<p><br />"It (consequences of his pleading guilty before a US court) is a mixed bag. As we cannot get extradition, it is a loss. But, at the same time, we can get official access and can officially question him so our dossiers (against Pakistan) will be more weighty," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said.<br /><br />He asserted that though Pakistan may ultimately dismiss Headley's confessions as "mere papers" and not evidences, the involvement of the neighbouring country in the 26/11 terror attacks would be established more firmly and be "very clear" to the world community.<br /><br />"Now the trial of Ajmal Kasab (lone surviving terrorist in the 26/11 case) is winding up. So, I think we can expect the result in that case also," he said.<br /><br />Javadekar took a dig at the UPA government for making a "unilateral offer" of foreign secretary-level talks to Pakistan inspite of its continued support to terror.<br /><br />"The real test of India lies in how it deals with Pakistan because Pakistan has not changed a bit. It has not done anything, not taken any credible steps....Terror continues, infiltration is growing. Still government did a sudden u-turn and unilaterally offered talks," he said.<br /><br />This move had emboldened the Pakistani establishment, especially the ISI, to simultaneously do business with India and plot terror, Javadekar alleged. He said it was ISI's policy to inflict a thousand cuts and wound India.<br /><br />Another BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy said the fact that Headley would not be extradited is a failure of Indian diplomacy.<br /><br />"It sounds absurd that Headley would be available to India for investigation but not for trial. This is a complete failure of Indian diplomacy," Rudy said.<br /><br />"BJP would accept nothing less than Headley's extradition for trial in Indian courts," he added. </p>
<p><br />"It (consequences of his pleading guilty before a US court) is a mixed bag. As we cannot get extradition, it is a loss. But, at the same time, we can get official access and can officially question him so our dossiers (against Pakistan) will be more weighty," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said.<br /><br />He asserted that though Pakistan may ultimately dismiss Headley's confessions as "mere papers" and not evidences, the involvement of the neighbouring country in the 26/11 terror attacks would be established more firmly and be "very clear" to the world community.<br /><br />"Now the trial of Ajmal Kasab (lone surviving terrorist in the 26/11 case) is winding up. So, I think we can expect the result in that case also," he said.<br /><br />Javadekar took a dig at the UPA government for making a "unilateral offer" of foreign secretary-level talks to Pakistan inspite of its continued support to terror.<br /><br />"The real test of India lies in how it deals with Pakistan because Pakistan has not changed a bit. It has not done anything, not taken any credible steps....Terror continues, infiltration is growing. Still government did a sudden u-turn and unilaterally offered talks," he said.<br /><br />This move had emboldened the Pakistani establishment, especially the ISI, to simultaneously do business with India and plot terror, Javadekar alleged. He said it was ISI's policy to inflict a thousand cuts and wound India.<br /><br />Another BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy said the fact that Headley would not be extradited is a failure of Indian diplomacy.<br /><br />"It sounds absurd that Headley would be available to India for investigation but not for trial. This is a complete failure of Indian diplomacy," Rudy said.<br /><br />"BJP would accept nothing less than Headley's extradition for trial in Indian courts," he added. </p>