(a) whether naxalism and terrorism are posing severe threat to the
internal security of the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the reaction of the Government
thereto; and
(c) the steps being taken by the Government to deal with such menace?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI JITENDRA SINGH)
(a): Yes Madam;
(b): The nationwide Left Wing Extremist (LWE) and terrorism scenario continuous
to remain a cause for serious concern. The details of naxal violence and number
of persons killed during the last three years is enclosed as Annexure-I. Similarly
terrorists incidents and persons killed therein during the last three years is
enclosed as Annexure-II.
(c): Govt. is committed to combat terrorism, extremism and separatism in all
its forms and manifestations as no cases, genuine or imaginary can justify
terrorism or violence. In order to deal with the menace of extremism and terrorism
the Government has taken various measures which inter-alia, include augmenting the
strength of Central Para-Military Forces; amendment to the CISF Act to enable
deployment of CISF in joint venture of private industrial undertakings;
establishment of NSG hubs at Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Mumbai; empowerment
of DG, NSG to requisition aircraft for movement of NSG personnel in the event of
any emergency; strengthening and re-organizing of Multi-Agency Centre to enable
it to function on 24x7 basis for real time collation and sharing of intelligence
with other intelligence and security agencies; tighter immigration control; effective
border management through round the clock surveillance & patrolling on the borders;
establishment of observation posts, border fencing, flood lighting, deployment of
modern and hi-tech surveillance equipment; upgradation of Intelligence setup;
and coastal security. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 has been
amended and notified in 2008 to strengthen the punitive measures to combat terrorism.
The National Investigation Agency has been constituted under the National
Investigation Agency Act, 2008 to investigate and prosecute offences under
the Acts specified in the Schedule. As a part of steps to counter terrorists
threats, the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) has been created.
The Prevention of Money Laundering Act has been amended in 2009 to inter alia,
include certain offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, as
predicate offence.
Further the Government continues to raise the issues of Cross-Border Terrorism
in all its aspects including its financing at various multi-lateral and bilateral
fora and also at the multi-level bi-lateral interactions.