Rangreth (Budgam), Aug 8: The General Officer (GOC) Commanding of Srinagar based Chinar Corps on Saturday said that educated youth from Jammu and Kashmir are joining militancy.
Talking to reporters on a sidelines of a function here the GOC said: I would submit that any youth joining militancy is disturbing. And if educated youth are joining, it is more disturbing. To that extent yes, it certainly causes concern to us. It certainly encourages us to take initiatives to keep the youth more meaningfully engaged.
Lt Gen Saha said that checking infiltration from across the Line of Control (LoC) was an important factor in ensuring secure conditions for the upcoming assembly elections. Because of the improvement and robustness of the counter- infiltration posture, we are able to prevent infiltration from happening and that I think is the important factor in ensuring the secure conditions for the people to be able to exercise their franchise during the elections, he said.
The core commander added that there was no increase in infiltration attempts from across the LoC and the trends and pattern in infiltration are quite similar to what they were in the previous years.
He said that providing a conducive atmosphere for holding peaceful elections is a priority for him and the effective counter-infiltration grid on the LoC is helping in securing the situation in the Valley.
Vigil on LoC has become more imperative in order to provide a peaceful and conducive atmosphere for people to cast their franchise in the upcoming assembly elections.
These measures on LoC have already reduced the level of infiltration, but if people and the jawans are not together, then situation will never get better.
The GOC rejected the reports that the level of infiltration has increased saying that there are attempts of infiltration but the level has not increased. However, he added that the army is ready to face any eventuality.
Meanwhile, Lt Gen Saha, unveiled a life sized statue of Naib Subedar Chuni Lal, Ashok Chakra (Posthumous), Vir Chakra, Sena Medal, at a glittering ceremony held at the JAK LI Regimental Centre.
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