Fayaz Bukhari
Srinagar : Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that terrorism, insurgency and violence can’t be used to change the borders. He said that borders can’t be redrawn and borders will remain as they are.
Jaitley while addressing a civil society meet organised by BJP said here.
The Minister said that people living in the country have to accept that Jammu and Kashmir is integral part of India. “I will not go into history but one thing I will make clear is that all people living in the country will have to accept that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of this country. Particularly, our nieghbouring country will have to understand that whatever means they use, they will not get any part of this country. The times have changed when the borders of the country could be changed. Boundaries cannot be now rewritten. The borders will remain as they are”, he said.
Jaitely said that violence can’t be used to bring a change. “I am clear in my thinking that a country where 1/6th population lives and which has military power and economic power too, terrorism, insurgency or violence cannot be used to bring in a change”, he added.
The Minister said that no body is willing to support the gun. “There are two reasons. The people who took to guns for getting heard will have to understand that over the past few decades, India’s capability to deal with this gun has increased. At the global level too, nobody is willing to support or listen to those who want to get things done by the might of gun”, he said.
“The global appetite to accept those who indulge in violence is now over, it is not acceptable. In our country’s capability to fight the gun wielding and save the country from them, has also increased. Those who have taken to gun will not succeed in their endeavour”, said Jaitely.
The Minister said that violence brings destruction and affects lives of common people.“Think honestly who are the victims of terrorism, insurgency and violence? One is the person who is directly hit by the violence and gets hurt or killed. But the large scale impact is felt by the common man because the atmosphere affects him. Curfew is imposed bullets and bombs are used, who gets affected. If someone resorts to terrorism or the security forces act to neautralise him. Who gets affected? It is the innocents who get caught in this situation”, he added.
Jaitely said that government is ready to talk to those who abjure violence. “It should be clear those who were misguided and want to return (to the mainstream), who want to leave the path of separatism and strengthen the country, we welcome them. Anyone who wants to talk with us with this aim, we will talk with an open heart. We have no problems with that. Our aim is to have complete peace in Jammu and Kashmir and that people of the state are on the path of development”, he added.
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