BJP advises Shiv Sena to respect the law

NEW DELHI: Disapproving of Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray's comments about creation of "Hindu suicide squads", the BJP on Wednesday advised its ally to respect the law.

"People should not take law into their hands. It is the duty of the government to counter terror," BJP Vice President Venkaiah Naidu told reporters here.

Advising Thackeray to respect the law, he said BJP believes in democracy and the Constitution.

He was commenting on Thackeray's statement in the party mouthpiece 'Saamna' in which he had said that there should be "Hindu suicide squads" to counter Muslim fundametalists and terrorists.