AFSPA: Antony says threat to J-K cannot be ignored

December 16, 2011 11:31

Against the backdrop of demands for revoking AFSPA from parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Defence Minister A K Antony today said though violence levels have come down, cross-border infiltration attempts were still on in the state and the "threat" there can't be ignored.

"Even though violence level has reduc ed substantially, attempts at infiltration are still persisting... We can't ignore the threat," he told reporters at the 40th Vijay Diwas (Victory Day) of Bangladesh Liberation War.

The Minister was asked to comment on the demands for revoking of Armed AFSPA from some parts of the state in view of a recent terrorist attack on a senior Minister there. "We have to be alert regarding our border areas 24X7," Antony said.

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