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BJP, Sangh Parivar pleased that ceasefire is called off

The Bharatiya Janata Party Wednesday night described the government decision to call off the ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir as a "bold one in line with the mood of the people."

"I congratulate the government for taking this bold decision as it is in line with the mood of the people," party president Jana Krishnamurthy said in New Delhi.

"The government has come to the right decision by calling off the ceasefire as it has not yielded the expected results.

"The violence unleashed by terrorists did not abate even a little thereby bringing out the fact that terrorists have no desire for peace and purposeful talks," he said.

Meanwhile, Sangh Parivar outfits also welcomed the decision and demanded immediate termination of the dialogue with militant groups and a "free hand" to the security forces to restore peace in the trouble-torn state.

"The government has acted like a government. We welcome the Centre's decision," a jubilant Acharya Giriraj Kishore, senior vice-president of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad told PTI.

He, however, said the decision to invite Pakistan military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf for discussions in New Delhi would be "an exercise in futility" keeping in view Pakistan's past role in fomenting trouble in the valley.

Kishore also demanded that security forces should be given a "free hand" to eliminate militancy and restore peace in the state.

Welcoming the government's decision, Bajrang Dal leader and Member of Parliament from Faizabad, Vinay Katiyar demanded immediate termination of peace talks with militant groups.

"We should talk only with nationalist groups and not with terrorists and separatists," Katiyar said.

He also demanded summary execution of all militants apprehended by security forces in the state.

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