• By Shibra Siddiqui
  • Fri, 21 Mar 2025 06:03 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah took on the Congress-led UPA government over the way it handled security issues both internally and externally during its regime. Shah further said when the Narendra Modi government came to power in 2014, it had ‘legacy security issues’ in the form of Kashmir, Northeast insurgency and Maoism, asserting that Congress did not handle the security issues well. 

The Home Minister was speaking on the working of the Ministry of Home Affairs in Rajya Sabha where he said that the Modi government has since then made “well-planned efforts" to deal with such issues, which have claimed around 92,000 lives in total. 

Modi Govt Got ‘Legacy’ Issues From UP In 2014

In a scathing attack on the previous ruling Congress-led UP government, Amit Shah said that Congress gave NDA ‘legacy issues’ in the face of Kashmir, Northeast insurgency and Maoism as it did not deal with serious security issues in the right way. 

“When Narendra Modi Government was elected to power in 2014, we received several legacy issues from prior to 2014. The security and development of this country were always challenged due to three main issues. These three issues caused obstruction to the peace of the country, raised questions on the security of the country and obstructed the development pace of the country for almost 4 decades; they also made the country’s entire system even laughable many a time," Shah said.

“These three issues were terrorism in J&K, Leftist insurgency which dreamt of Tirupati to Pashupatinath and the Northeast insurgency. If you club all these three issues together, around 92,000 citizens of this country were killed in 4 decades. Well-planned effort for the elimination of these three issues was never made. PM Modi made those efforts after coming to power," he added.

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Talking on the Kashmir issue, Shah said that the Modi government brought India to the list of countries that take a stand for its borders and soldiers through its ‘zero-tolerance for terrorism’ policy against Pakistan. Shah said that infiltration has been a common issue in Jammu and Kashmir, however, when the Uri and Pulwama attacks happened in the region, the Modi government retaliated with surgical strikes and air strikes against Pakistan. 

“Terrorists used to infiltrate from neighbouring countries. PM Modi has started a zero-tolerance policy against terrorism. Attacks happened in our time in Uri and Pulwama, but we retaliated with surgical strikes and airstrikes in Pakistan," he said.
“Only two countries, the USA and Israel, used to take a stand for their security and borders – Israel and the USA. PM Modi added India to the list of two countries. The policy of zero-tolerance against terrorism started from there," Shah added as he slammed the previous governments for not taking enough strict action on the said issues. 

Abrogation Of Article 370 In Kashmir


Amit Shah said that the abrogation of Article 370 from the region has dramatically impacted the security landscape of Jammu and Kashmir as there has been a reduction of 70 per cent in lives lost due to terrorist attacks in the territory because such activities have fallen sharply. He further mentioned that the involvement of youth in terrorist activities ‘almost disappeared’. 
“After the removal of Article 370, the involvement of Indian youth with terrorists has almost disappeared. Ten years ago, terrorist glorification was common, and funeral processions would take place. But now, when terrorists are killed, they are buried on the spot. Relatives of terrorists who once enjoyed government perks have been ruthlessly removed from government posts to send a strong message. Cinema halls in Kashmir now remain open during evenings, G20 meeting happened, Muharram procession took place," Shah said, highlighting the positive changes in J&K. “70% reduction in deaths due to terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir during Modi government. Terror incidents too fell sharply,” he added. 

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Notably, the Home Minister pledged to eliminate Naxalism in the country by March 31, 2026.