Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has urged the Central government to prepare a foolproof strategy to deal with the “re-emergence of extremism” in the state.
During his meeting with Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Capt Singh stressed on the urgent need to strengthen the intelligence apparatus to counter growing threats and activities on social media aimed at disturbing peace and stability in Punjab.
He also expressed his concern over a number of "targeted killings" that have taken place in the state in the past few months.
Capt Singh asked the government to take a prompt action against foreign perpetrators based in Canada, the UK, the US, Italy, Germany, who he claimed are actively engaged in promoting extremist activities in Punjab.
The chief minister further underlined the need for modernization of the state police force and battled for additional funds to tackle rising law and order challenges being faced by Punjab.
An official spokesperson of the state government revealed that the Home Minister agreed to assist the state under the modernisation of police forces scheme (MPF Scheme).
Capt Singh’s fears further assume significance as it was recently reported by the Home Ministry that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) were training Sikh youth to carry out terror strikes in India.
The Home Ministry had in March informed a parliamentary panel that members of the Sikh community settled in Canada, US and European countries were being “instigated against India through a false propaganda”.
