'India Should Adopt No Nonsensical Approach on Terror'

B D Narayankar
PTI | New Delhi | Jun 20, 2011
Asking the government to assess the possibility of dismantling the terror infrastructure in Pakistan, BJP today questioned why India could not undertake an operation like the one carried out by the US in Abottabad to kill Osama bin Laden.

BJP senior leader Venkaiah Naidu asked the government to adopt a "no nonsensical" approach to tackle the menace of cross-border terrorism, Maoism and insurgency in the North-Eastern region.

"If US can eliminate Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, then what prevents India from going into the Pakistan side to dismantle terror infrastructure. I am not pleading, but posing a question to the international community," Naidu said while addressing the INDESEC 2011.

Naidu further alleged that terrorist organisations like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad and Hizbul Mujahideen were in touch with ISI which is dealing with underworld elements through Dawood Ibrahim, Chhota Shakeel and other groups.

Suggesting remedy to tackle terrorism, Naidu said the central government and the opposition should create international opinion to isolate Pakistan and bring pressure on the international community to dismantle terror infrastructure in Pakistan.

Naidu said Pakistan, which joined hands with the US to fight terrorism on its western borders, was supporting terrorism in Kashmir.

Blaming Centre and the media for treating the Maoist menace as a socio-economic problem, Naidu said both the agencies have failed to understand that Maoism was a political movement which wanted to capture power through the barrel of the gun.

"If we do not understand the motive of the Maoist movement, we will be failing in our responsibilities," he said.

Naidu also said human rights must work for common masses, not for ideologically-committed people who want to capture power through the barrel of the gun.

"These organisations are open ground for administering underground elements," he said.

Talking about insurgency in north-eastern region, Naidu said the government should take stern action to disarm insurgent groups like NSCN-IM and NSCN-K.

"We have to put down weapon-carrying people with iron hands. They are impairing the development of north-eastern region," he said.

Naidu also said the Centre should take strict measures to check fake currency. "People who are pumping in fake currency through hawala and other channels should be traced and punished," he added.

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