"Why have terrorists shifted towards Punjab? There is one reason. It is because the security forces have tightened their grip in Jammu & Kashmir," he said while intervening in a debate on Pathankot attack of January.
He was responding when a member asked why Punjab had been chosen as a target by the terrorists.
According to Parrikar, security forces in Jammu & Kashmir have turned on the heat on terrorists as a result of which they are trying to "shift down wards".
"...Earlier the ratio used to be 1:1 almost. Now, ratio has shifted in favour of security forces to 3:1. In 2015, it was 97 and 33," the Minister said.
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