RANCHI: Union minister of state for home Subodh Kant Sahay on Sunday reiterated the resolve of the federal government to “repel with all its might any Pakistani attempt to pump arms, ammunition ortrained militants into the Indian Territory.”
Sahay held the ‘fundamentalists Mozahidin group’ responsible for aggravating the situation in the Kashmir valley, which he said would be “crushed with an all-out action.”
However, the ceasefire by JKLF activists in the valley was a welcome sign and had proved to be beneficial to the people.
He said he would address the mass public meetings at Ludhiana’ and Ferozepur in Punjab while the external affairs minister Indra Kumar Gujral would address a meeting at Jullundur in the same state to give a call to the masses “to unite in a common endeavor for the sake of unity and integrity of the country.”
Under a “new approach” the federal government had doubled the state plan allocation from RS 700 corer to RS 1,400crore during the current financial year to give a boost to development, he said.
Elaborating on the approach, Sahay said the main thrust would be laid on strengthening the panchayati system under which a Sarpanch would be appointed to each police station in the state from August one next to check police EXCESSES.
It also envisages bringing every district under the charge of one state level secretary and block under the command of one district level officer who would be empowered to take independent decision on behalf of the government for expeditious solution to all problems afflicting the people.
All political parties have been asked to organise conferences at district and block levels for “reestablishing a new era of social peace and harmony.”
Referring to the vexed Ram Janam bhoomi Babri Masjid issue, Sahay said the federal home ministry would hold talks with the representatives of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Ram Janam bhoomi action committee and the Babri Masjid action committee separately tomorrow to evolve an amicable solution.
The National Front government was not “politicising” the issue.
Article extracted from this publication >> August 3, 1990
