Agencies
New Delhi, Nov 27: Incidents of pelting stones at security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have reduced by 40-45 per cent since the abrogation of provisions under Article 370, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday. Speaking at an event organised by Republic channel, Shah said it took 70 years to abrogate the provisions and Prime Minister Narendra Modi resolved to do it. He said until provisions under Article 370 were abrogated, it was impossible to defeat terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. The home minister said Pakistan misguided the youth of the region, armed them and propagated terrorism.
He added that India's response is determined by Pakistan's action and if they want peace, they'll have to end terrorism. Shah said the number of security forces deployed in Jammu and Kashmir today is the same as it has been since 1990. Additional forces deployed there have been removed, he added. From August till now, stone-pelting incidents have reduced by 40 to 45 per cent in Kashmir, the minister said.
Referring to his strong reaction in Parliament while presenting bills on Jammu and Kashmir in the last session, the minister said his aggression was not against any one person or party but against the mismanagement of the security situation in the country.
It is natural that the home minister of the country would react to such things strongly when the opposition questions the locus-standi of Parliament to make laws on this subject, he said. On the issue of the Citizenship Amendment Bill, the Union minister said no other country will allow illegal migrants to settle down. |
