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As he dwelt upon violence in Kashmir and North East, the
Prime Minister asked the people of these areas to "adopt
democratic means to join hands with us for their and the
country's welfare".
Turning to Pakistan, he said India wants to resolve
through discussions whatever differences there are.
"As far as Pakistan is concerned, we expect from them
that they would not let their territory to be used for acts of
terrorism against India," Singh said.
Noting that India has been emphasising this in all the
discussions with Pakistan, he said, "If this is not done, we
cannot progress far in our dialogue".
Referring to internal security, Singh said if law and
order in any part of the country deteriorates or peace and
harmony gets disturbed, the common man is adversely affected.
Talking about Naxalism, he described it as a "serious
challenge" to internal security which needs to be dealt with
firmly.
"I have stated this before and I say it again -- our
government will fully discharge its responsibility to protect
each and every citizen of our country. We will deal firmly
with those who resort to violence," Singh said and promised
all possible help to state governments in this regard.
At the same time, he "once again" appealed to Naxalites
to "abjure violence, come for talks with the government and
join hands with us to accelerate social and economic
development."
He recalled his meeting with Chief Ministers of states
affected by Naxalism and said it was imperative that the
Centre and states work together to meet the challenge.
"It would be difficult for any state to tackle this
problem without cooperation from the Centre and coordination
between states. We all need to rise above our personal
interests to meet this challenge," Singh said. (MORE) PTI AKK
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