Jawans’ hands not tied during Ramzan
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 29: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today announced that Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) is being put to place along the International Border with Pakistan in Jammu and it would help a lot to the Border Security Force (BSF) in tracking infiltration attempts.
He reiterated that security forces would act if there were terror attacks on them during Ramzan in Jammu and Kashmir despite ceasefire. He said 148 more terrorists were killed during four years of BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre as compared to last four years of UPA-II.
“On the International Border, there is rugged terrain, mountains, riverines etc, all of which can’t be covered by the fencing. In view of this, we are putting CIBMS in place along the International Border with Pakistan in Jammu,’’ he said and added that the CIBMS will be equipped with radars, sensors, flood light and Command & Control Room.
“The Command & Control Room will become active if there is any movement like infiltration attempts by the militants from Pakistan,’’ he said, adding this will control the intrusions.
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Comparing last four years of BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre with last four years of UPA-II, Rajnath said 619 militants were killed by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir during four years of the present Government as against 471 militants killed during 2010-2013, the last four years of UPA-II rule.
“It was multi-pronged strategy put in place by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs that security was maintained in the country and no major incident was allowed to happen, which was a massive achievement and good success on the front of internal security,’’ the Union Home Minister said.
He said it was not that our security force jawans haven’t sacrificed their lives.
“Be it Army or BSF, our security personnel have been bravely fighting the terrorism—both in the hinterland as well as the International Border and have made lot of sacrifices,’’ he added.
Rajnath made it clear that the security forces would act if there were terror attacks during Ramzan, the period during which the Centre has halted anti-militancy operations in Jammu and Kashmir.
Asked about the continuing violence during the Ramzan “ceasefire”, Singh said the Centre had only announced a suspension of operations.
“If there is a terrorist attack, the hands of the jawans are not tied,” he added.
On his recent comment on the possibility of talks with Pakistan or the separatists for peace in Kashmir, he said the country has no aversion to dialogue.
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