Basti: BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Sunday said former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah should apologize for his "PoK is part of Pakistan" remark and suggested the government banned such statements.
Reacting to Abdullah's statement, that has already invited flak from several quarters, Pal on Sunday said, "Farooq Abdullah should apologize for his remarks on Army and the government should ban such statements."
The National Conference patron and former J&K chief minister had on Saturday said, "Ever since I came into politics, I have always said that this state (PoK and J-K) can never become one. Neither do we have the power to take back their part (PoK) nor have they (Pakistan) the power to take our part; we are a nuclear power and they, too, are."
"How much can the army defend us even if the entire army of India came to our rescue, they cannot defend us against terrorists or militants. The only way left is to hold dialogue and find a solution," Abdullah had said.
On Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Shareef's indication that the neighbouring country was ready for a dialogue with India without pre-conditions for sustainable peace, the BJP MP said India was already in favour of this suggestion.
Stating that terror was a global problem and was not limited to India alone, Pal said PM Shareef should take initiative to end the "nursery of terrorism" on his soil.
On former Union minister P Chidambaram's comment that ban on Salman Rushdie's book 'The Satanic Verses' was wrong, he said if Congress was repentant then it should apologize publicly.
Regarding Bihar elections, the BJP MP said Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav succeeded in convincing the people that BJP was against reservation, which was not true.
