Campaign needed to control terrorists, urban Naxals

Senior leaders of the opposition Labour Party in Britain have supported the Khalistan movement for vote bank reasons.

- ALOK MEHTA NEW DELHI

The Indian government has expressed serious concern over an attempted attack on External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar by a Khalistan supporter group in London. Some terrorist groups are not only active in countries like Britain, Canada, and the United States under the name of alleged Khalistan, but certain international organisations and political party leaders also support them under the guise of human rights. Senior leaders of the opposition Labour Party in Britain have supported them for vote bank reasons or to see India weakened. Now that the Labour Party is in power and is trying to establish good relations with India, a strong protest from India is necessary.

However, even in India, alleged Khalistani terrorists and Naxals, who receive funding from Pakistan and other countries, still attempt attacks from time to time in some areas. This week, a joint operation by the Uttar Pradesh and Punjab police led to the arrest of Lazer Masih, a member of the Khalistani terrorist organisation Babbar Khalsa International and Pakistan's ISI, with evidence of a plot to carry out a terrorist attack at the Mahakumbh. The worrying aspect here is that under the guise of human rights, some political parties also support those accused of terrorism and those actively or indirectly involved in Naxal activities.