New Delhi, May 11: BJP today asked the government to clarify whether January 2004 accord with Pakistan or the recent Sharm-el-Sheikh declaration would be the basis of renewed talks with that country and suggested caution as the neighbour continued to “sponsor terror”.
“A new round of discussions between India and Pakistan are set to begin. We want to ask the government the basis of talks between the External Affairs Ministers of the two countries.
Whether it will be based on the January 6, 2004 accord or the recent Sharm-el-Sheikh agreement,” BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said.
The main opposition maintains that the basis of talks should be the 2004 accord between Prime Minister A B Vajpayee and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, in which the neighbouring country promised not to allow its soil to be used for terror activities against India.
–Agencies