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Publication: The Economic Times
Date: September 13, 2002
Virtually blaming Pakistan for
the upsurge in militant violence in Jammu and Kashmir, deputy prime minister
LK Advani on Thursday said Islamabad was worried that the results of assembly
elections would go against its design of proxy war in India.
'Pakistan is worried that the election
results in Jammu and Kashmir would create a decisive situation before the
world community.... That would go against its design of proxy war against
India,' he said addressing the concluding session of the two-day north
zone regional camp of BJP functionaries here.
Mr Advani said Pakistan has gone
back on its assurance to stop infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir. The infiltration
of terrorists had reduced in May and June, but it again increased in July
and August culminating in a big spurt this month because Pakistan feared
that successful elections in Jammu and Kashmir would consolidate world
opinion against it, Mr Advani said.
He said the killing of J&K law
minister Mushtaq Ahmad Lone on Wednesday was an assault on the democratic
electoral process in the state.
The border district of Kupwara,
where there had been a tremendous response of the people to the election
process, the Pakistan supported terrorists have struck the most, Mr Advani
added.
He said the realisation by the world
community about the gravity of the situation after the terrorist attack
in United States on September 11 last year would help our efforts, but
India would have to fight cross-border terrorism on its own strength.
Mr Advani said a massive campaign
had been launched in the country to demolish networks of Pakistan's Inter
Services intelligence through which Islamabad had been waging its proxy
war after its defeat in conventional war in 1971.
Stating that 150 ISI centres had
already been demolished in different parts of the country, he asked the
BJP cadres to keep a vigil on the activities of suspected ISI agents in
their areas and inform the security agencies.
Earlier, Mr Advani told reporters
that the terrorist strikes in Jammu and Kashmir were aimed at terrorising
the people of the troubled state who are participating in the election
process enthusiastically. He said it was significant that the terrorists
chose the anniversary of September 11 attack on the World Trade Centre
and Pentagon in the US to strike in Jammu and Kashmir. -Agencies
