Sidhu, minutes after the furore in Punjab Assembly, said that the men responsible for the ‘heinous’ attack should be held and that he demands the punishment for the guilty.

“There can be no understanding with terrorism and those who propagate terrorism cannot be spared. The warfare cannot be waged against an entire Pakistan. I am firm on my stand. Terrorism will not be tolerated. People who are responsible should be punished harshly that it acts as a deterrence for generations to come,” the senior Congress leader said.

Sidhu also spoke about Kandahar and blamed the government which released the men held during the Kandahar hijacking in 1999.

“I want to ask who released those involved in 1999 Kandahar incident? Whose responsibility is it? Our fight is against them. Why should a soldier die? Why can't there be a permanent solution?,” Sidhu asked.