Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Shah, who was on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, chaired a high-level meeting to review the security situation in the Union territory, officials said.
They said Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Director IB, DGs of various central armed police forces, police and army officials were present in the meeting.
According to a PIB press release, during the meeting Shah asked security forces and the police to pro-actively conduct coordinated counter-terrorism operations to fulfill the Prime Minister’s vision of a prosperous and peaceful Jammu & Kashmir.
Shah also appreciated the efforts of the security agencies and administration of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir for keeping the streets free from violence and significantly restoring rule of law, the PIB release said.
It said the Home Minister directed that the security grid should be further strengthened to ensure zero fear of terrorists and separatists.
He also reviewed the working of the security grid and progress made on various items of the security agenda in previous meetings to reduce the incidents of terrorism and stranglehold of the separatist networks over the system.
The Union Home Minister exhorted the security forces and the police to continue with the coordinated efforts through meticulous and well-planned counter-terrorism operations to wipe out terrorism.
The cases registered under the UAPA were also reviewed and it was stressed that investigation should be timely and effective. The agencies concerned should work on improving capacities for ensuring quality investigation.
The terror eco-system comprising elements that aid, abet and sustain the terrorist-separatist campaign to the detriment of the well-being of the common man requires to be completely dismantled, said the Union Home Minister.
Meanwhile, the Minister today inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 240 development projects of about Rs. 2,000 crore in Srinagar.
Shah also inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of several development projects worth crores of rupees in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir.
Earlier, he paid a visit to Gurudwara Chatti Patshahi in the Rainawari area of Srinagar.
Shah was accompanied by LG Manoj Sinha and other senior officials, besides several senior BJP leaders.
