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PM sends strong

message to terror

outfits eyeing India

Modi talks of his government’s strong decisions, which included an apparent reference to the IAF
strike on terror camps after the Pulwama attack, at the 50th Raising Day celebrations of CISF,
reports tehelka bureau

rime Minister Narendra tary forces. On February 14, a convoy suffered the wounds and pain given
Modi, who attended the carrying CRPF men was attacked by a by terrorism, Naxalism and insurgen-
50th Raising Day celebra- JeM terrorist in the Pulwama, killing cy. What happened in Pulwama and
tions of Central Industrial 40 jawans. Following the attack, India Uri was heartbreaking. He said “We
P Security Forces (CISF), at In- destroyed JeM terrorists camp in air cannot bear this pain till eternity.
dirapuram in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh strike inside Pakistan. Enough is enough.”
has sent across a strong message to ter- On September 18, 2016, heavily The CISF is celebrating the 50th year
rorist forces targeting India. The CISF is armed terrorists stormed an army base of its raising and this is the first time
mandated to provide security to major in Uri in Kashmir killing 17 jawans, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi attend-
infrastructure installations — nuclear prompting India to conduct surgical ed the event of any of the five Central
installations, airports, seaports, power strikes on terror launch-pads across the Armed Police Forces (CAPF) since he
plants, government buildings, Delhi LoC. The country cannot keep suffering took charge in 2014. Raised in 1969, the
Metro Rail Corporation of the country. forever and that his government has Central Industrial Security Force pres-
Among the 35,000 policemen who taken some strong decisions against ently has about 1.56 lakh personnel in
sacrificed their lives serving the nation such elements. He was apparently re- its ranks. The PM said that following
since independence, 4,000 are from ferring to surgical strikes in Pakistan. dastardly acts of terrorist violence, his
paramilitary forces. That shows the He said that “For many decades, the government has taken some strong
sacrifice of CISF and other paramili- country and numerous families have decisions, in an apparent reference to

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