Time to battle the enemies within
(The New Indian Express )
Only a thorough investigation will reveal the extent of damage caused by the spy ring which was busted by the police last week.
The arrest of Farhat, an aide of Samajwadi Party MP Munvvar Saleem, for his alleged involvement is shocking to say the least. He is a Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh whom party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav had brought into the Rajya Sabha as a promising Muslim leader.
To be fair to the MP, he has promised to cooperate with the police and has not defended his aide. What's more, he even threatened to commit suicide if it is proved that his own hands were dirty.
At least four are already in custody while the Pakistani mission official who was caught with Farhat and others was expelled from India at short notice. Nothing can be done against him as he enjoyed the status of a diplomat.
In retaliation, Pakistan has asked one Indian mission official to leave the country after declaring him persona non grata. It was nothing but a tit-for-tat action.
One problem with spy cases is that the country concerned will invoke diplomatic rights to protect its staff. Several Pakistani mission staff have been expelled in this manner in the recent past.
The incident highlights one danger. By virtue of being the MP's aide, Farhat had access to the Parliament House building. If at all he was able to get some classified information and pass it on to the Inter-Service Intelligence official posted as a Pakistani diplomat, it was because of this access.
Usually, persons employed by MPs as secretaries are someone known to them. They are not recruited by any government agency and the government has no control on them.
Why should such people be given regular passes to visit Parliament House? The case should be investigated thoroughly so that it does not end up like the Samba spy scandal which caused immense damage to the credibility of the investigating agency.
(The New Indian Express )
Only a thorough investigation will reveal the extent of damage caused by the spy ring which was busted by the police last week.
The arrest of Farhat, an aide of Samajwadi Party MP Munvvar Saleem, for his alleged involvement is shocking to say the least. He is a Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh whom party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav had brought into the Rajya Sabha as a promising Muslim leader.
To be fair to the MP, he has promised to cooperate with the police and has not defended his aide. What's more, he even threatened to commit suicide if it is proved that his own hands were dirty.
At least four are already in custody while the Pakistani mission official who was caught with Farhat and others was expelled from India at short notice. Nothing can be done against him as he enjoyed the status of a diplomat.
In retaliation, Pakistan has asked one Indian mission official to leave the country after declaring him persona non grata. It was nothing but a tit-for-tat action.
One problem with spy cases is that the country concerned will invoke diplomatic rights to protect its staff. Several Pakistani mission staff have been expelled in this manner in the recent past.
Usually, persons employed by MPs as secretaries are someone known to them. They are not recruited by any government agency and the government has no control on them.
Why should such people be given regular passes to visit Parliament House? The case should be investigated thoroughly so that it does not end up like the Samba spy scandal which caused immense damage to the credibility of the investigating agency.
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