New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Jaswant Singh today (June 2, 2004) slammed External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh's statements on ties with Pakistan and asked the Government to clarify whether his proposal for a "Common Nuclear Doctrine" was a "fanciful individual notion".

"It would be difficult for me to comment since the Minister has made so many statements. I have seen newspaper reports suggesting that there will be continuity in policies towards USA but the statements on Pakistan veered from one end to another like a pendulum. I am sure it would gain a static position," Singh, a former External Affairs Minister said at a press conference to give National Democratic Alliance (NDA)'s views on ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA)'s Common Minimum Programme.

He said relations with Islamabad were put on a "footing" by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the interests of the people of India and Pakistan and for the "larger purpose of peace in the region".

Commenting on the Common Nuclear Doctrine advocated by Natwar Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said he had no problems "if it is a personal view or fanciful outpourings".