BJP claimed that startling revelations had come to light about links among Pakistans ISI,Kashmiri separatists and Naxals in India and demanded action without further delay from the UPA in this regard. "Startling revelations have come out in the public domain on the connections between ISI,Hurriyat and the Naxals. It had been suspected for a long time, BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said quoting media reports. Insisting that there were reports in the media which revealed that ISI was recruiting Naxals through separatists,he said,it was proved when it was found that a pamphlet by Masarat Alam,mastermind of stone-pelting in Kashmir,was prepared by an overground Naxal worker. The pamphlet was about the plan for strikes by separatists. Ironically,the pamphlet was prepared by an overground Naxal worker and at several places,even the language was the same, Sitharaman said,quoting the reports. The services of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim,who fled from India after the Mumbai blasts of 1993,were also taken by ISI for recruiting Naxals,she said citing a media report. BJP is voicing its concern over this frightening reality. This dangerous and completely threatening link demands greater intelligence awareness in tackling this menace, Sitharaman said. The principal opposition also took jibes at the Congress and the government,saying there was a need for greater unity of purpose between them to take action. The government should stop debating among themselves whether there should be development first and then action or whether action should be taken and then development should take place (in Naxal infested areas), Sitharaman said. BJP also took on the human rights activists who speak on behalf of the Naxals. These human rights activists are the overground face of the Naxals. They are giving powerful speeches in Srinagar. So now the proof has come out in the open, Sitharaman said.
