K. P. S. Gill Quotes
Terrorism and its executioners have their own agenda, entirely independent of the popular will, of democratic considerations or institutions, or of the aspirations and desires of the community they claim to represent. They are defeated, not by the operation of some mystical force called ‘popular will’, but by the force of arms. Their activities are not some convenient substitute for the ballot box; they are an absolute rejection of every value integral to democracy.
K. P. S. Gill, Director General of the Punjab, India Police, Member of the Indian National Security Advisory Board, Founding President of the Institute for Conflict Management, Leader of the successful anti-terrorism forces in the Punjab, Knights of Falsehood, 1997
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The Irish Republican Army was a terrorist independence movement of Northern Ireland—the part of Ireland that voted to remain attached to Britain rather than independent Ireland.
Kanwar Pal Singh Gill was an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. He served twice as Director General of Police (DGP) for the state of Punjab, India, where he is credited with having brought the Punjab insurgency under control. While many see him as a hero, there are accusations that he and the forces under his command were responsible for human rights violations "in the name of stamping out terrorism." Gill retired from the IPS in 1995.