New Delhi: the Indian government said that home ministry was preoccupied through 1994 with intensive of efforts to counter Pakistani propaganda on the Kashmir issue, and Islamabad moves to destabilize democratic institutions in the valley.
However the ministry hope of holding an early election and install a popular government in the trouble turn state would continue to be its priority in the coming months.
bearing Jammu Kashmir peace prevailed in the most parts of the country during 1994. The year a decrease in number of violent incident particularly relating to the communal outburst.
The home ministry made efforts through various channels to expose the role of Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir. It also undertook several initiatives to counter propaganda against India on the human rights front.
although Kashmir was Taken out of the home ministry for all practical purposes the ministry was the co-ordinate the efforts of the security Agencies and ensure close coordination between various Central development min main Ministries and the state administration.
In the post Hazratbal scenario efforts were made to revive the political process in the state access to Jammu and Kashmir is less restricted and as a of increasing transparency visits of diploma ads and Parliament parents to the state was facilitated. The request of the international Red Cross for survey visit to the state was also. Accept the release of some prominent political determines was and other steps in the directions of the setting in the motion the political process in the valley.
despite threats by the secessionist and the religious organization not to allowed at Yatra in the south Kashmir Himalayas the government said that no and to word incident took place in the 140 km long Yatra.
The government claimed that peace took root the Punjab as a confirmed by the recently concluded elections to the 136 Panchayat Samiti its and 14 Zila Parishad. All political parties participated in the election with the voting percentage of 65%.
an agreement was signed in the September after wide-ranging discussions between the home ministry affairs and the government on setting up to the Jharkhand area autonomous Council comprising 18 districts of the Jharkhand area. Double was passed recently in the Bihar Legislative Assembly Paving way for the formation of the Council.
the president gave his assent to the bodol and autonomous Council bill formulated by the Assam government in presence of the Bodo Accord discussions were held at the highest level in the ministry of the find an amicable solution to problem of the tribals of the Kirby and along and North Char Hill district.
Even through the government had to extend the tourist and the putative activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) The ministry had directed state government to set up screening R review committee is to prevent its misuse. As a follow-up the state concerned had constituted this committee Comprising the state chief secretary MI home secretary last factory and the Director General of Police as a result of these consultant reviews several causes hair other been dropped are the provisions of TADA withdrawn. in view of the persistent Efforts by the central and state government the number of persons in the custody under the Ada as on the September 13 last year ahead come down to 6435. The National Human Rights Commission which is taking active interest in the use of is being informed of the assistant reviews made by these committees.
Article extracted from this publication >> January 6, 1995
