Four Samajwadi Party MLAs who cross-voted for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the February 27 Rajya Sabha elections have been allocated Y-category security, a senior government official said on Sunday.
Naxals are planning their attacks on security forces years in advance. For example, the explosive device which killed eight Central Reserve Police Force jawans in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Saturday was probably planted deep under the road at the time when the road was being constructed, official sources said.
At least seven jawans have been killed and 13 others have been injured after Naxalites blew up a vehicle of the Central Reserve Police Force vehicle in a landmine attack in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday.
Burhan Wani, the top Hizbul Mujaheedin commander was the poster boy of the outfit and was active in south Kashmir.
On reports about statement given by Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit on the incident, Rijiju said, "He has a habit of giving such statements and the whole world is watching. I don't want to make political statements...I think the Ministry of External Affairs and the PMO (Prime Minister's Office) may react to it."
Latching on to the terrorist attack in Pampore that killed eight Central Reserve Police Force personnel, Sinha also said that 'nothing' has come out, or will, of the Centre's Pakistan policy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asserted that India's efforts for engagement with Pakistan is on with peace as supreme objective but the forces have "full freedom to answer back" in whatever manner they have to.
CRPF DG K Durga Prasad said the terrorists were clean shaven and that "shows" that they were fidayeen attackers.
The home minister said Indian youth should stand up to face forces which want to destabilise the country.
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