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| Not worried about troops withdrawal: Farooq Abdullah | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 22: Bangalore Citing improvement in the ground situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister and National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah said the withdrawal of 30,000 troops from Jammu and Kashmir did not worry him as he was confident the army would not do anything to impact the country's security.
"Infiltration has come down and the ground situation is much better in the state," the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister told reporters in Bangalore.
Attributing the reduction in cross-border infiltration in the state to the firm anti-terror stand taken by the international community, he said, "The world is not going to stand by and watch terrorism grow."
To a question on the recent withdrawal of 30,000 troops from the state as stated by the Defence Minister AK Antony, Abdullah said he had confidence in the Army and it would not do anything that would impact the security of the country.
"I am not worried (by the withdrawal)," he said. The Defence Minister recently said 30,000 troops had been withdrawn from the state following improvement in the security situation there.
Noting that the Army had other functions to do like manning the borders, he said "We have a good, well-trained police force. There is also the central police (para-military forces) to look after the law and order."
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