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| Govt. yet to implement police report on reallocation of security forces in Kashmir | | | Jammu, April 30
The police authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have yet
to implement the reports sent by police heads in each
district regarding reallocation of security forces
with the aim of ensuring vacation of
orchards, agricultural land and houses occupied by
them.
The State Government, acting on the direction of Prime
Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, seeking immediate vacation
of orchards and houses occupied by security forces, had
asked senior superintendents of police in each district
to identify places from where the security forces
could be shifted. The police teams had also been
directed to identify places where the security forces
could be reallocated.
A senior police officer said "the reports have been completed and were
submitted to the police headquarters several days
ago. "He said it was for the people manning the police
headquarters to issue orders for shifting of the
security units and pickets.
In reply to a question the officer said that "our
reports pertained to the orchards, houses and
agricultural lands occupied by police and paramilitary
forces during the last 15 years." As far as the Army
pickets and units were concerned the matter had to be
sorted out by the state Government with the Defence
Ministry and the authorities in the Northern command.
Another police officer said that over the years the
Army had not vacated Tattoo grounds and the Haft
Chinar area in the city of Srinagar. He said the
Government had allotted vast chunks of land in
Rangreth area near the airport for the Army to shift
its Tattoo grounds and Haft Chinar units and
pickets. "But instead of doing it the Army authorities
have occupied additional 500 kanals of land at
Rangreth,"he said
The police report has recommended immediate shifting
of units and camps of paramilitary forces at
Manasbal,in north Kashmir, where 5,000 kanals of land
belonging to Sheri Kashmir University of Agricultural
sciences and Technology, have remained under their
occupation for over a decade.
The reports have recommended that in the new
places, identified by the district police heads, either
temporary structures or pre-fabricated huts be built
for accommodating units of paramilitary forces.
Meanwhile, a senior PDP leader and a former
Minister, Mr Ghulam Hassan Mir said today "the process
of demilitarisation and vacation of forces from
orchards has begun. "When asked to identify places
from where security forces were with drawan Mr Mir said
"wait for some days more. The Prime Minister's
instruction are to be implemented. "He said that once
"our two main demands, gradual wthdrawal of troops and
vacation of security forces from orchards, were
implemented there will be further improvement in the
political and security scenario."
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