In a statement, the Politburo of the CPI(M) said that Prime Minister Vajpayee had asserted that no one can prevent the Kargil issue being discussed during the elections and that the BJP was deliberately distorting the directive given by the Election Commission on August 19. The Commission has, in fact, stated that Kargil will be a major issue in the political campaign. But what it has called for is not to use the defence forces in a partisan manner in this issue.