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            Time To idenTify                            killed a number of tourists   blamed PM Modi for violence

                                                        and Indian soldiers.  The
                                                                                  in Kashmir.
         domesTic enemies                               government of India must   the project to regulate the
                                                                                    It was believed that
                                                        think of the President’s Rule
                                                        under Article 356 that should   relationship between the
        Pulwama terror attack is one of the deadliest    be imposed right away.   two nations. But all these are
                                                                                  just a political dialogue and
                                                           Today, Indian political
            assaults on Indian soldiers in Kashmir      instability has been bad for   nothing else. Modi is the first
                since 1989, writes Mithun Dey           common people, India’s    Prime Minister to visit Paki-
                                                        economy and the future of   stan for bilateral dialogue in
              he Pulwama       give barbaric form of pun-  the nation. Indeed, politics   2015 but it was stalled since
              terror incident   ishment that they couldn’t   and religion should not be   Jaish-e-Mohammed, the Pa-
              plunges the nation   forget. Such people are   reconciled in single window.   kistan based terrorist group
              into grief. Tears   mainly convicted of treason,   India ranked fourth in the   attack on Indian air base in
     T rolled down and         I do believe. The terror strike   world for religious intoler-  2016. Both India and Pak have
      emotions flooded the air as   in Pulwama on National   ance that makes God little   agreed to build a corridor
      ‘Bharat Mata’ bid valediction   Highway 44 that earlier   and intolerant. It appears   that joins Sikh shrines from
      to those brave sons who left   passed through residential   to be getting dirtier and   the Indian city of Dera Baba
      their motherland abruptly.   areas that invited militants   unfair day after day. Public   Nanak to the Pakistani town
      On the other, it was an   an advantage.           consciousness is must in all   of Kartarpur, allowing Sikhs
      incredibly proud moment    However, a new highway   respects. One vote that we   to travel to places of worship
      that no Indian will forget.   has come out but extrem-  make can either break the   across the border without
      Disgracefully, it was just like   ists preferred such a stretch   nation or make it. Let’s forget   a visa. As a result, India re-
      a cowardly sucker punch   which is very close to a   the politics and its vote in   ceived the tragic terror attack
      attack on Indian paramilitary   residential area. Domestic   the name of caste, creed and   in Pulwama.
      personnel and consequently,   enemies should learn about   religion.          Now what India urgently
      40 CRPF jawans were mar-  patriotism and they need to   Modi has made over the   needs is that Jaise-e-Moham-
      tyred and around 20 others   go through the lives of our   state J&K into a conflict reso-  mad (JeM) terrorist group
      badly injured on February 14.   great Heroes who sacrificed   lution that might have more   that claims responsible for
        On the other, the world   their lives for our mother-  lasting impact on the future   the attack should be banned
      was busy with Valentine’s   land. Let think of it that our   of the country. The govern-  at once. This time no surgi-
      Day celebration. The Pulwa-  armed forces defend solely   ment should not form a fault   cal strike but open attack is
      ma terror attack is one of the   the nation’s peace and secu-  line by grouping the state   to be required for and India
      deadliest assaults on Indian   rity with their might but no   on the basis of religion. I do   needs to isolate Pakistan
      soldiers in Kashmir since   one protects our guardian.     think that the NDA govern-  completely. The govern-
      the Kashmiri insurgency    The Governor rule is   ment is so weak that it has   ment of India should stop
      has been conflicted between   apparently not applicable   absolutely failed in defending   water supply from Punjab
      Kashmiri separatists and   for the state of J&K. As per   India’s soldiers, borders and   to Pakistan since Punjab is
      Indian Government in 1989.  a survey report, nearly 50   in checking terrorism domi-  one of the most fertile lands
        Enough is enough. Over   militant attacks have been   nated in J&K and evidently   of Pakistan’s all provinces.
      the past three decades, J&K,   taken place in J&K in just one   coming from Pakistan during   Consequently, Pakistan
      Indian jawans, Kashmiri   month. During Governor’s   its five year tenure. Pakistan   might face a significant
      Pandits and every common   rule, several cases of “Kanni   premier Imran Khan wanted   civil war in near future if our
      people belongs to Kashmir   Jung” incidents that means   to peace talk with the PM   government taps the water of
      have witnessed various jour-  fighting with stones by mobs   Narendra Modi. But later in   the three eastern rivers. The
      neys through conflict such as   has been appeared and have   January this year, Imran Khan   government of India should
      exodus of Kashmiri Pandits                                                  withdraw the most favored
      in 1990, Amarnath land issue                                                nation trade status, all sorts
      in 2008, 2010 Kashmir unrest,                                               of business partnerships, and
      2014 Kashmir Valley attacks,                                                communications with Paki-
      2016 Uri attack and now the                                                 stan to ensure the complete
      Pulwama terror attack.                                                      severance from International
        Firstly, our NDA govern-                                                  community of Pakistan.
      ment needs to identify the
      domestic enemies and must                                                            letters@tehelka.com
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