Dismissing the Congress’ demand for convening a special session of Parliament to declare Pakistan a terrorist state, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said there is “no logic in it”, asser
Dismissing the Congress’ demand for convening a special session of Parliament to declare Pakistan a terrorist state, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said there is “no logic in it”, asserting that India’s security is in safe hands with Narendra Modi at the helm of affairs.
The minister of state for parliamentary affairs said the NDA government knows “what should be said” in the country’s interest better than the opposition party when asked about the opposition party’s criticism of external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj for not pitching for imposing economic sanctions on Pakistan during her address at the UNGA. In the wake of the Uri terror attack, the Congress had demanded a special session of Parliament to be convened. “We are ready for a discussion and debate on the matter in Parliament. But convening a special session to discuss the issue... There is no logic in it. There is no discussion on convening a special session at our level,” said Mr Naqvi after attending the annual conference of National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC). The minister, who is also holding the minority affairs portfolio, assured that India and its respect and security “are in safe hands” with Narendra Modi at the helm of country’s affairs.
“There will be no weakness (in dealing with Pakistan-backed terrorism),” he asserted.
Lauding Ms Swaraj for her “very good” speech at the UN General Assembly on Monday, Mr Naqvi said her speech exposed the “nexus” between Pakistan and terrorists.
He said the world is listening to the “cacophony of terrorism” emerging from Pakistan and asked it to either “break ties with terror or get disintegrated”.
Replying to queries, Mr Naqvi claimed that incidents of communal tension have reduced “substantially” under the NDA government.
