New Delhi: Accusing US of dictating terms to India, National Conference (NC) leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on October 25 asked the Vajpayee government not to succumb to Washington's pressures and take "tough decisions" in national interest.

"America is not our God that it will say do this or that. Why should we do it? Are we slaves? Those days are gone," Abdullah said addressing National Democratic Alliance (NDA) rally to commemorate completion of three years of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government.

He said New Delhi "cannot and should not" succumb to the US pressures and should take decisions, which will benefit India.

"Government should not talk to Pakistan till it stops terrorism permanently," he said, emphasising that it should stick to this stand unlike in the past when Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf was invited to India.

"I know difficulties will come. But if we do not face these, then we cannot do anything for India," Abdullah said.

Referring to the 23-party NDA, he said it was not easy to run coalition governments when "some say do this some say do that".

Advocating that the government stick to its decisions, Abdullah said, "your weaknesses are exploited by the enemies".

Asserting that all Muslims of the country were Indians, he said they "should not be looked upon with suspicion as due to this the country cannot move ahead".

The NDA rally, being organised by Delhi BJP, is to be addressed by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani, BJP president M Venkaiah Naidu and NDA convenor George Fernandes.

PTI