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J&K govt unlikely to heed to army suggestion
New Delhi, May 18: Jammu and Kashmir government is unlikely to heed to the suggestion of army to hand over to it the counter-insurgency operations under the command of Corps Commander as it was seen against the philosophy of the `healing touch`.
New Delhi, May 18: Jammu and Kashmir government is unlikely to heed to the suggestion of army to hand over to it
the counter-insurgency operations under the command of Corps Commander as it was seen against the philosophy of the "healing touch".
Sources in the state government said that army was attempting to bring central para-military forces and the state police under its command.
The sources said that the state government was not showing any keenness on the move as this would be sending a "wrong signal" about its healing touch policy.
The state government has already made its stand clear that it would like to gradually handover the anti-militancy operations to the local police with some assistance from CRPF and BSF.
The army has been pressing for putting para-military and state police under its control so that an effective policy for tackling militancy in the state could be chalked out and a presentation in this regard would be made to chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed later this week.
However, the sources said that the present unified command chaired by the state chief minister, was enough and there would be no change.
Army was likely to make a special briefing to the Special Task Force, headed by special secretary (J&K) Ashok Bhandari, set up by the Centre in the aftermath of Nadimarg massacre at Udhampur on May 22, the sources said.
Bureau Report
The sources said that the state government was not showing any keenness on the move as this would be sending a "wrong signal" about its healing touch policy.
The state government has already made its stand clear that it would like to gradually handover the anti-militancy operations to the local police with some assistance from CRPF and BSF.
The army has been pressing for putting para-military and state police under its control so that an effective policy for tackling militancy in the state could be chalked out and a presentation in this regard would be made to chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed later this week.
However, the sources said that the present unified command chaired by the state chief minister, was enough and there would be no change.
Army was likely to make a special briefing to the Special Task Force, headed by special secretary (J&K) Ashok Bhandari, set up by the Centre in the aftermath of Nadimarg massacre at Udhampur on May 22, the sources said.
Bureau Report