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On the ongoing efforts by the Indian Army to throw out foreign intruders from Kargil area of Kashmir, he lambasted prime minister A B Vajpayee for not considering with due seriousness8217; the plea of the Army chief Gen V P Malik for permission to cross the Line of Control LoC to cut supply lines of the intruders.

However, Chavan who has been authorised to speak on national level issues by Pawar, clarified that the time was not yet ripe for Indian Army to cross the LoC into Pakistan.

PM should have at least consulted the opposition parties on the matter and called an all-party meeting so that various alternatives and measures could be discussed to tackle the intrusion by Pakistan backed infiltrators8217;, he added.