NEW DELHI: The Centre today admitted that previous UPA government did a flip flop in the Ishrat Jahan encounter case. Replying to a Calling Attention in the Lok Sabha on alleged alteration of affidavit relating to Ishrat Jahan case, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said, ”No politics should be done on the issue of terrorism. Whether it is Ishrat Jahan or any other case, there should not be flip-flop by any government. ”A terrorist is a terrorist. Terror has no caste or religion.” He said: ”I am pained to say that previous government made flip flop decisions on the Ishrat Jahan encounter case and new dimensions were given to all facts.”
The Minister added that the previous UPA government made an attempt to tone down the fact that Ishrat was a LeT operative. However, in the first affidavit by the UPA government, it was stated that Ishrat was a LeT operative. Terrorist David Coleman Headley, in his testimony, had also confirmed that Ishrat was a terrorist, the Minister said. ”Then government took steps to defame the Gujarat government and there was a serious conspiracy made against the Gujarat government. I would like to assure that we will never do politics on issue of terrorism and we will take strict action against terrorism. ”I want to ask who gave saffron terror term,” he pointed out. (AGENCIES)
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