New Delhi: The government said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that terrorists active in Jammu and Kashmir will be sent to jail or hell. Replying to a question by Congress MP Pramod Tiwari, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said that the Modi government has a zero tolerance policy towards terrorism and the terrorist activities seen recently will be stopped. Describing the security of the country, including Kashmir, as paramount, Nityanand Rai said that terrorism will not be tolerated at all. Expressing his resolve to completely eliminate terrorism, he said that 28 terrorists have been killed in Kashmir in the last few days. He also admitted that some of our soldiers have also been martyred in terrorist attacks.
How many terrorist attacks occurred between 2014 and 2024?Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also informed during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha that the Indian Army has killed more than 900 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir since the removal of Article 370, which gave special status to the state, in August 2019. In response to a supplementary question, he said that the number of terrorist incidents between 2004 and 2014 was 7217, while from 2014 to 21 July 2024, 2259 such incidents have happened, which should not have happened. Politics should not be done on this. Rai said that the number of security forces and civilians who lost their lives in terrorist attacks from 2004 to 2014 was 2829, which has come down by 67 percent to about 941 in the last ten years.
The Modi government's policy at the Centre is zero tolerance towards terrorism. Terrorists will either stay in jail or go to hell.
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in Rajya Sabha
The question of fear in the minds of people going to Kashmir has been answered
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari said that tourists visiting Kashmir are worried about their safety. Terrorist attacks create anxiety in the minds of tourists. In such a situation, what arrangements have been made for the safety of tourists there. On this, Rai said that the visit of two crore 11 lakh tourists to Kashmir in 2023 shows that there is a security situation there. He said that before 2014, tourists were afraid to go to Kashmir. He said that today there is a favorable environment in Jammu and Kashmir, schools, colleges are opening, business is growing.
Special measures for the return of Kashmiri Pandits
In response to a supplementary question about Kashmiri Pandits, Rai said that Kashmiri Pandits had migrated from the valley due to atrocities in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that vote bank politics and conspiracies were the main reasons for the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from there. Efforts are being made for the return of Kashmiri Pandits to the valley. He said that jobs have been arranged for the return of Kashmiri Pandits and their rehabilitation. Under this initiative taken for their rehabilitation, they were to be appointed on 6000 posts, out of which appointments have been made on 5724 posts and appointments are being made on the remaining 276 posts. In 2015, under the PM package, approval was given for the construction of 6000 transit houses in various districts of the valley. Out of these, 2088 flats have been built and the construction of the remaining is in progress.
The number of tourists has increased, the picture is changing
In response to another supplementary question, the Union Minister of State for Home said that 2 crore 11 thousand tourists came to Kashmir in 2023. There is an atmosphere of peace there and special attention is being paid to everything from security to cleanliness. He said that he himself had gone to Srinagar a few days ago. The administration there is taking full care of the tourists coming to the state and special instructions have also been given by the Home Ministry in this regard. Rai said that the government is making many efforts to promote tourism there. The G-20 meeting was also held there. Tourism has become the basis of the economy of Jammu and Kashmir and due to this five lakh people have got employment there.
