Srinagar,: Director General of Police K Rajena Kumar on Thursday called for effective coordination between different security agencies in order gear up for the upcoming assembly elections. Kumar appreciated the better coordination and delivery by police during the just concluded Lok Sabha elections and stressed on the officers to chalk out comprehensive strategies to pre-empt and meet any kind of eventualities during the upcoming assembly elections. He stressed on police to maintain law and order, strengthen relations with the public, minimize collateral damage and prepare for the upcoming assembly elections.
While addressing the first meeting on law and order and assessment of security situation in Baramulla, after assuming the charge as DGP of Jammu and Kashmir, Kumar stressed on the police to streamline its functioning and strengthen the public relations.
He announced that police will organize a sports festival in which around 40 teams will participate in North Kashmir. Different tournaments involving cricket, football, volleyball and Kabadi shall be held during the festival starting from August this year.
The meeting which lasted for over four hours in Baramulla police lines was attended by senior police officers including IGP Kashmir A G Mir, DIG North Kashmir Range Ghulam Hassan Bhat, SSP Baramulla Mir Suhail, SP Handwara Maqsood-u-Zaman, SP Kupwara Abdul Jabbar, SP Bandipora and all additional SPs of North Kashmir range.
The DGP was also briefed on law and order situation in North Kashmir range by DIG North Kashmir Ghulam Hassan Bhat. After the meeting was over, Kumar addressed a gathering of over 5000 police constables wherein he discussed their rights and duties assuring them of full support for their welfare.
During the five-phase parliamentary polling, Kashmir witnessed escalation in armed violence with at least half a dozen village councilors and political activists. Even during polling exercise a teacher and a student were killed. Separatists had called for a boycott but they were not allowed to run a campaign against the elections. Poll percentage, nevertheless, got restricted due to a surge in violence and a palpable angst among the population against the largely lethargic and nepotistic administration.
Police sources said a multi-tier intelligence grid was being set up to “pre-judge” the threat perceptions. But critics here say the Police department has been casual during elections, not identifying potential targets of violence. “The unprotected panchayat members were the sitting ducks and the poor guys fell. They are again in the line of fire and the government is yet to come out with a concrete plan to protect the grass root political workers ahead of the crucial assembly elections,” said a retire Police official who wished anonymity.
Follow this link to join our WhatsApp group: Join Now
Be Part of Quality Journalism |
Quality journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce and despite all the hardships we still do it. Our reporters and editors are working overtime in Kashmir and beyond to cover what you care about, break big stories, and expose injustices that can change lives. Today more people are reading Kashmir Observer than ever, but only a handful are paying while advertising revenues are falling fast. |
| ACT NOW |
| MONTHLY | Rs 100 |  |
| YEARLY | Rs 1000 | |
| LIFETIME | Rs 10000 | |
