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| Little chances of thinning of forces in J&K | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 2: Notwithstanding the strong pleas by some political groups, there are little chance of the thinning of security forces in the state.Official sources said that the state could not risk to withdraw troops at this stage when renewed efforts were being made to revive militancy in the state.
Reports also suggested that separatists and their sympathisers were planning another bout of street protests in the summer of 2011, the sources added. "There is no question of taking any chance at this stage; we will have to go by security considerations and not by the political thinking of the groups," the sources added.
"This year is going to be very crucial. The summer of 2010 and the attacks by militants on the security forces have reinforced our perception that Pakistan and its proteges in Jammu and Kashmir are bent upon creating trouble across the state," sources said.
Sources said there were more than 500 active militants across the state and fresh batches of militants were making infiltration bids from across the borders. This had made the security forces wary of thinning their presence.
"We don't want a reversal of the situation," sources asserted. A two-pronged strategy is being adopted. In the first place, the security forces are strengthening their vigil along the borders to check infiltration. This would help in curbing the reinforcement ofthe militants operating in the state.
Secondly, the state is preparing for a crowd control system. The state police are procuring non-lethal weapons to control the crowds. The summer of 2010 in Kashmir was particularly crucial as more than 100 people, mostly youngsters, died in police firing, sources said. Police and paramilitary forces would be dealing with possible street protests, while army would be taking on militants in the hinterland. In the given situation, security forces are required in substantive numbers and any reduction will have serious repercussions," the sources added.
All the Kashmir-centric political groups, including the National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party, have been asking for reducing the presence of the security forces in the valley. |
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