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Attacks aimed at disrupting peace moves: Advani
New Delhi, July 22: Firmly rejecting the Opposition charge in Lok Sabha that there was complacency in fighting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani today said the militant attacks were aimed at disrupting normalcy and the peace initiative for normalisation of relations with Pakistan.
New Delhi, July 22: Firmly rejecting the Opposition charge in Lok Sabha that there was complacency in fighting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani today said the militant attacks were aimed at disrupting normalcy and the peace initiative for normalisation of relations with Pakistan.
Advani was responding to an impromptu debate on the attacks on Vaishno Devi pilgrims at Katra last night and on any army camp at Akhnoor this morning after an angry Opposition charged the government with developing complacency in the wake of peace initiative taken by India recently.
While six pilgrims including two Nepali citizens lost their lives and 47 were injured in the Vaishno Devi attack, six army jawans were killed by terrorists in Akhnoor, he said adding that a Deputy Superintendent of Police was killed in another attack yesterday near Rajouri.
The adjournment motion on the issue was rejected by Speaker Manohar Joshi though he allowed members to express their views.
"There have been no differences between the Centre and the State government on matters of security and development in the past few years. Both have been fully cooperating with each other on these fronts," Advani said.
Cooperation between the State and the Centre has been continuing despite change of political parties coming to power in the State, he said.
"There is no scope for complacency in fighting terrorism," Advani asserted.
There is no doubt that the discussion in Delhi on the state of affairs in J&K affected the situation there but "the clear message from this House is that we are united in opposing terrorism," he said.
Describing these attacks as continuing battle of proxy war, the Deputy Prime Minister said that these incidents were aimed at disrupting the return of normalcy in the State and the peace initiative taken by the government.
Soon after Advani responded to the issue, the House adopted a resolution condemning these attacks and expressing profound sense of grief over the loss of lives. Members stood in silence for a while to condole the deaths.
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While six pilgrims including two Nepali citizens lost their lives and 47 were injured in the Vaishno Devi attack, six army jawans were killed by terrorists in Akhnoor, he said adding that a Deputy Superintendent of Police was killed in another attack yesterday near Rajouri.
The adjournment motion on the issue was rejected by Speaker Manohar Joshi though he allowed members to express their views.
"There have been no differences between the Centre and the State government on matters of security and development in the past few years. Both have been fully cooperating with each other on these fronts," Advani said.
Cooperation between the State and the Centre has been continuing despite change of political parties coming to power in the State, he said.
"There is no scope for complacency in fighting terrorism," Advani asserted.
There is no doubt that the discussion in Delhi on the state of affairs in J&K affected the situation there but "the clear message from this House is that we are united in opposing terrorism," he said.
Describing these attacks as continuing battle of proxy war, the Deputy Prime Minister said that these incidents were aimed at disrupting the return of normalcy in the State and the peace initiative taken by the government.
Soon after Advani responded to the issue, the House adopted a resolution condemning these attacks and expressing profound sense of grief over the loss of lives. Members stood in silence for a while to condole the deaths.
Bureau Report