Government Scraps Security For 6 Separatists After Pulwama Attack
New Delhi:
Sources of the Home Ministry said that the government will no longer give security to the separatists in Jammu and Kashmir. The order of the State Administration, in the Pulwama, was released three days after the fatal terrorist attack on CRPF convoy, in which more than 44 people lost their lives, all the security and vehicles provided to the separatists will be withdrawn this evening.Yesterday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that security is provided to those receiving money from Pakistan and its intelligence agency ISI will be reviewed soon.
The list released today includes Hurriyat's Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Fazal Haq Qureshi, and Abdul Ghani Bhat, Bilal Lone of People's Conference, Hashim Quraishi of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front and Shabbir Shah of Jammu-Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party.
An official said, "With no excuse, no security force or cover should be provided to them or any other separatist if they have any other facilities provided by the government, they should be withdrawn immediately, "An official said.
Government is about Rs. Was spending. Rs 28 lakhs on the security of these leaders
As a Z category security guard, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq needed twenty-four-hour security personnel. Cost is approximately Rs. 20 million in the month The rest, as the Y category guard, had 5 to 7 security guards. The cost for each came to around 2 lakh.
More than 40 CRPF personnel killed in Pulwama terror attack
The Hurriyat said that its leaders never asked for security and it was the government who insisted on it. A spokesman for the separatist organization said, "It was the government's decision to keep (security) at that time." Today, it is his decision to remove it. This is not an issue for us. "
Officials told NDTV that the list is likely to be updated - the order states that the state police will review whether there are any other separatists who have government security or facilities and they will withdraw immediately.
The government had promised to take action after Thursday's suicide attack, during which a terrorist operated an explosive-laden car on the convoy. Jaish-e-Mohammed took responsibility for the attack.
New Delhi is making diplomatic and business pressure on India, which is facing serious financial problems.
The government has withdrawn the status of 'Most Favored Nation' (MFN) given to Pakistan and increased the original customs duty to 200% on all imported goods from there.
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More than 40 countries have condemned the terrorist attack and New Delhi has asked the international community to support the nomination of Jaish chief Masood Azhar as "United Nations nominated terrorist".