Srinagar: The Home Minister of India Amit Shah on Thursday expressed his gratitude and satisfaction over the lowest ever count of militants in Jammu and Kashmir and directed the armed forces to root-out remaining militants to make peace a permanent feature.
The Home Minister while hailing the UT administration, especially LG Manoj Sinha for massive developmental activities in JK urged them to gear up for hosting the G-20 events in the month of May. Shah chaired the second leg of the high-level security meeting in North Block New Delhi at 3 pm on Thursday.
Security Advisor Ajit Doval, JK LG Sinha, DGP Dilbagh Singh, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, DG CID R Swain and other top officials of the BSF, CRPF and intelligence wings participated. Besides, Director of Intelligence Bureau Tapan Deka, RAW chief Samant Kumar Goel, NIA Director General DG Dinkar Gupkar participated in the meeting.
“The Home Minister expressed his gratitude and satisfaction over the lowest-ever militant count in JK. He directed armed forces to step up anti-militancy operations to eliminate the remaining militants,” a source privy to the meeting, told news agency Kashmir News Observer.
The Home Minister, as per the source, directed the security agencies operating in JK to maintain close coordination, keep a close watch on anti-national elements and ensure peace prevails in the UT. “The Home Minister stated that armed forces besides the GoI agencies including NIA should work together and maintain a close synergy to make peace a permanent feature,” the source said.
Today’s meeting comes a day after Shah took the first review of the officials at North Block. Sources in the MHA said he stressed on ensuring all the possible arrangements for the peaceful conduct of G-20 meetings in Srinagar in the month of May.
“He hailed the efforts being put in by LG Sinha in ensuring fast-track development in JK. He asked the LG Sinha and officials to maintain coordination and ensure all arrangements for the G-20 meetings are put in place,” the sources said.
