(a) whether the terrorist activities in the country, especially in Jammu and Kashmir and North Eastern States are funded from abroad;
(b) if so, the details thereof including the names of countries providing such assistance; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to check such assistance received by the terrorists/terrorist outfits in the country?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (CH. VIDYASAGAR RAO)
(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Starred
Question No.25 to be answered on 20.11.2001.
(a) to (c): According to available information, subversive and terrorist organizations operating in J&K and the North Eastern States are being provided financial assistance by Pakistan and their other sympathetic groups based abroad. The Pakistan`s ISI, is by all accounts, the main source of clandestine funding. A number of overseas fundamentalist organizations are also providing financial aid.
The Enforcement and Security agencies are constantly making efforts to contain such clandestine activities through sustained vigilance and operations against various secessionist and militant organizations in different parts of the country. All relevant inputs in this connection are shared with the agencies/departments concerned from time to time.