Nothing new, says Cong.

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI AUG. 9. The package of measures announced by the Union Home Minister, Mr. L.K. Advani, to fight terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir appears to have left the Congress unimpressed. The party continued to press for Mr. Advani's resignation.

Briefing newspersons today, the party spokesperson, Mr. Jaipal Reddy said: ``the package lacked anything substantive and was meant to produce an illusion of a fresh initiative by the Government''. ``The twin proposals of invoking the Special Arms Act and extension of the Disturbed Areas Act had proved ineffective in the Kashmir Valley. How can it be expected to succeed now,'' he asked.

Mr. Reddy also questioned the proposition that more stringent laws were needed to meet the challenge posed by the terrorists. ``What is required is a focussed strategy and good governance,'' he said. Mr. Advani's package had ``nothing new'' and ``it only proves that under Mr. Advani, the Home Ministry has run out of ideas, and his response highlights his intellectual incapacity to produce a new initiative''.

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