The Hindu : 'No compromise on security along border'

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Tuesday, Oct 22, 2002

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'No compromise on security along border'

By Our Staff Reporter

Jammu Oct. 21. The Minister of State for Defence, Chaman Lal Gupta, has said that there will be no compromise with regard to security at the International Border and the Line of Control and the latest security scenario will be taken into consideration before any decision is taken.

He told presspersons here today that, "a meeting of top Army commanders is being held in which one of the agenda will be troop deployment at the International Border and the Line of Control along the Jammu and Kashmir border. But any decision regarding this will take into account infiltration figures and other related factors".

Claming that the Centre had strengthened the border, he said "we still have our concerns and this will be examined in the meetings of Army commanders where the ground reality will be the criterion for any change''.

"The foremost priority of the Central Government has been strengthening internal security and it has done its best to curb the menace of terrorism.'' On the spread of terrorism he said, "there have been sensational terrorists attacks such as the one in Gujarat and on the Parliament House but we must take into fact that even a country such as America, with all its military might, could not remain immune from terrorist attacks.''

On external security, he said, "previously, in every war with Pakistan we had to concede some territory but in the only battle fought under the leadership of the NDA not even an inch of the nation's territory was conceded ".

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