BJP asks prime minister to call off talks with Sharif

'Pakistan continuing its strategy to strike at will through proxy war of terror'

BJP today demanded Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should call off his meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in New York on Sunday in the wake of twin terror strikes in Jammu region.

Condemning the attacks, party President Rajnath Singh said Pakistan was continuing with its strategy to strike at will through proxy war of terror.

"The PM is in a hurry to start dialogue with Pakistan. There should be no talks with Pakistan unless there is a conducive environment," Singh said on a Twitter post.

"I strongly condemn the terrorist attack on the police and security forces in Jammu. The terrorists have attacked India almost at will," he added. The BJP has opposed the talks between the two prime ministers.

BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said the Prime Minister had himself assured the nation through both Houses of Parliament after Mumbai attack and after beheading of two soldiers that India will not hold talks with Pakistan till it takes minimal action against terror.

"But what are we seeing today that Pakistan land is being used to attack and conduct terror attacks in India," he said.

"We condemn the twin dastardly attacks. This shows that Pakistan continues on its strategy to strike at will through this proxy war of terror," he said.

Another BJP leader Yashwant Sinha maintained that the Prime Minister should not hold talks at all with Sharif.