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| Islamabad's 'no' to Suchetgarh-Sialkot road reopening | | India for opening more transit points along LoC: PM | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI, AUG. 17:
The Congress-led coalition government at the Centre has not taken well the unwanted oppositon by Islamabad to New Delhi's proposal for re-opening of the Suchetgarh-Sialkot road. Pakistan's "no" to the Indian proposal notwithstanding, the government of India is for opening more transit points along the Line of Control.
The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) government is in favour of providing more transit points along the Line of Control (LoC) to facilitate greater people-to-people contact.
Replying to a supplementary question in the Rajya Sabha, Manmohan Singh said: "Our government is for expanding flow of personnel between the two sides on the Line of Control (LoC). Whenever opportunity arises, we will take up this matter with Pakistan".
The Minister of State for External Affairs, E. Ahamed, refuted reports that the government of India has given permission for people to travel across the LoC for religious purposes. Ahamed made it plain that only persons with valid permits were being allowed to cross the LoC and the stories about discrimination on religious lines was "completely baseless".
He also made it c lear that in spite of Pakistan rejecting India's proposal for opening up of the Suchetgarh-Sialkot border in Jammu and Kashmir, efforts would be made to open up more routes. After the devastating October 8, 2005 earthquake in Kashmir, close to half a dozen transit points were opened for the supply of quick relief to surviving victims of that tragedy. |
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