Indian home minister review security scenario in Unified Headquarters meeting at Jammu

Jammu, February 17 (Scoop News)- The Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram and J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah re-emphasized the policy of zero tolerance against human rights violations in J&K. They said that the security forces and police are rendering commendable job in restoring the peace and normalcy in the state and underlined the need for alertness and vigil on the borders and within the state to curb any incident of infiltration and act of violence.

Indian Union Home Minister, who arrived Jammu this morning had one on one meeting with the Chief Minister,  Omar Abdullah for about 40 minutes. After the meeting, he jointly chaired the Unified Headquarters meeting with the Chief Minister.

The overall security situation was reviewed in the meeting in which various heads of the security forces gave briefs about their performance and achievements.

The Deputy Chief Minister,  Tara Chand, GOC-in-C, Northern Command, Officiating Chief Secretary,  Samuel Vergesse, Director General Police,  Kuldeep Khoda, Union Special Secretary (IS),  Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister,  Khursheed Ahmed Ganai, DG, BSF, DG, CRPF, Spl. Director (IB), GOCs of IX, XVI and XV Corps, Union Joint Secretary (K), Special DG, CRPF, Special DG, BSF (West), Divisional Commissioners of Kashmir and Jammu, ADGP (CID) J&K, GOC 26 Inf Div, Joint Directors, (IB) Kashmir and Jammu, IGs of CRPF, BSF and senior officers were present in the meeting.

Later,  Chidambaram and  Omar also reviewed the progress of the part of PP related to the security issues at a separate meeting attended by various administrative secretaries of the state government.

The issues pertaining to the construction of tenements for KPs, creation of posts for Kashmiri migrants and their subsequent filling, vacation of buildings by the security forces etc were discussed in detail.

The Home Minister expressed satisfaction and said that undoubtedly good progress has been made and it has to be continued with added zeal.

   The Officiating Chief Secretary, Director General of Police and Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister were also present in the meeting besides administrative secretaries of various state departments.

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