BackJ&K: BJP opposes revocation of AFSPA, says ‘should be strengthened’
MoS for roads Sunil Sharma says AFSPA should be made stronger as situation has not improved to the extent of scrapping it
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Jammu: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday strongly opposed revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir saying it should be made stronger as situation has not improved to the extent of scrapping it.
“This is a situation just before you. It does not look that situation has improved and AFSPA be removed. There is a need for AFSPA to be made more stronger in the state," senior BJP leader and minister of state for roads and buildings Sunil Sharma told reporters today, following a remark by chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed on revocation of AFSPA.
Sayeed, in Srinagar yesterday, had said that government will take a decision on the revocation of AFSPA and there was no need of the Centre on this issue.
“I do not feel that chief minister had said so that situation has improved and AFSPA would be revoked. There have been attacks in Samba and Rajbagh (Kathua) and now in other parts of Kashmir valley", he said, adding that this is a situation just before you.
“Army should be made more stronger apart from continuing AFSPA to ensure that terrorists do not re-emerge and raise their heads," the BJP minister said.
“We have been strongly saying it within the government and outside the government that we are opposed to revocation of AFSPA and it should be further strengthen", he said.
The minister said his party’s stand was “very clear on AFSPA and terrorism". The way the situation has emerged in the state, the minister said, BJP had always being strong opposition to terrorism in the country.
“We condemned the attacks on security forces and police. We have done it in Assembly also. Against these acts of terror, BJP is firm and wants a strong action against the terrorists who engineered these attacks", minister said.
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