His strong remarks come days after the US called Pakistan a safe haven of terrorists
NDA's vice-presidential candidate M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday warned Pakistan against backing terror activities on Indian soil, saying "the neighbour" should remember what happened in the 1971 war. He said Kashmir is an integral part of India and not an "inch" of it will be ceded to Pakistan.
Pakistan had suffered a humiliating defeat in the 1971 war that also resulted in East Pakistan becoming Bangladesh as an independent country.
"Our neighbour should understand that aiding and abetting terror will not help them. They had an experience in 1971, they should remember that experience and focus on creating peace and prosperity for their people," he said at the 'Kargil Parakram Parade' here to mark the sacrifice of the soldiers in the 1999 conflict with Pakistan.
The former Union Minister also charged Pakistan with using terror as an instrument of "state policy". "Pakistan is mixing terror with religion. Terrorism has become their state policy. It is an enemy of humanity and has no religion," the former BJP leader said.
His strong remarks come days after the US called Pakistan a safe haven of terrorists.
Naidu also said that Pakistan, which had embarked on the "Kargil misadventure", was now resorting to "diplomatic misadventures" to foment trouble in Kashmir. "It is time all 'misadventurists' realise that India's development story cannot be derailed by such 'shoot and scoot' tactics. We are too strong to get irritated and lose our focus," he said, ahead of the Kargil Vijay Diwas on July 26. On that day in 1999, India recaptured all posts in Kargil that had been occupied by Pakistani troops and intruders.
Pakistan has been indulging in ceasefire violations on the Line of Control (LoC), targeting civilians and even school children in one instance. This was communicated by Lt Gen A K Bhatt, the Indian Director General of Military Operations, to his Pakistani counterpart recently.
Naidu said India is a peace-loving nation and never attacked any other country and wants good relations with neighbours but it should be reciprocated.
On July 18, Naidu quit the government and his party to file his nomination for the August 5 vice-presidential election.
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