GAINS ACCRUED FROM MOBILIZATION
OF ARMED FORCES
RAJYA SABHA
The Mobilisation
exerted immense military pressure on Pakistan and forced the Pakistan
President to denounce support to Jihad through his speeches
of January 12 and May 27 of this year. Some of the terrorist organisations
in Pakistan were banned, some terrorist camps in Pakistan Occupied
Kashmir were closed, their accounts frozen and leaders arrested.
Moreover, the infiltration this year has come down considerably
compared to the figures of the corresponding period of the previous
year. The election to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
was successfully conducted in September & October 2002 despite
terrorist violence & intimidation.
In addition, the
mobilisation focussed the attention of the international community
on Pakistan as a state sponsoring terrorism, thereby pressurizing
Pakistan to shun cross border terrorism. The experience gained
during the mobilization has enabled the Army to reassess and revalidate
its operational plans and procedures. The expenditure can be assessed
only after the redeployment is complete.
This information
was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a written
reply to Shri Manmohan Singh and Shri Janardhana Poojary in Rajya
Sabha today.
