‘Terror contained in Kashmir after Modi came to power’
Central agencies assisting in investigations
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, May 2: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today that Narendra Modi Government has taken Poonch incident (martyrdom of five Army soldiers) very seriously and declared that investigating agencies will solve the case 100 percent.
This was the Union Home Minister’s first reaction on Poonch incident in which five Army bravehearts sacrificed their lives and another was injured in an ambush laid by the militants at Bhatta Durrian in Mendhar tehsil on April 20.
In an interview to News 18 Network, Shah said Narendra Modi Government has taken Poonch incident very seriously.
“Investigating agencies will investigate this incident and solve it 100 percent,” he added.
When asked by the reporter as to who was behind the incident and whether Pakistan had a hand in it, the Union Home Minister said terrorism has been contained in Kashmir after Narendra Modi Government came to power at the Centre.
“Entire country knows, terrorism has been declining in Kashmir,” Shah said.
The Union Home Ministry had deputed the teams of National Investigation Agency (NIA), National Security Guards (NSG), Intelligence Bureau (IB) among others to Bhatta Durrian soon after the terror attack. The Central agencies are also assisting in the investigations. Police have so far arrested six Over Ground Workers (OGWs) who had sheltered the militants and provided them logistics.
Weapons and explosives used in the terror attack had been dropped through drone from Pakistan.
Shah said only Prime Minister Narendra Modi can make Karnataka developed, prosperous and safe, no one else.
Stating that it was the BJP Government led by Modi which banned Popular Front of India (PFI), Shah while addressing an election rally in Karnataka said, “if Congress party comes to power and if Siddaramaiah wins they will withdraw the ban on PFI.”
The Congress, while in power, had made Karnataka ATM of its Central leadership, he said, alleging that during Siddaramaiah’s five years tenure other than corruption, they did nothing for the State.
Questioning Siddaramaiah as to why he keeps changing his Assembly seat every time- from Chamundeshwari to Varuna to Badami, Shah said, “what makes you (Siddaramaiah) change the seat every time? It is because wherever you go, you don’t do any development work, and people there make you flee from their constituency.”
“I want to ask you the people of Varuna, do you want a leader who is about to retire, or do you want a future leader? You decide,” he said.
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