The criticism by many of Kashmir-based political parties with regard to government declaring portions of land in Gulmarg and Sonamarg as strategic areas is totally irrelevant because things have been accomplished well within the law and also to overcome the difficulty which is being faced due to rising number of terrorism related cases. This should have been done much earlier because it is necessary to fortify and enhance the security edifice in the Valley looking into the threat perception because terrorists after getting desperate are coming out of their hideouts more often and encounters are also on rise. The government cannot sit idle and allow terrorists to move scot-free therefore the aforesaid step is appropriate and those decrying the same must have some vested interests. The parties which are demanding revocation of the order include PDP, NC, CPI (M), JKPC and some others. These parties are giving their own logics and reasons to annul the decision but the centre has other plans as it wanted to get rid of terrorism as soon as possible and it will do everything possible for the same. This step is also in the same direction as it will go a long way in fortifying security edifice in Valley and making the defence robust against the terrorists. Looking into this, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti has criticised the government move, saying the allocation of huge tracts of land to armed forces in tourist areas of Jammu and Kashmir confirmed the intention of the Centre to convert J&K into a military garrison. Mehbooba should understand that government is afoot to bring peace in the Valley, which in turn will be bountiful for the natives of Kashmir and therefore the PDP chief and her ilk in the region should appreciate the Government for taking out of the box measures to make Kashmir free from terrorism and to restore peace. It is strange that the steps taken by the government are always taken negatively by Kashmir-centric parties as if the Centre is enemy of Kashmir. This is a very wrong notion and should be changed as soon as possible because this is important for bringing the desired changes in the Valley.