Abrogation of Article 370 decisive for peace: Minister Amit Shah

Gurugram: Attacking Pakistan for the spread of terrorist activities in India, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said he believed that abrogation of Article 370 would play a significant role in the complete elimination of terrorism from India as well as in the establishment of permanent safety and peace in Jammu and Kashmir.

Addressing the 35th Raising Day of National Security Guard (NSG) at Unni Krishnan stadium in Manesar, the Home Minister said he is now confident that the “country is going to involve in a decisive fight against terrorist activities being run by our neighbouring country for long”.

“We are safe inside the impregnable armour created after the abrogation of Article 370, the initiatives taken by our Prime Minister Narendra Modi to maintain peace in Jammu and Kashmir, and the ability of our security personnel,” said Shah.

Now, our country can move on the path of peace and development, the Home Minister said, adding the move would also lead towards “zero tolerance” towards terrorism.

Shah expressed confidence that there would be “permanent peace” in Jammu and Kashmir with the abrogation of Article 370 that gave special status to that state.

“The abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir is a step towards elimination of terrorism, which was a curse for any civilized country,” Shah said.

The Minister said that terrorism is a hurdle for the development of any modern society and that “India has been fighting the longest battle in the world against cross border terrorism”.

He also declared that Centre’s “zero tolerance” policy is “unwavering”. Shah said that the Modi government’s policy of “zero tolerance against terrorism” is unchangeable and a force like NSG is fully capable and equipped to safeguard the nation from terrorism, thus upholding this policy of the government.

“Now, I want to tell to the whole world that our country’s internal security is in the safe hands of the NSG,” the Minister said boosting the confidence of the security forces. (IANS)

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