Some forces trying to create disturbances in Punjab: Rijiju

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today said some forces are trying to fulfill their "nefarious designs" of creating disturbance in Punjab and that the intelligence agencies are fully alert.
"Our intelligence agencies are fully alert and keeping a close eye on activities of some anti-national forces. We would not allow the peace of the state to be disturbed," he said.
The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs was addressing media after laying foundation of the complex of the 7th Battalion of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) here.
The Punjab government has provided 51 acres of land free of cost at the outskirts of the city at Ladhowal for the project. An amount of Rs 200 crore would be spent on the complex and its infrastructure, Rijiju said.

He said that the NDRF was one of the best forces in the world.
Commenting on the Centre's demonetisation move, Rijiju said that the policy had broken the backbone of terrorist fundings.

Asked about terrorist attacks on the Army and paramilitary forces, he said the vigilance and security on the international borders has been made very tight.
"The incidents of attack on the Army in Kashmir is a desperate attempt by insurgents," he said.
The border states of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir have come under a series of terror attacks this year.
On the NIA filing chargesheet in the Pathankot airbase attack, the MoS said the Centre would pressurise Pakistan to extradite the perpetrators of terror to India.

"India will seek the help and support of other countries for the purpose because all the countries are facing heat of terrorism," he said.
Wrapping up investigations in the Pathankot airbase attack case, NIA had yesterday filed a charge sheet against Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar, his brother and two others for hatching the conspiracy of the January 2 audacious terror strike in the state that left seven personnel dead and 37 others injured.