Jammu, Dec 29: Senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana on Friday termed Pakistan as the “epicentre of terrorism”, saying any sort of engagement with the “terribly rogue” and “miserably failed” state in the neighbourhood is meaningless.
Interacting with media persons on the sidelines of the weekly public hearing at the BJP headquarters here, Rana said, “The national leadership has made it amply clear umpteen times that talks and terror cannot go together and therefore those jumping the line should understand that until Pakistan aids and abets terrorism there cannot be any engagement across the table.”
He said the advocacy of talk with Pak, coming in the backdrop of gruesome and unfortunate recent terrorist-related incidents, is all the more worrisome. There is a need to be extra vigilant against the terror ecosystem that instantaneously jumps to provide cover to acts of terror, he said.
“A few people may try to condone or downplay the barbarism unleashed by terrorists in terms of death and devastation caused, and continuously being perpetrated, by the Pakistani lackeys but that doesn’t change the ugly face of terrorism this part of the country has been witnessing,” Rana said, adding, “Engagement with sovereign countries is a central subject and those poking noses were actually venturing out to forbidden domains and trying to carve out an unsolicited role for themselves.”
The BJP leader added, “Terrorism emanating from Pakistan is on its last breath on the Indian soil of Jammu and Kashmir due to focused operations by the security forces, the police and more importantly the people of the valley in particular, who are realising the dividends of peace now ever than before as economically humming valley is booming with multifarious activities in the wake of unprecedented arrival of tourists, adventurers and sports persons.”
This momentum in socio-economic activities, which might be uncomfortable for those basing their politics on boiling Kashmir for the lust of power, will have to be carried forward with active cooperation of the people as per the cherished agenda of the Prime Minister, who believes in Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas, he said, adding that to realise the vision of Naya Jammu and Kashmir, it is incumbent for all to strengthen the hands of Yashasvi Narendra Modi.
Rana said that a fillip in the overall growth in Jammu & Kashmir as a result of massive investments will change the destiny of people as some mega projects of international standards are coming up. “This is a continuous process that has instilled a sense of confidence about Jammu and Kashmir becoming part of India’s growth story to become the world leader under Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” he said, adding that the investments will manifest in industrialization on a mega scale thus opening vistas of opportunities for economic empowerment and generation of jobs for professionals, technocrats, educated unemployed besides skilled and unskilled workforce.
