Rajnath Singh makes veiled attack on Pakistan at SAARC home ministers’ summit

New Delhi, With Pakistan’s ambassador to Nepal present, Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday made a veiled attack on Islamabad on the issue of terrorism during the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) home ministers’ meet in Nepal.
Singh said all countries in the region need to be alert on the fallout of withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and specifically mentioned India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka as potential victims leaving Pakistan out.
He also said india is committed to bringing justice to victims of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. In related statement, being seen as an attack on Pakistan’s tacit support to Hafiz Saeed , Singh urged the countries to bring out legislation that stipulates stringent punishment for individuals, organizations and publications that “advocate and incite terrorism and violence, across national boundaries”.
On the issue of terrorism, Singh said, “We need to carefully assess the impact on the entire South Asian Region of the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan. We are naturally concerned by new threats of extremism, terrorism and violence being held out to South Asian countries like India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, which cannot but raise concerns.”

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