Cong wants spl session to declare Pak 'terror state'

Stepping up its attack on the Narendra Modi government, the Congress on Monday demanded a special session of Parliament to declare Pakistan a “terrorist state”. Expressing shock that India has failed to deliver “meaty blows” to Pakistan, the Congress wanted the Centre to impose “near absolute economic sanctions” against the “rogue neighbour”.

“Extreme situations demand extreme decisions. Remember, aimless policy is not a synonym for strategic restraint,” Congress spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi told reporters here.

He wanted the government to demonstrate concrete action against Pakistan, including scaling down of diplomatic presence in Islamabad. The Congress also favoured “vehement lobbying” with every major power that remotely had a link or provided economic aid to Pakistan.

“The Congress party demands that a special one or two-day session of Parliament be called to discuss the security situation and more particularly to declare Pakistan a ‘terrorist state’,” Singhvi said.