Journalists, a retired Judge among 20 suspects paid through Hawala
New Delhi, July 03: Crush Militants is what the latest directive from the centre to the forces in Jammu and Kashmir. The directive from the Union Home Ministry to the security forces says that a new strategy needs to be put in place to crush militancy in the Valley.
Following the directive the security forces have taken an even more aggressive stance in the Valley. Further a three pronged strategy has been devised to crush militancy in the Valley. A top official in the Home Ministry told a news portal that the forces have put in place a new strategy.
The war against militancy in the Valley will not just be fought with guns. We will also crush the ideological war which has been launched by some people. The noose against the separatists too will be tightened the official said.
The Centre will now ask the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir N N Vohra to oversee the combat operations in the state. The Army which has already launched, “Operation Clean up,” in the Valley will focus heavily on area such as Pulwama, Shopian, Kuglam and Anantnag.
Meanwhile, the security forces along with the Intelligence Bureau have prepared a list of 20 suspected persons that included names of journalists and a retired High Court judge who have been fuelling unrest in the Valley.
The list of 20 was prepared with the help of the Intelligence Bureau. In the list there are officials in the Jammu and Kashmir government too. An IB official informed a news portal that a close tab is being kept on these officials, a retired High Court judge, journalists and writers.
These are the persons who are spreading the ideology apart from urging the youth to take up arms and fight against the state. When asked if these persons will be arrested, the IB officer said that they are on the watch list. They will be acted upon for sure as the Centre has directed the security forces to up the ante against militants and separatists in the state.
These persons in the list of 20 are being paid through hawala channels to incite violence. It is these persons who urge the youth to attend militant funerals in large numbers.
There are a few journalists who are on the pay rolls of the ISI. Their job is to specifically create propaganda to show that the entire state is with Pakistan. They are the ones who have been dishing out the pro-azadi sentiments in the Valley.
The IB and the CID's Special Branch which prepared the list have sent the same to the Union Home Ministry. The ministry on the other hand has told the forces to go all out against them. Not just the militants on the ground but the ideologues are needed to be crushed too.
In a recent editorial in the Dawn, it was stated that Pakistan has failed to cope with the Modi era. It also stated that Modi has decided that militancy in Kashmir must be crushed and Pakistan has not been able to cope up with the same.
