Terrorists, J&K stone-pelters hit by note ban: Government
The minister said no incident of FICN being injected into the country has been reported after demonetisation.
New Delhi: The demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes has badly hit the terror funding, stone-pelters in Jammu and Kashmir and the smuggling of fake Indian currency notes into the country, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
The minister said no incident of FICN being injected into the country has been reported after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of demonetisation.
“There has been big impact on FICN. Terror funding was also badly hit due to demonetisation while there is complete halt in paying money to the stone-pelters in Kashmir,” Mr Kiren Rijiju, minister of state for home, said during Question Hour amid noisy protests by Opposition members demanding an adjournment motion entailing voting.
Claiming that separatists in Jammu and Kashmir have a nexus with disruptive elements across the country with some of them maintaining touch with militant leaders based in Pakistan, Mr Rijiju said: “Inputs indicate the existence of nexus/collusion of disrupting elements sponsored by neighbouring country and separatists in Kashmir.”
“They have also been believed to be receiving instructions and financial support from Pakistan establishment for such adverse activities,” he said, adding that the government had inputs that some of the separatists go abroad and indulge in anti-India activities and action has been initiated against such people.