LG to review Jammu’s security today, directs forces to crush terrorism
Srinagar, Feb 12: After Union Home Minister Amit Shah held back to back meetings in New Delhi to review J&K security, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday chaired a high level meeting here to review the security scenario in Kashmir.
After chairing the meeting said that he has given a freehand to the security forces to crush terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. “Chaired a high-level security meeting today at PCR, Srinagar; Directed J&K Police and its various wings to work in close synergy with each other and intensify the efforts to crush terrorism and those aiding and abetting terrorists,” LG Sinha wrote on X.
Pertinently, the meeting came a week after Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired back-to-back J&K security review meetings in New Delhi with the top brass of Army, Intelligence Bureau, J&K administration and paramilitary forces.
LG Sinha will chair another meeting on Thursday to review the security situation in Jammu region.
The meeting was attended by DGP J&K, Nalin Prabhat; ADGP Hqrs, MK Sinha; ADGP CID, Nitish Kumar; Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor, Dr Mandeep K. Bhandari; IGP Kashmir, Vidhi Kumar Birdi; IGP Crime, Dr Sunil Gupta; IGP Security, Sujit Kumar; IGP Railways, Vivek Gupta; Range DIGs, SSPs, Commandants of AP/IR Battalions and various other senior officers of J&K Police, in person and through virtual mode.
The DGP briefed the chair regarding the present security scenario of the valley and the roadmap put in place to counter the various security challenges like counter insurgency, law & order, protection of minorities, terrorist recruitment etc. at zonal, range and district level.
The IGP Kashmir also gave a detailed presentation highlighting the challenges and the achievements of the Kashmir Zone and strategic foresight for the future.
“I have asked the senior officials to take strict action against the elements exploiting cyber space to carry out their disruptive activities and disinformation campaign. We must aggressively counter fundamentalist and extremist ideas and take action as per the law,” the Lieutenant Governor added.
The Lieutenant Governor took appraisal of the working of various wings of J&K Police and expressed his satisfaction with regard to the crime related performance indices especially related to UAPA and NDPS.
He said a 360-degree approach against terrorism is critical to enhance the capability and performance in all dimensions of security challenges. The Lieutenant Governor also asked the police officials to strictly follow the policy of property attachment in terror and narco-terror cases.
The Lieutenant Governor directed the officials to devise a result-oriented strategy to identify and neutralize foreign terrorists active in the Kashmir valley. He called for systematic attention to the terror ecosystem, which is providing support to adversarial forces and terrorists.
LG pats JK Police for peaceful polls
The Lieutenant Governor addressed the police officers and appreciated the role of J&K Police for peaceful conduct of general parliamentary elections, Sri Amarnath yatra and assembly polls. He also appreciated crime related performance indices & directed the officers to devise result-oriented strategy to counter the propaganda from across the border.
The LG also stressed upon the officers to focus on core policing issues and all aspects related to confidence building among public and redressal of public grievances.
NC dismayed over CM’s exclusion from Security Meet
Srinagar, Feb 12: Senior National Conference (NC) leader and Advisor to the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Nasir Aslam Wani expressed strong disappointment on Wednesday over the exclusion of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah from a high-level security review meeting chaired by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the Police Control Room in Srinagar.
Wani expressed dismay over the LG administration for not extending an invitation to Omar Abdullah, despite his extensive experience in governance and security matters.
Although security affairs fall under the direct jurisdiction of the Lieutenant Governor in the Union Territory, Wani said that the Chief Minister’s inclusion in such meetings would have been both principled and practical.
“This is not the first time the Chief Minister has been overlooked for such critical meetings. While we understand that security is not under the direct purview of the elected government in a Union Territory, Omar Sahib brings invaluable experience to the table. He served as the Chief Minister of a fully empowered state for six years and has a deep understanding of the region’s security dynamics. His participation would have been beneficial for the LG administration itself,” he said.
