Talks futile until Pakistan stops supporting terror activities: BJP

BJP today said engaging Pakistan in talks over Kashmir issue would prove to be a futile exercise till that country stopped "supporting" terrorist activities.

"Pakistan jab tak atankhwadh ko samarthan karna bandh nahi karega tab tak pakistan se charcha karne se koi nishpati hogi, hame lagata hai (Until Pakistan stopped supporting terrorism, holding talks with Pakistan would yield no results, I feel), BJP president Nitin Gadkari told reporters in Bangalore on the sidelines of a function.

The two-day foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan are underway in Islamabad since yesterday.

Asked about the rising inflation rate, he said it was due to "the wrong economic policies and bad governance of the Congress party."

"There is too much expectation from our great economist prime minister but in the examination he has failed. It is difficult to give him 25 marks out of 100," he said.

The government had completely failed on economic issues, he alleged. "It is unfortunate the people of India have to face the problem of price inflation and it is really difficult for poor persons to survive", he said.