Conflict
Take advantage of Ramzan ceasefire, urge your sons to leave violence: DGP tells families of militants
Top cop of the state Shesh Paul Vaid on Thursday said that the families of the local militants should take advantage of the Ramzan ceasefire and persuade their sons to shun militancy.
Taking advantage of fresh initiative of GOI during Ramadan, families of local militants should urge their sons to leave path of violence & join them to live peacefully . Wish them good luck
— Shesh Paul Vaid (@spvaid) May 17, 2018
On Wednesday, the Government of India said that the armed forces will not launch operations during the holy month. However, the ministry of Home Affairs added that the forces reserve the ‘right to retaliate or if essential to protect the lives of innocent people.’The Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti welcomed the ceasefire and thanked Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Prime Minister Modi for their personal intervention.
However Al Umar Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Toiba have rejected the Ramzan ceasefire initiative.
