NEW DELHI: The National Integration Council Dec.31 urged the ‘government to take a tough stand against active support being given from across the border to secessionists and to energize the “democratic ‘and political process” in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.
Strongly deploring the support given in terms of training, weaponry, financial assistance and seeking to internationalize the issues, the council resolved, to meet any challenge from such “antinational” forces to the unity and integrity of the county.
It also understand that in this “difficult situation” efforts must be made to evolve “national consensus to deal with the challenge posed by the proxy war inflicted on India”.
‘The council adopted unanimously the significant resolution on Punjab ‘and Kashmir after premier Narasimha Rao, had accused Pakistan of ‘waging a proxy war against India in a “blatant and brazen manner “which he said was posing the gravest ever threat to national security.
‘The National Integration Council welcomed the government’s decision to hold elections in Punjab in February and appealed to all political Parties to defeat the efforts of secessionist elements to disrupt the elections.
‘The accent in the daylong council meeting was mainly on separatism dealing with support to it from across the border, maintaining the secular fiber of the country and initiating political process in the two trouble torn border states.
‘The meeting was often marked by sharp exchanges between BJP leaders and those of other political parties on differing perception on Article 370 and the purpose of the Ekta Yatra.
‘The council appealed to the section of the youth in the disturbed areas which had taken to the path of violence and isolation to rejoin the national mainstream and urged them not to permit themselves to be exploited by the forces from across the border.
It also appealed to all political parties, organizations and people at large to join in the normalization process in the two states and to refrain from saying or doing anything which would undermine these efforts.
CHANDIGARH: Nine persons, including four members of a family and five militants, were killed in the northern Indian state ‘of Punjab since Wednesday night.
Unidentified militants shot dead four members of one family in ‘ChotaPaktana village in Amritsar district Wednesday night. The victims were identified as Saroop Singh, his wife and two daughters. Eight militants were nabbed with ‘arms and ammunition in the state during the same period.
Three unidentified truck borne militants were killed in an encounter with police Naka party that ensued when they fired at a Naka near Danewal village in Ferozepur district Thursday morning. One Ak47 rifle was recovered from the scene.
Bullet ridden body of an unidentified militant was recovered from near Lakhanna village while another unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with the police near Margind Pura in village in Tam Taran police district.
‘Two militants were nabbed from Farid kot and Batala districts while four others were nabbed in Tam ‘Taran police district.
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