Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Sunday said certain forces within the country were conspiring to trigger violence and cautioned the people to remain vigilant against their designs.
There is a conspiracy going on within the country to flare up violence against which we need to be vigilant, Vajpayee said addressing an election rally in Bhatinda. How did terrorism origniate in the country? Who is responsible for the fact that it is not yet controlled? He said.
The situation within the country is deteriorating, He said without elaborating.
The Prime Minister said as law and order is a state subject, it was very important to have cordial relations between the Centre and states. Stating that the biggest achievement of his government was bringing peace back to Punjab, he said the need of the hour is to check terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
Terrorism has no place in a democracy where those who are keen to get power can contest elections, he said.
Bureau Report