RANCHI, June 26:
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said India would win against terrorism and no power could prevent it from achieving the success.
“We will win against terrorism,” Singh said addressing ‘Haryali Shapath Samaroh and Loktantra Bachao’ programme oraganised by BJP’s Mahanagar unit.
Expressing pain at the ambush of eight CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir yesterday, Singh said the brave security personnel gunned down the two terrorists.
Meanwhile in a clear reference to Pakistan, Singh said the neighbouring country was trying to destabilise India.
Showering praise on security men for successfully eliminating two terrorists involved in yesterday’s attack, he said, “I have asked the Home Secretary to look into any lapses in Pampore attack so that we can correct it in the future and our jawans do not face martyrdom in such incidents.
“I want to praise the bravery of our security men. I salute their courage. Terrorists attacked them (security men) deceitfully. But our security men killed those two terrorists successfully,” he said addressing a function to mark the 300th martyrdom anniversary of legendary Sikh Warrior Baba Banda Singh Bahadur at Fatehgarh Sahib in Punjab.
The Home Minister said Indian youth should stand up to face forces which want to destabilise the country.
“An attempt is being made by these terrorists and our neighbouring country to destabilise India. I call upon Indian youth to stand up to face such forces and we should greet and welcome the bravery of our security people and the way they are working with such valour and courage,” said Singh without naming any country.
The Home Minister said, “India cannot forget those security men who got martyred. They are not with us now and we pay our tributes to them.”
In the deadliest attack on security forces in recent years, eight CRPF personnel were killed and 21 others critically wounded yesterday when terrorists rained bullets on a bus carrying them at Pampore, in Kashmir.
The Minister stressed that the country needed brave and courageous people to face the current challenge.
“But this period is going on and we need brave people in this time like Banda Singh Bahadur who were ready to lay down their lives for the country and society. Such people can protect the nation,” he said.
He noted that people should take inspiration from people like Banda Singh Bahadur. “Today our country is facing many challenges and to win over these challenges, we can take inspiration from life of people like Banda Singh Bahadur,” he said.
The Union Home Minister also assured the people that the Centre would deliver justice to the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
“Whenever I come to Punjab, I recall the 1984 riots. The burden of 1984 riots is still being felt. (1984 riots ke dangon ka jo bojh hai hamare dil par barabr bana rehta hai),” he said.
“But I want to assure you that being the Home Minister of the country, we have initiated effective action (in this regard),” said the Minister while addressing the gathering.
Singh said that after coming to power, the Modi-led Government formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe 1984 riots.
“After we formed the Government, we constituted a SIT and I told SIT that if the (1984) victims and their families are not satisfied with the investigation and if they feel that the way the investigations should have been be held was not carried out, all such matters should be looked into,” said Singh.
The Home Minister said that SIT has recommended re-investigation into 22 such cases pertaining to 1984 riots.
“Several cases are being reviewed. There are 286 such cases. Many cases have been reviewed. But SIT has so far recommended re-investigation into 22 such cases,” he said.
“I want to assure you that you will get justice,” asserted Union Home Minister.
In Hyderabad, describing the killing of eight CRPF troopers by terrorists in Srinagar as “desperate attempts to create problems for the country”, Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju today said the Government is committed to ensuring peace and security and necessary action will be taken.
“The incident is very unfortunate… We condemn such ghastly attack by terrorists and we pay homage to the departed martyrs and send our condolences to the bereaved family members,” Rijiju told reporters here.
“The CRPF team, they were returning from the firing range to the headquarters when they were attacked near Jhelum river. It was a tragic incident where eight of our jawans lost their lives,” he said.
“The situation is challenging…People who believe in extremism, they are very desperate because we have got a very dynamic Prime Minister and India is progressing very well and so they are doing everything to scuttle the efforts of the Government to taking India to new level of prosperity,” the Union Minister said.
“There are desperate attempts to create problems for the country…These are desperate attempts…But, we are committed and necessary action and response will be taken up…Let the officers come back from the spot after they review the entire situation,” he said.
“There may be claims by groups (taking responsibility for the attack), but we have to make complete official assessment of the situation. Our DG CRPF has been asked to go there and other senior officers have rushed to Srinagar,” he said.
On reports about statement given by Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit on the incident, Rijiju said, “He has a habit of giving such statements and the whole world is watching. I don’t want to make political statements…I think the Ministry of External Affairs and PMO may react to it.”
Reacting to another query, the Minister said, “The efforts to infiltrate along the LoC in the western side has come down. The attempts have increased but the level of success has drastically come down and that is why this kind of desperate attempts are being made, and they may try to increase the level, but infiltration itself has come down.”
On the Pathankot incident, he said, “We are waiting for the date which Pakistan has to give and as and when the date comes our people — NIA team is ready.” (PTI)
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