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NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday told top security officials to maintain heightened vigil in Jammu and Kashmir, warning that terrorists may attempt to exploit snowfall to infiltrate across the border.
LG Manoj Sinha, CS Atal Dulloo were also present in the meeting.
Chairing a high-level security review of the Union Territory, the Home Minister said security forces must remain “fully prepared” to ensure that terrorists do not exploit snowfall to infiltrate across the border in Jammu and Kashmir.
Union Home Minister emphasized the vital role of all security agencies in working in a coordinated and vigilant manner to eliminate terrorism from the region.
The meeting on the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir was attended by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Intelligence Bureau Director Tapan Deka, Chief of Army Staff Upendra Dwivedi , Chief Secretary Atul Dullo and J&K Police chief Nalin Prabhat, CRPF DG GP Singh and BSF DG Daljit Singh Chawdhary, among other senior officers from the centre and the Union Territory.
The Union Home Minister reaffirmed the Modi Government’s unwavering commitment to achieving the goal of a terrorism-free Jammu and Kashmir. He said that due to the determined efforts of the security agencies, the terrorist network nurtured by enemies of the nation in Jammu and Kashmir has been almost crippled.
Amit Shah also assured that all necessary resources will continue to be provided to sustain these efforts. He said that the security forces will continue to have full freedom of action to crush any attempt to threaten peace and security in the region.
He appreciated the steps taken by the Union Territory administration and security agencies following the Pahalgam terror attack, which have helped strengthen the overall security scenario in Jammu and Kashmir. “Reviewed the security of Jammu and Kashmir along with the Lt. Governor and other senior officials. We are committed to cripple the terror ecosystem in J&K. Our security forces will continue to have full freedom to crush any attempt to threaten peace and security in the region. Instructed to further intensify alertness and synergy to accelerate towards Modi Ji’s vision of a terror-free Jammu and Kashmir,” the Home Minister said in a message on ‘X’.