ISI is going ahead with its policy and plans in Kashmir. Infiltration from other side, though controlled to a large extent, is not totally stopped. Maybe with the help of their local conduits, the jihadis have explored new and maiden routes for infiltration and subsequent acts of violence and subversion in the valley. In the encounter in Pampore, which came to an end today following killing of all the three militants holed up in the building of Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI), we lost six persons including two gallant Captains of 22 and 26 years of age, one Lance Naik and two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel. They sacrificed their lives to protect the nation and its assets. This is precisely what the terrorist outfits based in Pakistan plan and execute. And yet Islamabad Government calls them non-state actors and thus absolves itself of the responsibility of taking punitive action against them.
The point is that Pakistan army and Pakistan Government very well know what their loud-mouthed jihadist are worth. Therefore, they deploy them for the fatal task of suicide attacks. After attacking a CRPF convoy, the terrorists fled the spot and took shelter in J&K Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) building in Pampore area of Pulwama district in the outskirts of Srinagar. The terrorists appear to have made very good surveillance before planning their attack. They chose a strategically conducive place for their attack. From a vantage point in an upper storey of the building they could easily target the brave and gallant Captains Pawan Kumar and Tushar Mahajan and Lance Naik Om Parkash, who had taken the lead and tried to storm the building.
We salute the brave officers and commandos and jawans of Indian army and CRPF who have laid down their lives in the service of the country. The grateful nation will remember them for they have done us honour. They are among a long list of our brave soldiers who have laid down their lives ever since the proxy war began way back in 1990. This and other attacks that have happened in the past, all indicate that not to speak of relenting in Kashmir, the ISI is intensifying its terrorist and subversive activities in Kashmir.
The people of India understand very well how subversion is working in the country and how all opponents and dissenters are ganging up. This is a mature nation and it will not succumb to any intimidation from whichever quarter it comes. We know very well the forces within and outside the country who have established clandestine liaison with the arch enemies within and outside the country. Two days back hundreds of thousands of ex-servicemen of India brought out a massive rally in Delhi condemning subversion in subtle manner. This is an indicator of how patriotic forces look at the entire security scenario.
We salute gallant soldiers Captain Pawan Kumar, Capt. Tushar Mahajan and Lance Naik Om Prakash, the national heroes and martyrs who laid their lives fighting the enemy. We solemnly bow our head in recognition of the sacrifices they have made and our heart goes to the bereaved family members who have been called upon to bear the tragedy with patience and fortitude.
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