Terrorist Attacks Have Declined Substantially In J-K: MoS Nityanand Rai

Mumbai: Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that there has been a substantial decline in terrorist attacks from 417 in 2018 to 229 in 2021.

In a written reply to Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, the MoS said the government has a “zero tolerance policy against terrorism and the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved significantly.”

The minister said that the incidents of terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir have also come down significantly since 2018. There were a total of 229 terrorist attacks in 2021; 244 in 2020; 255 in 2019; and 417 in 2018.

In these attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, the minister said, a total of 42 security force personnel were killed in 2021, 62 in 2020, 80 in 2019 and 91 in 2018. Similarly, a total of 41 civilians were killed in 2021 following 37 in 2020 and 39 each in 2019 as well as 2018.

Responding to Kharge’s question that “whether the government was aware of the increasing attacks on Kashmiri Pandits during the last few months”, the Minister of State said, during the last few months, there were two incidents of attacks on Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir in which one person was killed and another person injured.

“The government has taken several measures to ensure the safety of minorities in the valley. These include a robust security and intelligence grid, day and night area domination, patrolling and proactive operations against terrorists, round-the-clock checking at Nakas, deployment of Road Opening Parties at strategic points to thwart any terrorist attack,” Rai said.

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