Key BJP ally Shiv Sena on Tuesday joined the Congress and the AAP in attacking the government over a Pakistani team being allowed to visit an IAF base in Pathankot to probe the terror strike, calling
Key BJP ally Shiv Sena on Tuesday joined the Congress and the AAP in attacking the government over a Pakistani team being allowed to visit an IAF base in Pathankot to probe the terror strike, calling it “wrong”.
Mounting a fresh offensive over the visit on Tuesday, the Congress said the Modi government has set a “wrong precedent” and wondered why biryani was being served to the JIT which also includes an ISI representative.
As a political storm over the visit of a five-member Pakistani JIT raged, the BJP fended off Opposition criticism, saying the trip strengthens the government’s stand that Pakistani territory was used to carry out the strike. It also accused the Congress of criticising the visit due to “political malice”.
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, while terming the government’s decision as “wrong”, said rather an Indian team needs to be sent to Pakistan to probe those behind the terror strikes. He also reminded the Centre that not India, but Pakistan is an accused in the Pathankot strike.
“On top of that, we have provided high security to the Pakistani team. Who are they scared of The entire matter is laughable,” he said in Mumbai. He sought to know if the Centre will manage to get permission from Pakistan to get an Indian team to investigate in the neighbouring country. “Our team needs to be sent there to investigate the role of Hafiz Saeed and Azhar Masood in terror strikes in our country. But will we get permission We need to remember we are not culprits but Pakistan is,” he said.
The Congress accused the government of compromising the country’s sovereignty and setting a “wrong” precedent. “It is known all over that the Pakistan’s ISI is behind the terror attacks in India, including the 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes, and still we are serving biryani to the JIT which also includes an ISI representative,” party spokesman P.L. Punia told reporters in Delhi.
