Blaming elements outside the country for the terror strikes in Mumbai, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday warned that India will not tolerate the use of territories of its neighbours for attacks here.
NEW DELHI: Blaming elements outside the country for the terror strikes in Mumbai, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday warned that India will not tolerate the
use of territories of its neighbours for attacks here.
Talking tough in an extraordinary address to the nation, he said: "It is evident that the group which carried out these attacks, based outside the country, had come with
the single-minded determination to create havoc in the commercial capital of the country."
India will take up "strongly with our neighbours that the use of their territory for launching attacks on us will not be tolerated, and that there would be a cost if suitable
measures are not taken by them."
He said the "well-planned and well-orchestrated attacks, probably with external linkages, were intended to create a sense of panic by choosing high profile targets and
indiscriminately killing foreigners."
The Prime Minister asserted that "strongest possible measures" would be taken to deal with such elements, including the use of the National Security Act and setting up of a
Federal Investigation Agency to prevent recurrence of such incidents.
"We will take a number of measures to strengthen the hands of our police and investigation authorities. We will curb the flow of funds to suspect organisations. We will
restrict the entry of suspects into the country.
"We will go after these individuals and organisations and make sure that every perpetrator, organiser and supporter of terror, whatever his affiliation or religion may be, pays a heavy price for these cowardly and horrific acts against our people," the Prime Minister said.
While the National Security Act would be employed to deal with situations of this kind, the existing laws would be tightened to ensure that there were no loopholes available to
terrorists to escape the clutches of the law, he said.
"Most importantly, it is essential to immediately set up a Federal Investigation Agency to go into terrorist crimes of this kind and ensure that the guilty are brought to book,"
Singh said.
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