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| Tasks awaiting new DG police in sensitive Jammu & Kashmir | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 24: Though the security scenario in Jammu and Kashmir has improved when compared to what it was three years ago, still the new Director General of Police Ashok Prasad may not venture to take his new assignment lightly. As far as the security situation is concerned it can be highly unpredictable in a State like Jammu and Kashmir where the law and order has assumed new dimensions after the rise of Pakistan sponsored insurgency in 1989.
It can be a graveyard like calm one day and volcano type violence the other day, all depending on the plans of militants who have been receiving moral, material, financial and diplomatic support from agencies across the LOC. Apart from the activities of militants, separatists and their supporters continue to have the potential of destabilising peace in the State. Hence Prasad is to shoulder a highly delicate responsibility of maintaining peace, regional and communal amity. As a senior officer of the Intelligence Bureau, Prasad would be heading the 1.2 lakh strong Jammu and Kashmir Police force.
The 56-year-old Prasad, an Additional Director in the IB and currently posted in Srinagar, had handled Kashmir desk in the country's internal intelligence agency in early 1990s. A 1979-batch IPS officer from Andhra Pradesh cadre, Prasad assumed charge as DGP relieving Special Director General K Rajendra who was in-charge till now. "I will like to consolidate the gains made by the police force and lead them to make it the most modern force in the country," Prasad, who was posted during crucial period of 1999-2001 in Kashmir, said.
A recipient of Police Medal in 1999 and President's Police Medal for distinguished services in 2006, Prasad brings with him an experience of over two decades in the Central agency. Since he has been dealing with the security issues related to Jammu and Kashmir as a senior functionary in the IB Prasad may not find it difficult to manage the day to day affairs and that too connected with the activities of militants and the separatists. As a senior official in the IB he is supposed to have a clear idea about the hideouts where militants have been taking shelter and operating.
Well this time Prasad may not face the problem of the police force being demoralised and disoriented in Jammu and Kashmir. This was the problem that was faced by Gurbachan Jagat, who took over as DG police in 1997. It took him over a year to put the entire police force, that was demoralised because of the upper hand of militants, back on the rails. First task awaiting Prasad pertains to promoting better coordination between various intelligence and security agencies so that counter insurgency operations were carried out on specific inputs leaving no scope for human rights violations. Another task that awaits his attention is further modernisation of police weaponry and communication system.
No doubt assault rifles have replaced the .303 guns still the armed police in the State need to be equipped with the highly sophisticated weapons. Prasad needs to take up with the Union Home Ministry the need for raising atleast 15 additional police battalions if the Government wanted to replace the paramilitary forces by the police. Once it was done it could also help the State in tackling the problem of unemployment. The new DG police also needs to set up a committee for unraveling the level of nexus between a section of policemen and the militants. Prasad could do well if he cultivates the habit of consulting some senior police officers, who had retired years ago but had been in the forefront of handling militancy related violence. |
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