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'N-plants on LeT hit list'

'N-plants on LeT hit list'

Author: IANS
Publication: Mumbai Mirror
Date: July 31, 2006

Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee tells Lok Sabha that the govt has credible, advance intelligence inputs on the terror outfit's plans

India's critical infrastructure, military bases, nuclear installations and religious places are targets for attack by Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee told Parliament on Monday, adding the government had taken measures to foil such plans.

"The information that is available with the security agencies is that LeT modules are planning to carry out some strikes against critical infrastructure items, military targets and religious places," Mukherjee told the Lok Sabha.

Responding to concerns raised by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader V K Malhotra during the zero hour, he said: "It had been evident for some time now that the scope of such terrorist activities is on the increase. As regards items of critical infrastructure, reports indicate a possibility of a nuclear installation being considered," Mukherjee said.

Drawing the government's attention to media reports quoting National Security Advisor (NSA) M K Narayanan that India's nuclear installations were on the LeT's hit list, Malhotra as well as leader of opposition L K Advani asked if the government was aware of such threats.

Pointing out that the government has taken the information "very seriously", Mukherjee said: "Activities of the Pakistan-based LeT have been continuously and carefully monitored by our security and intelligence agencies."

"A series of special security measures have already been taken and some are under consideration to prevent any such attempt from succeeding," the defence minister assured the House. "The House must appreciate that it is on the basis of advance intelligence that necessary steps are being taken to protect our vital installations and other high-profile targets," Mukherjee said.

"The government will take all possible steps to see that these attacks do not fructify," he said.


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