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Nainital, Sep 23 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said infiltration from Pakistan has reduced, striking a discordant note with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad who last week said it had increased of late.
"Infiltration across the Line of Control (LoC) has diminished," the Prime Minister said in his address to a conclave here of chief ministers of Congress-ruled states.
This statement contradicts the assertion by Azad in a TV interview last week. Azad had said that "during the past three years, the (Pakistan) army-sponsored, the ISI-sponsored militants from across were kept on hold. But unfortunately, for the last three months they have been coming. They have been let loose." Singh said things have "improved substantially" in Kashmir since the UPA government assumed office but "deliberate attempts are being made to portray the picture as otherwise".
He said the return to normalcy in Kashmir is being "prevented by some elements by carrying out grenade attacks on tourists and on innocent people...Inciting people utilising stray incidents and dubious means, involving so-called moral and religious grounds, is taking place." He said, "We need to continue pursuing our efforts with vigour -- both with the people of the state and with our neighbour -- in pursuit of our goals." Efforts are being made to ensure all-round development of the state, Singh said, noting a dialogue has been initiated with all sections and groups, particularly through the roundtables and working groups set up to look into specific issues.
"The overall effort is to see that poeple of J&K lead a life of peace, dignity and self-respect," he said. |
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