New Delhi: Sending a tough message, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that no family member of any terrorist nor close relatives of stone pelters will get government jobs in Jammu and Kashmir.
Shah also said that the Narendra Modi government has not only targeted terrorists but also eliminated the terror ecosystem, resulting in a drastic fall in terror incidents in the country.
“In Kashmir, we have taken a decision that if someone joins a terrorist organisation, their family members will not get any government job,” he told PTI in an interview over the weekend.
He further said that the government will make an exception for those coming forward to inform the authorities that their close relative has joined a terror outfit.
Speaking on funeral processions that used to be taken out earlier in Kashmir after a terrorist was killed, the home minister said, “We have stopped this trend. We have ensured that the terrorist is buried with all religious formalities but in an isolated place.”
Shah emphasised that terror incidents have significantly decreased in Jammu and Kashmir as the government has not only targeted the terrorists but also eliminated the terror ecosystem. “Through the NIA (National Investigation Agency), we have taken strong action against terror funding and ended it. We have taken a very tough stand on terror funding,” he said.
