NEW DELHI: Union Minister Jitendra Singh today said the Government’s intent of restoring normalcy in the Kashmir Valley and bringing to book the perpetrators of terrorism is “quite clear”, hours after the NIA carried out raids to track terror funding.
In a pre-dawn swoop, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) today raided 23 locations in Kashmir, Haryana and the national capital in connection with a case of alleged funding received by separatist groups for carrying out subversive activities in the Valley.
On queries about Pakistan’s heavy firing along the Line of Control (LoC), the minister told reporters that the action from the Indian side this time is “much, much more befitting than ever before”.
In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistan shelled forward posts and civilian areas along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting Indian troops to retaliate.
Asked by the NIA searches, Singh said the people of Kashmir wanted normalcy to be restored. They want to be “part of the development journey” and not be deprived of opportunities available in the other parts of the country.
Keeping with the will of the people of Kashmir, the minister said, “the government has to take the responsibility for ensuring that peace is restored and all the perpetrators of terrorism and disturbance are bought to book.”
(AGENCIES)
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