Tuesday, May 2 2006 15:00 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Bhilwara (Rajasthan): BJP today (May 2, 2006) said any 'ill-conceived' pull out from Siachen would be a 'sell out'.

"Siachen cannot be treated as a stand-alone issue and any settlement should be guided by a sound strategic consideration of the country's security and overall national interests," Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha L K Advani told reporters here, before starting on the 19th day of his 'Bharat Suraksha Yatra'.

"I suspect that the Prime Minster trusts Americans more than he trusts the parties in the Opposition, showing how much the ruling party believes in the letter and spirit of parliamentary democracy," the senior BJP leader alleged.

He claimed that news reports indicate that Singh wants a settlement of the Siachen issue during his proposed Pakistan visit.

"The imminent settlement suggests the UPA Government was thinking of pulling out troops from Saltoro Ridge. Under the innovative compromise being considered by the Government,India will effect a pull out from the Ridge without Pakistan agreeing to a mutually defined and demarcated Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL)," he claimed.

"Several think tanks and semi-official strategicaffairs experts in Washington have been urging India to accept such innovations," the former BJP President claimed.