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Infiltration: Who knows better, Army or Patil?

Infiltration: Who knows better, Army or Patil?

Author: Times News Network
Publication: The Economic Times
Date: November 8, 2004
URL: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/915435.cms

It appears another instance of the left hand not knowing what the right is doing.

Barely hours after Shivraj Patil claimed in Srinagar that there was a drop in infiltration from across the border, the Army repudiated the home minister saying that Pakistan has stepped up its efforts to push terrorists into the Valley.

According to the defence ministry, in the first six days of November, the Army has foiled four major infiltration attempts from across the line of control in which 11 militants, mostly Pakistani nationals, have been killed.

Army spokesman said the latest attempt last night involved five terrorists, who attempted to cross the LoC in Mendhar sector in Jammu province.

Defence minister Pranab Mukherjee explained the sudden spurt in pushing militants across LoC as part of a pattern to infiltrate large batches of foreign militants before the high passes become impassable due to heavy snow.

"It appears that militants across the border are making desperate attempts to cross over to the Indian side before the mountains become impassable," the defence minister.

Home ministry sources, who defended Mr Patil's statement said the minister may have been comparing the infiltration trends to the last year while Mr Mukherjee's figures compared infiltration over the last two months.

Meanwhile, army spokes-man said that Army had foiled another major attempt on Friday night killing five Lakshar- e-Toiba militants and recovered five AK-47 assault rifles.
 


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