THE PROXY WAR WAGED AGAINST INDIA
CONTINUES AS BEFORE – SAYS ADVANI
The Deputy Prime
Minister, Shri L.K. Advani today said that the proxy war being
waged against India from across the border continues as before.
The infrastructure of terrorism – training camps, communication
networks, financing conduits, infiltration, supply of arms are
still intact.
Shri Advani was
addressing the 31st annual Training Conference of the
Border Security Force, here this morning. He said that the Prime
Minister’s initiative for renewed friendship with Pakistan has
failed to evoke any meaningful response from across the border.
Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee had in a public speech at Srinagar renewed
India’s offer of friendship with Islamabad and the entire world
acclaimed Shri Vajpayee’s move. But Islamabad has failed to avail
this opportunity.
The Deputy Prime
Minister said Pakistan justifies terrorism in the name of Kashmir.
He also said that those engaged in a war against terrorism must
assert that there can be no justification whatsoever for the killing
of innocent men, women and children. There can be no alibi, no
rationale for terrorism. Indeed, it is distressing to hear people
trying to explain away even the recent killings in Mumbai as being
a reaction to Gujarat which is not correct. He highly applauded
and also complemented the Border Security Force for its recent
anti-terrorist successes in J&K particularly its ability to
track down and eliminate Ghazi Baba, the mastermind behind the
attack on the Indian Parliament.
The Home Minister
lauded the superior training being imparted at the BSF Training
Academy at Tekanpur near Gwalior and this is one of the Centres
of excellence for BSF training.
