Book of Integration Council New - Ministry of Home Affairs

oppression, persecution and other forms of deprivation resulting in disturbing
communal harmony. All State Governments must collectively endeavor to
discourage commual and regional animosities. We must evolve some institutional
mechanism at the national level to mitigate hatred and violence from amongst
communities and regions. We should inculcate the principles of harmony and
tolerance on the one hand and mobilize constructive forces of society in the
cause of national unity and solidarity. This is possible by providing good
leadership, encouragements and justifiable articulation of interests. At the curative
level the police and Para military forces and other agencies of the government,
concerned with the maintenance of law and order, must be sensitized to the need
for communal harmony. Officials of the highest efficiency, impartial and honest
record should be given the tasks of maintaining communal harmony. Zero tolerance
against all those who incite communal tension or take part in violence should be
the order of the day. Special courts should be set-up for the speedy trials of
communal cases. The rehabilitation of the victims of communal violence with
adequate financial and social assistance should also be ensured.
Though we have been successful in containing terrorism and communalism
in Uttarakhand.We have problems of different nature. Uttarakhand has an
international border of about 300 kms with China and 275 kms with Nepal.
There is a large population of ethnic Nepalese and Tibetans in the State. The
open porous border multiplies the threat perception manifold. In the present
scenario, it is a formidable task to monitor the movements of people across this
porous border. This can be successfully used by organizations inimical to India
to infiltrate and set up camps in the uninhabited and remote forest areas on the
one hand and on the other to carry out the business of fake currency notes,
narcotics, arms peddling and other kinds of subvertive and antinational activities.
There have been reports that illegal cattle trade across the eastern border of the
country has also been a source of funding terror activities. This is a matter of
serious concern which needs concerted action on behalf of both the state
governments as well as the central governement.
Since the issue has international implications, the above facts clearly spell
the need for some kind of documentation for the movement of national of both
the countries to & fro across the border. A policy needs to be evolved at the
appropriate forum which addresses the security concerns of Uttarakhand. Liberal
flow of funds from the Union Government for strengthening transport,
communication and security network along the border is also sine-qua non for
the country as a whole.
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