BJP to Khar: Protest Hurriyat meet, slow pace of 26/11 trial

New Delhi, July 27 (PTI) India's principal opposition
party BJP Wednesday registered its protest with Pakistan
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar against her meeting with
Hurriyat leaders as well as over the "dismal progress" made in
the 26/11 trial in that country.
Khar called on Leader of the Opposition in Lok
Sabha(Lower House of Indian Parliament) Sushma Swaraj
Wednesday afternoon. During the meeting, Swaraj conveyed her
protest over Khar's meeting with the separatist leaders of
Kashmir (Hurriyat) during her first visit to India, the
Bhartiya Janta Party(BJP) said in a statement.
National Democratic Alliance(NDA) Working President L K
Advani had expressed the same sentiments when Khar called on
him today morning.
"This is her first visit to the country and she met the
separatists. This is not right. Her meeting is unacceptable to
us," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said.
Swaraj also brought up the issue of the slow pace of the
Mumbai trial in Pakistan.
"The progress in this trial is practically nil. Four
presiding judges have already been transferred and the fifth
judge has joined recently. Three prosecutors have also been
changed and out of 100 named witnesses till date only one has
been examined," the party said.
Swaraj particularly highlighted that a satisfactory
progress in the trial of 26/11 Mumbai terror accused is the
most important confidence building measure (CBM) as far as
India is concerned.
"In the absence of any worthwhile progress on this other
CBMs have not much relevance. She hoped that Pakistan would
act against the accused terrorists speedily and without fail,"
the statement said. PTI RC
KAP