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The Government at the centre led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken many steps which the successive governments in the country not even had any idea about the same. The first and foremost measure which has become the turning point in the turmoil ridden region is stringent possible action against the terrorists, separatists and their supporters. After August 5, 2019 changes, Modi Government had dismissed scores of government employees having terror links and the work of identification and consequent action is still going on. Another needful step which the incumbent government running under the realm of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken is attaching the properties of people proven to be involved in terrorism, money laundering to abet insurgency and separatism, and those supporting the ultras by giving logistic support. In this context, the report about the Enforcement Directorate attaching Jammu and Kashmir separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah’s Srinagar house as part of a money laundering probe linked to a case of fuelling terrorist activities in the union territory is also the befitting step because the current dispensation has adopted zero tolerance against the terrorism and even separatism, which also propels terrorism in a way. It is pertinent to mention that the money laundering case against Shabir Shah was outcome of the FIR filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in May 2017 against Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed and others under various sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). It is to be noted that Shabir Ahmad Shah was actively involved in the activities of fuelling unrest in Kashmir valley by way of stone pelting, processions, protests, bandhs, hartals and other subversive activities. The action taken against Shabir Shah is appropriate but the government should not stop here because there are many others who had helped terrorism to brew and were responsible for the mayhem in Kashmir. All such elements should be booked under relevant sections of law as sparing any of these can prove catastrophic because these entities are the root cause of swaying innocent youths towards terrorism and violence. As allegedly Shabir used to get money from Hizb and other terror outfits based in Pakistan, and later used the same to fuel unrest in J&K therefore whatever government is doing against this man is justified and well under the ambit of law. For such daring steps, Modi Government deserves kudos and well wishes of one and all in the country to make India terrorism-free.