NDA govt successful in controlling terror in J&K, insurgency in NE: Shah
Hyderabad: The BJP-led government at the Centre has succeeded to a great extent in controlling terror activities in Jammu & Kashmir, insurgency in the northeast and Left Wing Extremism, Union home minister Amit Shah said here on Saturday.
Speaking at the passing out parade of the 74th batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) here, Shah said the central agencies, police of all the states of the country carried out a successful operation in a single day and achieved success by banning an organization like the Popular Front of India (PFI).
The Union home minister told the IPS probationers that a new approach is needed and the focus should be on the security of the country's economic centers, protection of human rights of the poor, evidence- based investigation, evidence-based forensic science, and cracking down on terror TO SC links of narcotics, cyber and financial fraud.
Shah said if one looks at the scenario of internal security eight years ago, terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, insurgency in the northeast and increasing violence in Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected areas were three hotspots. After the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, there has be end significant reduction in terror attacks, he said.
By signing peace accords with many in- surgent organizations in the northeast, more than 8,000 cadre were brought to the mainstream, while settling inter-state border disputes and expanding development works, peace has been established in the northeast bringing about a new era of development the- re, he said.
The Union minister said by filling the security vacuum and cracking down on the top leadership of Maoists, the number of LWE-affected districts have come down to 46 in 2021 from 96 in 2010. "To- day, we see after eight years, we (government) have achieved success to a large extent in controlling terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, insurgency in the northeast and Left Wing Extremism," Shah said, PTI.