{"id":229156,"date":"2023-02-28T20:15:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T14:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=229156"},"modified":"2023-02-28T20:15:51","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T14:45:51","slug":"in-punjab-ominous-signs-of-extremism-and-police-political-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/in-punjab-ominous-signs-of-extremism-and-police-political-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"In Punjab, ominous signs of extremism and police, political failure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>– The post is based on the article \u201cIn Punjab, ominous signs of extremism and police, political failure\u201d <\/strong>published in The Indian Express <\/strong>on 28th February 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS3- Security<\/p>\n

Relevance:<\/strong> Security issues related to Punjab<\/p>\n

News- <\/strong>The followers of Amrit Pal Singh, leader stormed the police station at Ajnala near Amritsar on February 23, 2023, demanding the release of Lovepreet Singh Tufan.<\/p>\n

What are the security related challenges faced by Punjab?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It is facing problems on multiple fronts. Criminal gangs <\/strong>have grown up in different districts and there are frequent reports of gang warfare<\/strong>. Seventy organised gangs<\/strong> with over 500 members are said to be active in the state.<\/p>\n

Drugs are being smuggled into the state in a big way. 40% of Punjabi youth<\/strong> in the age group of 15-20 years have fallen prey to drugs and 48% of farmers and labourers are addicts.<\/p>\n

Pakistan has been dropping weapons and drugs through drones<\/strong> on a large scale. According to the BSF, there is virtually a bombardment of drones.<\/p>\n

There is a well-orchestrated plan to revive terrorism<\/strong> in the state. Pakistan has been is sheltering and funding <\/strong>the terrorist groups like Babbar Khalsa International, International Sikh Youth Federation<\/p>\n

The ISI is also supporting Sikh diaspora<\/strong>, particularly those belonging to the World Sikh Organisation and Sikhs for Justice.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is the sequence of events showing the deteriorating security situation in Punjab?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As far back as 2014, the Damdami Taksal built a memorial for Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and other militants killed during Operation Blue Star<\/p>\n

In 2016-17, there were targeted murders of RSS workers.<\/p>\n

Khalistan posters and Bhindranwale\u2019s images are openly displayed on the streets of Punjab on the anniversary of Operation Blue Star.<\/p>\n

What are the reasons for the fragile security situation in Punjab?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Administration is showing a very low key response<\/strong> to these developments. It is politically convenient <\/strong>for them.<\/p>\n

Security forces are capable of dealing with these challenges. But, they are not being provided with clear political directions<\/strong>. Political masters advice in critical scenarios is generally to handle the situation \u201ctactfully\u201d <\/strong>and not use force. It is convenient for their vote bank politics.<\/strong><\/p>\n

State government is interfering largely in police functioning. Higher functionaries of police have less functional autonomy<\/strong>. There have been four Director Generals of Police in the state since September 2021.<\/p>\n

What is the way forward to improve the security scenario in Punjab?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The security of Punjab cannot be equated with the hinterland states.\u00a0 The problem will have to be handled both internally as well as externally<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If the state government does not show the political will<\/strong>, it may be dismissed and President\u2019s Rule<\/strong> can be imposed in the state. A strong governor will have to be sent with a team of competent advisors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source– The post is based on the article \u201cIn Punjab, ominous signs of extremism and police, political failure\u201d published in The Indian Express on 28th February 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Security Relevance: Security issues related to Punjab News- The followers of Amrit Pal Singh, leader stormed the police station at Ajnala near Amritsar on February 23,… Continue reading In Punjab, ominous signs of extremism and police, political failure<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[216,10500],"class_list":["post-229156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704921571},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229156\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}