NEW DELHI, Oct 21:
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today corroborated reports that terrorists are entering India with the help of Pakistan.
“We have information that Pakistan is helping terrorists to enter our territory. We are on alert. When I was in Jammu and Kashmir,locals ask me to remove Army from the Valley but I told them we cannot do it till situation is peaceful.I will remove Army when the situation is peaceful,” a news channel quoted Shinde as saying.
The Home Minister said his Ministry has directed all concerned to be extra vigilant during the ongoing festival season and ensure peace. “I also appeal people to be extra careful,” he said.
Referring to Jammu and Kashmir, Shinde said security forces cannot be withdrawn from the Valley till the situation is completely peaceful there.
On the anti-corruption movement of Arvind Kejriwal-led India Against Corruption, the Home Minister said the activists should introspect as their acts were “creating indiscipline” in the society and the Government would not tolerate it.
“They are creating indiscipline. This is illegal. If someone takes law in his hands, we would not tolerate it,” he said.
Referring to Kejriwal’s action of restoring electricity connection of an individual during his protest on water and power tariff in the capital, he said such acts were unacceptable as the supply had been stopped due to non-payment of bill.
Shinde said he had visited the Indo-Bangladesh border yesterday and assessed the situation there.
Earlier, while attending the Police Commemoration Day, Shinde paid tribute to 575 security men who laid down their lives in the last one year.
While 383 personnel from State Police forces were killed between September 1, 2011 and August 31, this year, 192 troopers belonging to Central armed police forces died during that period.
Meanwhile, Congress leader and Union Minister Harish Rawat said that Kejriwal is only indulging in “politics of allegations”.
“Our top leadership works among the people and they have got maximum exposure… But people like Kejriwal only indulge in politics of allegations,” he said.
Rawat made it clear that there was no possibility of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh responding to any of the allegations made by Kejriwal. (Agencies)
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