Guest guest Posted September 17, 2001 Report Share Posted September 17, 2001 >Title: BJP asks to probe Musharraf's role terrorist attacks >Author: Anand Soondas >Publication: The Telegraph >September 13, 2001 > > > FROM ANAND SOONDAS > > Jodhpur, Sept. 12: > In a hard-hitting resolution tha> > > > Transfer interrupted! > > y progressing Indo-Pakistan ties, the BJP has asked the US and > the world community to probe Pakistan President Pervez > Musharraf’s role in the terrorist attacks on America. > > A meeting addressed by party chief Jana Krishnamurthi and > attended by the BJP’s top office bearers has taken the view that > America should go “deeper?into the incident and investigate > those who have been “funding, supporting and encouraging > terrorism? > > The meeting, slated to discuss elections in Uttar Pradesh and > other states, took a different turn with BJP leaders taking the > opportunity to vent their ire on Musharraf. Other issues got a > fleeting mention as the leaders launched into an offensive against > terrorism and Pakistan’s role in it. > > BJP general secretary Narendra Modi, who briefed the press > along with Kushabhau Thakre, Sunil Shastri, Kailashpati Mishra > and Pyarelal Khandelwal among others, said: “President Bush > should try to find out why Musharraf spoke for Palestine so > vociferously at the Agra summit and why he openly supported > terrorism. There is much that remains to be explained.?> > Modi added that America should investigate everyone who has > been lending moral, financial and logistical support to terrorism. > “Everyone knows who these people are.?World opinion should > now be focused on why terrorism has got such a sudden spurt > and who are behind it. “All those people supporting terrorism > should be punished, their roles thoroughly investigated,?Modi > stressed. > > The party, which has decided to observe September 21 as > “anti-terrorism day? said it would try not to make the > programmes “BJP-centric? “We will seek participation of all > parties and NGOs on that day,?Modi said, adding that when > terrorism is backed by religious motives, as in the American > case, it becomes lethal. >---- > http://www.ofbjp.org >---- >A worldwide community of BJP's friends, supporters and activists: >Friends of the BJP - Worldwide: http://www.ofbjp.org/fob >---- > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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