On Navjot Sidhu's Trade With Pak Comment, Fellow Congress Leader's Swipe

Navjot Sidhu has asked that if the Karachi border is open, why they cannot open the Attari border for business.

Congress MP Manish Tewari on Sunday hit out at Punjab Congress Chief Navjot Singh Sidhu over his statement on trade with Pakistan and said that it is "useless and futile" to hold any trade-related talks with Pakistan until the neighbouring country stops its anti-India activities.

Speaking to ANI, the Lok Sabha MP from Sri Anandpur Sahib said, "Until Pakistan stops sending terrorists to India and dropping drugs and weapons in our areas via drones, it is useless and futile to hold any trade-related talks with Pakistan."

While speaking to the media here in Amritsar, Mr Sidhu had said, "If our friendship is increased with Pakistan then our business will also be increased. I admire our former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's scheme when he started Aman Eman Bus Sewa from India to Pakistan."

The cricketer-turned-politician further asked that if the Karachi border is open, why they cannot open the Attari border for business.