NDA never raised Sarabjit issue with Pak when in power

Seeking to blunt BJPs criticism of inaction by UPA government in Sarabit Singh case,Congress Friday released a paper documenting actions taken by the government in the matter and accused NDA of never raising the issue when the opposition alliance was in power.

Seeking to blunt BJPs criticism of inaction by UPA government in Sarabit Singh case,Congress Friday released a paper documenting actions taken by the government in the matter and accused NDA of never raising the issue when the opposition alliance was in power.

The 3-page document released by AICC said it started in 1990. Sarabjit was in jail all through NDA rule but never did the NDA government ask for consular access to him.

They did not ever raise the issue with Pakistan authorities nor during the then Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayees visit to Lahore or during Pakistani President Pervez Musharrafs visits to Agra or subsequent visits by any other dignitaries.

Sections in Congress believe the murderous attack on Sarabjit in a jail in Pakistan leading to his death could be a ploy to inflame passions in India and create a fertile ground for fanning fundamentalism.

In the document,the party has listed a series of actions taken by UPA government on the issue of Sarabjit since it came to power in 2004 and more specifically the actions taken since the attack on Sarabjit there on April 26.

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