Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 16: BJP National Executive Member & J&K chief spokesperson Dr. Jitendra Singh has expressed concern over the Intelligence reports that Pakistan is closely tracking former militants in J&K as a part of its revised strategy to use them to revive dwindling local support for militancy.
Denouncing the N C – Congress Coalition Government for its flawed “rehabilitation” policy for former militants, Dr. Jitendra Singh said here today, even as this policy has disastrously led to around 400 persons illegally entering into the State without any screening or verification via Nepal, in addition, disturbing reports about thousands of released former militants walking the streets of Kashmir after having completed prison term or out on bail, may pose threat as potential trouble-makers to usurp peace in the Valley and elsewhere. This could also be linked to the ISI design to push Afghan militants into J&K after US withdrawal next year, he warned.
According to Intelligence evidence, Dr Jitendra said, the Pakistan ISI is already desperate to revive dwindling local support for militancy by engaging former militants and educated youth who are well versed in latest hi-tech methods of communication and modern weaponry.
He also pointed out that “rehabilitation” policy envisaged three broad prerequisites for the”ex-militants” to qualify for rehabilitation but none of these prerequisites has been followed either incase of former militants returning from PoK or in case of militants left at large after completion of their prison term.
Significantly, many of these former militants have also been recruited into State police force without adequate verification, he added.
The risk of terrorism revival apart, Dr Jitendra Singh said, there are several other collateral questions waiting for an answer. Does this not carry a negative message, he asked, for over 7 lakh unemployed youth of the state, as also the West Pak and PoK refugees as well as internally displaced Kashmiri Pandits, who were never involved in militancy nor did they venture across the border for any arms training. The most dangerous question, therefore, is does this not amount to the State offering a premium on militancy, he asked.
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