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Efforts on to revive Punjab militancy, says Manmohan

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Posted online: Saturday , March 08, 2008 at 04:36:28
Updated: Saturday , March 08, 2008 at 04:57:24


New Delhi, March 8: Government has credible information of efforts to revive militancy in Punjab and cannot do away with the list containing names of Sikh youths with alleged militant links though it undertook periodic reviews, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said in a letter to the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC).

Singh was replying to SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar's letter on December 25, 2007, seeking a review of the so-called ‘black list’ containing names of persons with militant links, who took asylum abroad fearing harassment at the hands of security forces.

The lists cannot be done away with as ‘the government and our agencies have credible information of efforts being made by extremist groups to revive militancy in Punjab’, he said.

"Much of this is concentrated in countries abroad, like the UK, Germany, Canada and especially Pakistan, where such groups receive a great deal of encouragement from remnants of extremist groups as well as support from other hostile forces," Singh's letter said.

"I would like to assure you that our government has and is adopting a very enlightened policy in this regard. It would not be correct to assume, as you have said, that no review has ever been conducted of the so-called 'black list'. Reviews are periodically carried out and during the past three years at least three such reviews have taken place," he said.

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sikhs aren't stupid by Shantanu Chatterjee on 21 Apr 2008

Sikhs aren't stupid,they know that they are Indians and the pakis can keep trying what they want.Anyway the government shouldn't over react as

Puppet spokes by every sharma on 09 Mar 2008

This puppet is lying. How a person can talk in favours of Hindu and Sikhs, who is dancing on the tunes of Sonia.Congress is a class of claver people, which always used enemy,s guns to kill enemy. First they made Giani Jail Singh President than carried out a genocide of Sikhs During blue star operation and than nove 84. Now Again they made Manmohan Singh and we can see how congress is harbouring Sirse Wala Baba who openly making Jokes of Hindu Godes and Sikh Gurus.According to that baba Hindu Temple are Like Strip Bars and sikhstemple are useless, which can be a reason for revival of militacy

Ethical Governance by SKannath on 09 Mar 2008

India is becoming an Orwellian system, where everything will be monitored and doctored for an ideology. In some places of the world it is already practiced. In such a situation every one should reason whether they are doing right or wrong as they could be doing some one's dirty work. Make one's life ethical and do not compromise ask and reason why you are doing something for others. Say no to every compromising and unethical act no matter who ask to do. Do not be unofficial representatives for morons, corrupt, men slayers, religious bigots, paranoiac beliefs or any one, as no one is to believed on face value. World is better place without all these and all the problems in the world is because of them.

Same face, Same coin by naresh on 09 Mar 2008

Why is it that whenever the Congress is in danger of losing its grip at the center militancy in some form or the other raises its head. Are they related in some way.

The person who wrote this does not know how to give titles by Dr.G.Srinivasan on 09 Mar 2008

Efforts on to revive Punjab militancy, says ManmohanThis title somehow makes me think journalists have no bloody head .I put another title and read this."Efforts are on to revive Sethusamudram Project,says Manmohan Singh "Compare the two headlines and come to a conclusion.

revival of militancy in punjab by s.p.singal on 08 Mar 2008

The UPA Government cannot escape responsibility for increase and potential for increase in militancy and terrorism not only in Punjab but in all parts of the country. Its politics of populism has driven the national interest to the back burner. The Government has still not given any reply, howsoever laconic, to the public of the country as to why it is not able to decide on the mercy petition of Afzal Guru. This obviously sends a wrong signal to the potetial mass killers that this Government is kindly disposed towards them and they can carry on with their anti national activities without any fear of action against them. For the UPA clan if lives can be traded for votes, so be it.

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