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Pakistan can't preach democracy: PM

October 18, 2003 19:30 IST

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Saturday criticised Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for demanding a plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir.

"There has been talk of right to self-determination. Does Pakistan have democracy? Does it have an elected government?" he asked in reference to Musharraf's address to the Organisation of Islamic Conference summit in Malaysia.

"Those who rule at gunpoint are talking of right to self-determination. It is not right," he said after laying the foundation stone of the Panipat Refinery Expansion Project in Haryana.

The PM ruled our early resumption of talks and said Pakistan should, among other things, vacate the areas that it has occupied in J&K.

He regretted that the international community was having double standards on terrorists, and said India would defeat it on its own.


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Sub: Pakistan has no locus-standi

The PM was absolutely right. Pakistan has no locus standi to talk about 'self-determination', 'democracy' and 'freedom', when its own people don't have it. It ...


Posted by Sriram





Sub: OIC and Pak on Kashmir

This is a classic case of a bunch of devils preaching the scriptures. India should press for democracy in the Muslim countries which form part ...


Posted by raju





Sub: Democracy

Our PM should be more hard hitting on this fact. It is a truth that those who do not care for the democracy in their ...


Posted by Lalit





Sub: Vajpayee PM .........till he lives

The PM is the most smartest of All we have ever had.. hats off to him..... I am sure he has a great organised team ...


Posted by imran





Sub: Comments

Well, Mr. Vajpayee , well said !!! Glad to know that he is saying the right things to Pakistan ! Pakistan which has no democracy ...


Posted by Snehal




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