
Pakistan must question Hafiz Saeed, prime suspect in the Mumbai terror attacks, and even "half a step is a good step", Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Friday while regretting that no trial has been started against the perpetrators in that country in the last 10 months.
Asked whether Pakistan's move to slap two cases on Saeed was a face-saver, Chidambaram said, "We should take it at face value. Let us see what they do now. Do they interrogate him, do they investigate his role. Let us wait and see. I think it is too early to reach any conclusion. But for me even a half step is a good step."
The Home Minister in an interview to a private news channel said "solid" evidence has been provided to Pakistan against Saeed and other accused based on which they can be investigated.
He was asked whether India was satisfied with the cases being filed against Saeed for anti-state activities and for raising funds locally.
"Jihad against what? Surely not a jihad against the Pakistan government. It must be jihad against some other establishment. And I suspect in this case its India. So let them investigate this. I don't care what colour they give to the investigation," he said.