The Government of India on July 11 downplayed the threats by al Qaeda and Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) saying, they are not to be taken seriously, reports The Asian Age. Dismissing the threat video of al Qaeda ‘chief’ Ayman al-Zawahiri, where he is instigating bloodshed in Jammu and Kashmir, External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that India has the capability of taking care of its territorial integrity and sovereignty and there is no need to take these threats seriously.
“We keep hearing of such threats and it is not the first time that we received such a threat. I don’t think we need to take it seriously. Al Qaeda is a UN-prescribed terror organisation and their leader is a UN-designated terrorist. Our security forces are capable and equipped... They have the capability of taking care of our territorial integrity and sovereignty. Not to worry about these threats,” he said. Terming the pro-Khalistan group “Sikhs For Justice” a fringe group, Raveesh Kumar said that the organisation has no traction within the mainstream Sikh community and India takes no cognisance of what such fringe elements say.