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Ironic, but India hasn't banned Jaish, Lashkar, Hizb

It is ironic that even though the United States and Britain have frozen the accounts of the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed, the Indian government is yet to ban it.

What's more, the government has not done anything to blacklist the much feared Lashkar-e-Tayiba and Hizbul Mujahideen as well.

When Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah met Home Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani on Wednesday, he once again asked the Centre to ban the three militant outfits.

"The outfits need to be banned immediately and their actions should be exposed through a concerted campaign within democratic and civilised countries," Abdullah said.

While stating that a ban on the terrorist organisations would lead to a decrease in violence, Abdullah said, "The world should now realise that an iron hand is the need of the hour to stamp out the menace of terrorism."

"We had been talking about the nefarious designs of terrorism for over one decade, but the world realised it only after innocent civilians in the United States fell prey to such dangerous people," Abdullah said.

The chief minister also expressed serious concern about the border skirmishes in the state.

"The (retaliatory) action of the Indian Army earlier this week was good, but not adequate enough," Abdullah said.

The chief minister also met Defence Minister George Fernandes and informed him that there were enough reports to suggest that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence would be pushing in more infiltrators into the valley.

"The defence minister has assured me that extra vigil will be maintained to thwart any such attempt," Abdullah said after meeting Fernandes.

Expressing satisfaction over the two meetings, Abdullah said, "The Centre has assured the state of all possible help."

Agencies

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