Concerned over the decision of the United States for supply of F-16 fighter jets and other military hardwares to Pakistan, senior BJP leader Vijay Jolly has expressed his resentment through a letter to US Ambassador in India Richard Verma.
Requesting the US administration to reconsider its decision in the larger interests of humanity and global peace, Jolly stated that Indians are unhappy and distressed now.
“We express deep resentment of the Indian public against this US move. We firmly believe that such US incentive shall encourage Pakistan and its terror designs on free & democratic India. We denounce Washington’s Pakistan Policy,” Jolly, former BJP Overseas Affairs Convenor, said.
Jolly reminded of various terror attacks in India by terrorist organisations operating from Pakistan soil, including the recent Gurdaspur and Pathankot. He conveyed to Verma that he has to take into account Indian concerns since rejuvenated India- US relations during the past 19 months are the off-shoot of renewed understanding between PM Narendra Modi and President Obama.
“Business, political, economic, educational, scientific & military spheres have all strengthened Indo-US friendship in modern times. Please do not ignite flames of mistrust & arms race in the Indian sub-continent. The need of the hour is to force Pakistan to denounce terror elements, arrest terrorists waging armed struggle against India and disallow terror modules to mount attacks on India from its soil,” Jolly said.
“India & US have common goals of democracy and development. So any direct or indirect military hardware support by US without any solid commitment for peace & tranquility and shunning terror by Pakistan is against tenets of Global Fight & War Against Terror,” he further said.