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Anurag Thakur: Post-2014, Modi Govt Ensured Tough Action on Terror, Enabled Extraditions

Commenting on Tahawwur Rana’s extradition, BJP MP Anurag Thakur credits Modi govt for strong anti-terror action, including Article 370 abrogation and legal pursuit of fugitives.

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New Delhi: In the wake of the impending extradition of 2008 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana from the United States to India, BJP MP and Union Minister Anurag Thakur praised the Narendra Modi-led government for its firm stance against terrorism and effective foreign policy.

Speaking on the matter, Thakur said, “People don’t believe Congress and the economy was in doldrums under its rule, and terror attacks were frequent in the country. However, after 2014, Article 370 was abrogated from Jammu and Kashmir and the Modi government made efforts to eradicate terrorism and Naxalism.”

Rana, a Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman, is accused of aiding Lashkar-e-Taiba in planning the 26/11 attacks. His extradition is being viewed as a diplomatic and legal breakthrough for India.

Thakur credited the Modi government’s strategic and security initiatives for achieving such outcomes. “The Modi government has also made extradition of terror accused to India possible and they will be punished as per Indian law,” he added.

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