Explain remarks on Pakistan breakthrough: Jaitley to PM

The PM,in response to a question at Fridays press conference,claimed that the breakthrough could not move further after the regime in change in Pakistan.

Jaitley demanded clarifications from the PM to set the record straight whether Indias stated positions were secured during that negotiations leading to potential breakthrough. Since the PM for the first time informed the nation that a resolution on Kashmir was almost agreed to,it is eminently desirable that he takes the nation into confidence of the specifics he had in mind about the failed solution, Jaitley said,underlining that Track Two diplomacy is not an unknown phenomenon. It is an accepted instrument world over. But Track Two diplomacy cannot be at complete variance with the stated national position.

He sought to remind that Indias stated position has been that Jamp;K is an integral part of India for which Parliament,in 1994,had passed a unanimous resolution,asserting that POK was an integral part of Indias territory along. Jaitley pointed out that Pakistan had been advocating an interim resolution on Kashmir comprising several unacceptable measures and requested the PM for a clarification whether any of Pakistans views were accepted by the Indian side for the claimed breakthrough.

I do not know if any or all of these were a subject matter of the almost arrived at resolution to the Kashmir problem. I hope the truth is otherwise. I further hope that I do not have to wait for the memoirs of the Prime Minister to know the truth, Jaitley said.

The Leader of Opposition also took a dig at position of Congress,National Conference,PDP and separatists in the state: The Congress stands for separate status,the National Conference advocates pre-1953 status,the PDP talks of self-rule,separatists talk of Azadi. Each of these is intended to dilute Indias sovereignty.