ISI Controls terrorist movement in J&K: Vohra

KS Correspondent

Centre’s Interlocutor on Jammu and Kashmir Mr N.N. Vohra has described threats to internal security in India as an outcome of Pakistan’s unceasing attempts to seize J&K and pursue a sustained campaign to launch subversive activities in various parts of India.

He also emphasised on depoliticising police force and underlined the need for comprehensive and well coordinated strategy to effectively safeguard the national security.

Delivering lecture on “Some Concerns About  Internal Security Management,” at a function organised in connection with remembrance of Kashmir Saviour Brig Rajinder Singh, Mr. Vohra said that large threats to internal security of India emnate from Pakistan’s continued efforts to seize Jammu and Kashmir and launch subversive activities in various parts of India. He said that Pakistans’ Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) first succeeded in inducting terrorism in Punjab in early 80s and than launched a proxy war in J&K around 1989.

He added that continued terror and ethnic cleansing resulted in enormous human loss, rendered lakhs as refugees, ruined the economy and shattered the secular fabric of the state.

Referring to the troubles in North-East region, centre’s pointman on J&K and former Home Secretary Union of India, said that ISI supported intrusions and illegal immigrations from Bangladesh have caused a demographic upheaval and bred serious communal, political, economic and social tensions in the region.

Mr. Vohra said that emergence of Pan-Islamist outfits have resulted in indoctrination of Muslims that resulted in communal unrest in many areas of India, particularly border regions.

Mr. Vohra said that ISI supported Jehadi groups are controlling terrorist campaign in Jammu and Kashmir.

Mr. Vohra had also a dig at growing nexus between the underworld, mafia and the subversive terrorist network which is a major concern for the country.

Mr. Vohra advocated coordination between centre and state governments, depoliticising the functioning of police force and strengthening of intelligence network to uphold the national security of the country.

Previous

Index

Next