3 union ministers make strong pitch to free J-K of terror;"We want to end the trouble forever", says Ahir

Three union ministers today made a strong pitch to free Jammu and Kashmir of terrorism with Hansraj Ahir declaring, "We want to end this trouble forever", as they justified the BJP's decision to end its alliance with the PDP in the state that has led to imposition of Governor's rule.

As Governor N N Vohra addressed the security challenges in the militancy-hit state, Ahir, the minister of state for home, said the Centre will not tolerate terrorism and that it was committed to bringing peace in the Valley.

Culture minister Mahesh Sharma said the situation will improve under Governor's rule where the might of the state can take on terrorists with the help of the people while Power minister R K Singh asserted it was in the country's interest to break the alliance with the PDP and strongly counter terrorism and anti-national elements.

Governor's rule was imposed in J and K and the state Assembly kept under suspended animation yesterday after President Ram Nath Kovind approved the proclamation, a day after the BJP pulled out of the three-year-old coalition with the PDP that led to the resignation of Mehbooba Mufti as the chief minister.

"We want to end this trouble forever, what is being carried out in Kashmir by separatists, terrorists or by Pakistan... The government will not tolerate (it)," Ahir said.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event in Hyderabad, Ahir said the government will not hesitate in taking action against terrorists.

"...whoever acts against the country, we will take action against them... We will continue to give a befitting reply."
Without naming any country, Sharma said, "the entire world knows the role of a country in Kashmir. That country now stands isolated in the entire world."