Militancy in Kashmir valley is in its ‘last stage’, claimed the Minister of State (MoS) Jitendra Singh on Saturday.
He added that due to the decisive action of the present government, around 600 militants have been killed which is far more than the number of militants killed during Congress regime, reported the Press Trust of India.
His remarks come ahead of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s expected visit to Jammu and Kashmir next week.
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“The decisive actions that the government has taken… 600 militants have been killed during the period, and this is much higher than the number of militants killed during the UPA-I and UPA-II (governments),” Singh said.
When asked weather the anti-militancy operations would be followed by talks with Pakistan and the Resistance leaders, Singh mentioned that in that matter Government of India will take a decision which will be in the interest of the nation.
“Everybody is welcome to talk. Nobody has said that we are going to send an invitation to the separatists. Anybody (any Indian citizen) is welcome to meet me.”
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Singh said he had met 45 delegations in Jammu and 70-75 in Srinagar. “Nobody has been barred from coming and meeting me,” he said.
He said Union Minister Rajnath Singh has said that anybody is welcome to meet him. On the truce announced before Ramzan, he said it was a “conditional ceasefire and to that extent the government stands vindicated”.
He said that the government has been endeavouring to resolve issues with Pakistan both at the diplomatic and military levels.
