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Naxalism threatens Rath Yatra
NEW DELHI: The government has received 'credible inputs of threats from certain terrorist organisations' to the proposed twin 'National Integration Yatra' by Leader of Opposition L K Advani and BJP president Rajnath Singh from April 6. Following the receipt of specific intelligence, the Home Ministry has conveyed the threat perception to the party and asked it to ensure at the earliest 'proper bullet-proofing' of the raths (vehicles) proposed to be utilised for the yatra by both the leaders, sources said. This has been done as both the yatras 'would be an attractive target for militants/terrorist groups as well as would be passing through areas affected by naxalism', they said. The Ministry has also asked Governments of the states through which the yatras would pass to make 'comprehensive security arrangements', they said. Advani had announced the party's plans to undertake the twin yatra a day after the Varanasi bomb blasts with the objective of 'creating public awareness about the minority appeasement policies of the UPA government and the threat it posed to the nation's unity and integrity'. In a television interview last week, National Security Advisor M K Narayanan had said the Government had received specific intelligence about threats to Advani in Uttar Pradesh during his proposed rath yatra. Posted by: Steve 2006-03-24 |
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