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Indian PM asks state govts to act swiftly against terrorism
New Delhi, Dec 13 (PTI) In a veiled message to Pakistan,
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said state
governments of the region have a moral duty to act "firmly and
quickly" to unitedly fight the scourge which has posed a grave
challenge to democracy.
"Governments and authorities in our region and elsewhere
have a moral duty to act firmly and quickly" against the
menace, the Prime Minister said.
Although he did not mention Pakistan, the reference was
apparent with credible inputs that the terrorists involved in
the Mumbai attacks operated from the Pakistani soil.
Singh had said in Parliament on Thursday that the
international community had to be galvanised into "dealing
sternly and effectively with the epicentre of terrorism, which
is located in Pakistan."
"The threat of terrorism is not divisible. The fight
against it is also not divisible," he said inaugurating an
international conference of jurists on Terrorism, Rule of Law
and Human Rights here.
Singh said the forces of terrorism, inspired by
ideologies of hatred, intolerance and exclusion, posed a
challenge to democracy at home, in the region and around the
world.
"The time has come for all of us to unite and speak as
one in defence of our democratic inheritance," he said while
commending people in the country for showing tremendous unity
and courage in the wake of the Mumbai attacks.
He said it was heartening that major political parties
have also risen above narrower interests to work in a spirit
of cooperation.
Singh cautioned that in the fight against terrorism,
"we need to be resolute, and yet careful".
He said "the fight against terrorism should not result
in brutalization of our society" and no group or section of
society gets targeted."What is required is flexibility."
Singh said the Mumbai terror attacks were "an organised
attempt by forces inimical to freedom and peace in our region
to destroy Indian democracy by striking at the very roots of
our nationhood.
"These terrorists seek to pit one community against
another. There is a systematic effort to spread communal
disharmony and conflict."
"When cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad
are targeted, the target is also India's economic rise... When
democracy is challenged in India, it is a challenge to the
human spirit the world over," he said at the conference
attended by Indian Law Minister H R Bhardwaj and Chief Justice
of India K G Balakrishnan.
Referring to the assembly elections held in the midst
of the terror strikes, Singh said it was a matter of national
pride that people across several states exercised their
franchise to "demonstrate their faith in the rule of law and
our democratic system. Even in the state of Jammu and Kashmir,
we have seen record polling so far." PTI ARC
NIK
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said state
governments of the region have a moral duty to act "firmly and
quickly" to unitedly fight the scourge which has posed a grave
challenge to democracy.
"Governments and authorities in our region and elsewhere
have a moral duty to act firmly and quickly" against the
menace, the Prime Minister said.
Although he did not mention Pakistan, the reference was
apparent with credible inputs that the terrorists involved in
the Mumbai attacks operated from the Pakistani soil.
Singh had said in Parliament on Thursday that the
international community had to be galvanised into "dealing
sternly and effectively with the epicentre of terrorism, which
is located in Pakistan."
"The threat of terrorism is not divisible. The fight
against it is also not divisible," he said inaugurating an
international conference of jurists on Terrorism, Rule of Law
and Human Rights here.
Singh said the forces of terrorism, inspired by
ideologies of hatred, intolerance and exclusion, posed a
challenge to democracy at home, in the region and around the
world.
"The time has come for all of us to unite and speak as
one in defence of our democratic inheritance," he said while
commending people in the country for showing tremendous unity
and courage in the wake of the Mumbai attacks.
He said it was heartening that major political parties
have also risen above narrower interests to work in a spirit
of cooperation.
Singh cautioned that in the fight against terrorism,
"we need to be resolute, and yet careful".
He said "the fight against terrorism should not result
in brutalization of our society" and no group or section of
society gets targeted."What is required is flexibility."
Singh said the Mumbai terror attacks were "an organised
attempt by forces inimical to freedom and peace in our region
to destroy Indian democracy by striking at the very roots of
our nationhood.
"These terrorists seek to pit one community against
another. There is a systematic effort to spread communal
disharmony and conflict."
"When cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad
are targeted, the target is also India's economic rise... When
democracy is challenged in India, it is a challenge to the
human spirit the world over," he said at the conference
attended by Indian Law Minister H R Bhardwaj and Chief Justice
of India K G Balakrishnan.
Referring to the assembly elections held in the midst
of the terror strikes, Singh said it was a matter of national
pride that people across several states exercised their
franchise to "demonstrate their faith in the rule of law and
our democratic system. Even in the state of Jammu and Kashmir,
we have seen record polling so far." PTI ARC
NIK
