Amritsar, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Sunday said there was no need to revoke the disturbed area status in Punjab given the threat posed by external forces.
To a query by Akali leader Rajinder Singh Marwaha during an interaction with BJP and SAD leaders here, Rijiju said: “The disturbed area tag does not hinder progress, development project or grant to the state by the Union Government.”
The status was necessary for maintaining peace in the state and the Centre was keeping a close watch on forces trying to destabilise the region, he said, while referring to Intelligence inputs that suggested how certain agencies from across the border were trying to disturb communal harmony.
On Pakistan’s response to the Pathankot air base attack, he said Islamabad had not denied that terrorists had infiltrated from their territory. Rijiju is on a two-day visit to the city.
February 1, 2016 by admin
Punjab to stay as disturbed area: Rijiju
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